Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Library of Congress curator Jeff Flannery discusses the history of the Manuscript Division. The Library of Congress Manuscript Division was … read more
Library of Congress curator Jeff Flannery discusses the history of the Manuscript Division. The Library of Congress Manuscript Division was founded in 1897 and is home to over 60 million items contained in 11,000 collections. Mr. Flannery talked about its history and we see items from some of the collections including presidential letters, war memorandums, and the “Rough Draft” of the Declaration of Independence. close
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