| Show WASHINGTON I MEMOS 1 By HOWARD S. WALKER I D. C The the government would be a suitable description of two imposing tures opposite the Capitol here in Washington Probably one of the most vital institutions to all parts of the this vast store- house of the Library of r is one of the least 1 The old historic building that has been the home of the Library since the was aug-merited two years ago by an immense five story structure complete with the latest in lib- Together the buildings house j miles of book In terms of that is more than six j million books and almost as many Pieces of maps and and manuscripts too numerous to Among books are thousands of rare volumes and numerous collections of books in j practically every foreign ji Valuable exhibits that draw a million-and- a-quarter visitors to the Library every year include the originals of the Constitution and the Declaration of the Gutenberg valued at and one of the few remaining copies of the historic Magna Along with the many other diversified activities of the Library of too nun erous to it is not difficult to realize that it is probably the largest and most complete library in the Staff members fill several hundred requests every day not only from government but also from libraries and educational institutions all over the As an integral part of the defense pro the Library is headquarters for tW new Facts and Figures headed W Poet Archibald Librarian o Con and created recently by Roosevelt to supply important information to government j |
