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The conjucutive collection
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∙ 7y agoThomas Jefferson's ... kind of. They actually had a library before that, but it was burned during the War of 1812 and, Jefferson offered to sell his library to the Congress as a replacment. His offer was accepted.
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∙ 12y agoThomas Jefferson
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What collection began the library of congress?
Thomas Jefferson
What bibliophiles collection began the Library of Congress?
The conjucutive collection
Whose collection is larger the library or congress or the British library?
no library is as big as my moms library
Who has more books the vatican or Library of Congress?
The Library of Congress has the largest collection in the world, with over 155.3 million items.
What bibliophile's collection started the Library of Congress?
Thomas Jefferson
Who gave his whole library to the US after the Library of Congress burned down?
Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library to the U.S. Congress for $23,950 in 1815 to replace the collection at the Library of Congress after the library was burned down by the British in 1814.
How many books are in the collection of the Library of Congress?
Over 1,500 books
What bibiophiles collections began the Library of Congress?
Thomas Jefferson
The Library of Congress was rebuilt in the private library of?
In 1814 the Library of Congress suffered it's first fire, as a result of the Burning of Washington. It was after this that Thomas Jefferson offered to donate his own private collection.
What president donated books to the Library of Congress after it burned?
In 1815, in response to the loss of the Library of Congress by fire during the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson sold the Library of Congress his personal collection for the sum of $23,950. When adjusted for inflation this sale hardly merits it being called a donation and it was nearly market value for the Jefferson's Collection.
What president first enacted the collection of tax?
The President does not enact any collection of taxes. Taxes are set forth by Congress and Congress first began sales taxes after the War of 1812.
Where is john Adams presidential library?
He doesn't have one. The presidential library system began in 1939 well past the time of Adams. The Library of Congress does have a room named after him.
