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 AINSWORTH RAND SPOFFORD-Chief Assistant Librarian Allen Richards Boyd-Chief Clerk Margaret Drake McGuffey-Secretary DIVISIONS Reading Rooms-David Hutcheson, Superintendent; John Graham Morrison, Hugh Alexander Morrison, chief assistants. Reading Room for the Blind-Etta Josselyn Giffin, assistant in charge Division of Bibliography-Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin, Chief Card Section-Charles Harris Hastings, in charge Catalogue Division—James Christian Meinich Hanson, Chief; Chief Classifier, Charles Martel Division of Documents—James David Thompson, Chief Division of Manuscripts--Worthington Chauncey Ford, Chief Division of Music-Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, Chief Order Division-Edward Lawver Burchard, Chief Division of Periodicals-Hermann Henry Bernard Meyer, Acting Chief Division of Prints-Arthur Jeffrey Parsons, Chief Smithsonian Deposit-Paul Brockett, Custodian (office at Smithsonian Institution); Francis Henry Parsons, Assistant in charge Law Library-George Winfield Scott, Custodian (5) COPYRIGHT OFFICE THORVALD SOLBERG, Register LIBRARY BRANCH, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Printing-William Henry Fisher, foreman LIBRARY BUILDING AND GROUNDS BERNARD RICHARDSON GREEN—Superintendent George Norris French, Chief Clerk Charles Benjamin Titlow, Chief Engineer Damon Warren Harding, Electrician John Vanderbilt Würdemann, Captain of the watch |