A Blueprint of His Mind: Reconstructing the Jefferson Collection.

Authors :: Fischer, Audrey
Source :: American Libraries. Dec99, Vol. 30 Issue 11, p58. 3p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: Focuses on the history of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Role of Thomas Jefferson in rebuilding the library after the British burned the Capitol during the War of 1812; Jefferson's classification scheme; Reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's library as part of the commemoration plans for the Library of Congress' bicentennial in 2000. INSET: Gifts to the Nation.