Library of Congress - Harry Truman appointed Luther H. Evans as librarian of Congress

Time: 1944

Place: Washington D.C., U.S.

Details: President Harry Truman appointed Luther H. Evans as librarian of Congress. Evans, who served until 1953, expanded the library's acquisitions, cataloging and bibliographic services as much as the fiscal-minded Congress would allow, but his primary achievement was the creation of Library of Congress Missions around the world.

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