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Library of Congress

Joseph Henry transferred the Smithsonian's non-scientific library to the Library of Congress

1866
Washington D.C., U.S.

Authorized by an act of Congress, Joseph Henry transferred the Smithsonian's non-scientific library of 40,000 volumes to the Library of Congress in 1866.


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