Library of Congress
Congress passed an act allowing the Library of Congress to establish a trust fund board
Washington D.C., U.S.
In 1965, Congress passed an act allowing the Library of Congress to establish a trust fund board to accept donations and endowments, giving the library a role as a patron of the arts. The library received the donations and endowments of prominent individuals such as John D. Rockefeller, James B. Wilbur and Archer M. Huntington.