New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-30
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. ga. K. Spofiord.
esq the Librarian Of Congress in his report to the Joint
Committee on the Library, says:
The past year has been marked by degree OF progress
IN all the interests OF the Library uEeXamped III us as
history The extension OF the Library rooms authorized
by act OF Congress OF March T. 1865 has been fully com
pleed and the new freproo wings, each capable OF con
tanning 10000 volumes, opened and, 10 large
extent flied with books The space now at command IN
all departments of the Library IS adequate to the accom-
mediation OF about 2OOO0 volumes An enumeration on
the books on hand including the heavy acquisitions OF the
present year shows aggregate OF l6567 volumes eA
elusive OF unbound pamphlets periodicals. manuscripts
and maps OF this aggregate 39l5 volumes are III the
the Library has thus been doubled within the past two
years. and the value Of the collection has been ncacu
Tie removal to the Capitol of the library belonging to
the Smithsonian Institution has been completed and the
books, with the single exception Of the pamphlets ana
Shelves catalogue of tbe Transactions of learned soc
cites in that library has also been printed under the
auspices Of the Institution and is complete 10 the last
Vear Tho arccssons 10 tbe library through the med-
ums OF exchanges made by the Smithsonian Institution
nSnp6lcts or parts of volumes. beside 1877 maps.
The valuable historical library Of Peter Force OF tiis
ls Was removed TO the Capitol during the month
and the larger portion of tie books have been caogued
and placed upon the shelves For a summary u the
various departments OF this collection, so rich IN the
political and historical literature Of America reference
is made the special report OF the undersigned upon
under date of Jan 2j 1851 The immense mass OF news
papers and other periodicals. pamphlets Douhd ana I'M
bound maps, and other materials acquired Mil. 'hls
library and the very large collection OF pamphlets De
longing the Smithsonian Institution, VIII De prepared
for the catalogue as soon as tho titles OF the unbound
books now nearly completed, are disposed Of An emu
meratiOn Of these similar 10 uIdJ aHS"ul tnv,.u MN
regard 10 books will then be made and reported 10 Ton
grtSs. 81,
Thcl accesons 10 the library during the year ending
Dee l. 1867, aside from the special collections already
alluded TO- number 9l7i volumes, derived from the f0E
lowinglamcd sources: by purchase 5,1sJ volumes by
the operation Of copyright law, li93 volumes 10y tHe eA
changes the smithsonian Institution. l4o2 volumes by
presentation chiefly Official dUcumcuts) 49, Total ?i1t
volumes. This aggregate is exclusive OF about 1000
pamphlets and exceeds the additions OF the preceding
year OS6G) by 2.223 volumes.
By the copyright laws Of the United Staes as amended
March f. 1861 and February is, 1861 one copy 81 each
publication for which the Government grants "a copy
right required be deposited ia the library ot Con
grcss The operation Of this act during the year has been
attended with greatly increased efficiency as ~ shown ~
the following comparative statement Of articles received
the library for the year ending December $780, ana
DCrlluhaT /. 1907. resnaNtlNrIN: