Building the Library’s Collections: From (and for) The People

You are subscribed to Library of Congress Blog for Library of Congress. Building the Library's Collections: From (and for) The People 01/06/2022 12:38 PM EST Lincoln's original drafts of the Gettysburg Address, the diaries of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman's notes for "Leaves of Grass," the journals of Alexander Graham Bell documenting his invention of the telephone, Irving Berlin's handwritten score for "God Bless America," the papers of Rosa Parks, the diaries of Orville Wright chronicling the first powered flight — all were obtained by the Library via donation, gifts from citizens to the American public, making it truly an institution by and for the people.   Home  |  About  |  Contact Subscriber Preferences & Unsubscribe  |  Subscriber Help   This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000