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 Jessica Louise Farnum-Secretary DIVISIONS Reading Rooms-William Warner Bishop, Superintendent; Hugh Alexander Morrison, John Graham Morrison, chief assistants. Reading Room for the Blind-Etta Josselyn Giffin, assistant in charge Division of Bibliography-Hermann Henry Bernard Meyer, Chief Catalogue Division-Charles Harris Hastings, Chief; Clarence W. Perley, in charge of Classification Division of Documents—James David Thompson, Chief Division of Manuscripts-Gaillard Hunt, Chief Division of Maps and Charts-Philip Lee Phillips, Chief Division of Music Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, Chief Order Division-Frederick William Ashley, Chief Division of Periodicals-Charles Martel, in charge Division of Prints-Arthur Jeffrey Parsons, Chief Smithsonian Deposit-Paul Brockett, Custodian (office at Smithsonian Institution); Francis Henry Parsons, assistant in charge Law Library-Middleton Goldsmith Beaman, Law Librarian COPYRIGHT OFFICE THORVALD SOLBERG, Register of Copyrights ERNEST BRUNCKEN, Assistant Register of Copyrights LIBRARY BRANCH, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Printing-William Henry Fisher, foreman Binding Charles E. Malpas, foreman LIBRARY BUILDING AND GROUNDS BERNARD RICHARDSON GREEN-Superintendent Charles Benjamin Titlow, Chief Engineer Henry Whitehead, Electrician John Vanderbilt Würdemann, Captain of the watch |