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History: Library of Congress
Created by
Ella Elliott
⟶ Updated 1 Nov 2018 ⟶
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Events
1st U.S. Congress meets
1st book purchase
Relocation of Capital
Order of 1790 Congress arrives
First Librarian of Congress
Burning of Washington
Jefferson sells his collection
Christmas Eve Fire
Ainsworth Rand Spofford appointed
Copyright law changed
Copyright law
Move to new Thomas Jefferson building
Herbert Putnam 8th Librarian of Congress
Putnam's Card Catalog a success
Lawrence Mumford appointed 11th Librarian of Congress.
Mechanized Information Retrieval committee formed
IBM 1401 purchased
First MARC machine used
MARC is the international standard.
First computer terminal open
Card Catalog Obsolete
James Madison Memorial Building opens
John Adams Memorial Building opens
Digitalization of resources started
James Billington appointed 13th Librarian of Congress
Carla Hayden appointed 14th Librarian of Congress
