On Nov. 1, 1897, the new Library of Congress building opened to the public. Previously, the library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol. In the 20th century ...

After you've admired the Capitol, walk along East Capitol Street to the Library of Congress. Comprising three buildings and housing more than 164 million books, manuscripts, sound recordings ...

CBS comedy Ghosts will be featured at the Library of Congress April 9. There will be an episode screening and a panel discussion with the cast. The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, ...

The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall. Facing westward, it sits on a huge, 88-feet plateau above the Potomac River.

Last week President Roosevelt appointed the first Archivist of the U. S.* For this $10,000-a-year job, created by the last Congress, he followed the recommendation of the American ...

To preserve and share history as it happened through the lens of those who lived it, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) collects these stories, and the stories of veterans who ...