Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress

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.

APPLETON PRENTISS CLARK GRIFFIN-Chief Assistant Librarian.
Allen Richards Boyd-Chief clerk.

Jessica Louise Farnum-Secretary.

DIVISIONS.

Reading Room-Frederick William Ashley, superintendent. Charles
Warren Coleman, Henry Fastman Lower, chief assistants. Repre-
sentatives reading room-Hugh Alexander Morrison. Reading room
for the blind-Mrs. Gertrude T. Rider.

Division of Bibliography-William Adams Slade, acting 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.
Division of Documents-Henry John Harris, chief.

Legislative Reference-Herman H. B. Meyer, acting director.
Mail and Delivery—Samuel M. Croft, in charge.
Division of Manuscripts-Charles Moore, acting chief.
Division of Maps and Charts-Philip Lee Phillips, chief.

Division of Music-Carl Engel, chief.

Order Division-Martin Arnold Roberts, acting chief.

Division of Periodicals-Yale Oldknow Millington, acting chief.

Division of Prints-Richard Austin Rice,

chief.

Semitic Section-Israel Schapiro, in charge.

Slavic Section-Peter A. Speek, in charge.

Smithsonian Deposit-Paul Brockett, custodian (office at Smithsonian
Institution); Francis Henry Parsons, assistant in charge.

Law Library-Roger Boutell, law librarian.

Thorvald Solberg-Register of copyrights.

William Lincoln Brown-Assistant register of copyrights.

LIBRARY BUILDING AND GROUNDS.