The Library of Congress: Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room

Website: 
http://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/
E-mail: 
rbref@loc.gov
Type: 
Literary Archive
Phone: 
(202) 707-3448

The Rare Book and Special Collections Division traces its beginnings to Thomas Jefferson’s wish to create a library for statesmen and for the people of the new nation. The permanent reading room is modeled after Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, and houses the divisional catalogs, reference collection, and reference staff.

Address: 
101 Independence Avenue SE Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 239
Washington, DC 20540