Library of Congress Digital Collections
National libraries · Library of Congress
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Digitised books, manuscripts, maps and recordings from the US national library, most of it free to view and download.
Before you rely on itRights are stated item by item rather than collection-wide, and much of the catalogue lists material held only on paper in Washington.
Go here for primary sources: US legal and legislative material, historical newspapers, maps and photographs.Telebem editors
Details
- How you get in
- Free to readOpen to anyone, no account needed.
- Rights
- Mixed rightsHoldings differ: check the statement on the item itself.
- Subjects
- History · Law · Literature · Social sciences · Art and design · Languages
- Formats
- Web · PDF · Scan · Audio
- Languages
- Mostly English, some other languages
- Run by
- Library of Congress
- Address
- loc.gov/collections
What we checked
- Details checked
The name, address and search page were opened and checked against each other. Last run .
- Access confirmed
How you get a book here, and on what terms, was read from the library’s own statement. Last run .
- Used and reviewed
Not checked yet. That is not a failure; it only means nobody has done this one.
Every library here is authorised; shadow libraries are not listed. What the marks cover
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