FORM OF GIFT OR BEQUEST TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS "TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO BE PLACED IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND ADMINISTERED THEREIN BY THE AUTHORITIES THEREOF." By an act approved March 3, 1925 (see Appendix V to this report) Congress has created a "Library of Congress Trust Fund Board," which is a quasi corporation empowered to receive gifts or bequests of personal property of which the income is to be applicable to the benefit of the Library, its collections, or, its service. Endowments for this purpose may therefore hereafter be made direct to this board. LIST OF OFFICERS LIBRARIANS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE LIBRARY 1802-1807-John Beckley, Clerk of the House of Representatives and Librarian. 1807-1815-Patrick Magruder, Clerk of the House of Representatives and Librarian. 1815-1829-George Watterston. 1829-1861-John Silva Meehan. 1861-1864-John G. Stephenson. 1864-1897 (June 30)—Ainsworth Rand Spofford. 1897 (July 1)-January 17, 1899-John Russell Young. 1899 (April 5)-Herbert Putnam. LIBRARY STAFF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION HERBERT PUTNAM-Librarian of Congress. FREDERICK WILLIAM ASHLEY-Chief Assistant Librarian. Allen Richards Boyd-Executive Assistant. Jessica Louise Farnum-Secretary. DIVISIONS Reading Rooms—Martin Arnold Roberts, superintendent. Charles Warren Coleman, Henry Eastman Lower, chief assistants. Representatives' reading room-Hugh Alexander Morrison, George Heron Milne, custodians. Service for the blind Consultant in Bibliography and Research-Ernest C. Richardson. Division of Accessions-Linn R. Blanchard, chief. Division of Bibliography-William Adams Slade, chief. Binding Division-Arthur R. Kimball, in charge. Card Division-Charles Harris Hastings, chief. Catalogue Division-Charles Martel, chief. Classification Division-Clarence W. Perley, chief. Legislative Reference-Herman H. B. Meyer, acting director. Division of Manuscripts-John C. Fitzpatrick, acting chief. |