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carved stool. It's height is not a
foot from the floor This. gives the
last touch to the altarlike siguifi-
canoe of the shrine.
The cases and stools are carved
simply but elegantly from ,Asbury
pink Tennessee marble, auarrfed near
Knoxville. Tenn. The marble imme-
diately adjacent to and surrounding
the manuscripts Is all American mar
BILE: The moor. and the balustrade
with other stone In that part of the
Library. The floor is Of marble which
came from the Island OF Tino, Greece,
known as green vert Tinos. a gray
Vermont marble border surrounds the
green stone.
Balustrnde Of Marble.
The marble rail or balustrade is Of
italian Carrara marble. just as can
be seen around the chancel rail be-
fore affairs in thousands of churches
and hundreds of cathedrals. BY this
the atmosphere OF sanctuary again
is enhanced. Openings are provided
at the sides of the balustrades. but
are protected by barrier ropes sus.
pended from bronze rosettes.
Both cases containing the most i'm
portant documents Of the nation are
covered with double sheets of plate
sheets between the two plates to ex-
clude the aetinic rays of light.
These plates were made under the
direction of Gustavus 4. Kirby, for
merly of the American Art Assocfa-
tion.
Designed by Bacon.
The entire shrine Is the design of
Francis H. Bacon, brother OF the
architect Of the Lincoln Memorial
Tha do gi
late Elliott Woods, architect Of the
Capitol.
The location is in the main hall,
second floor. The window that for
merly opened at this point has been
closed with brickwork.
BY presidential order Of September
30. 1921. the originals of the two
documents were transferred from the
State Department to the custody Of
the Library Of Congress. The Secre.
tary of state recommended this on
the ground that the documents would
be in the safest place and custody
at the library and could be so safe
guarded from impairment by Injurious
light, SO as to be under continuous
view by the public. A later appropria-
ton by Congress provided this setting
for them.
Twenty-One Other Documents.
This shrine will be a central figure
In the library's display Of twenty one
other documents which have distinct
These are arranged in cases adjacent
to the shrine. They illustrate the
development Of American independence
and the theory OF democratic govern
ment. These documents include:
narehnsot Iae Columbus n3 s,S SSodss; a copy, on
honors, privileges and grants be-
slowed on Christopher Columbus By
King Ferdinand and Queen ISABELLA,
Apparently one of the four COPIES
made under his personal supervision
The Virginia Court Book, 1s2s.1sss:
An original Vote Of the Provincial
Court Of Massachusetts. May 2s, 1898.
yo,pe OF sen'h OF tie original
The original Articles Of Association
OF the First Continental Congress,
Letter from the Massa chusetts Com.
mittee Of Correspondence to the vir-
sage OF the Boston port bill.
The Instructions by Virginia and
Pennsylvania to their Delegates in
Congress to vote for independence.
COCK sspss 9s sssrst by s1hn
tee OF Congress to purchase arms.
The resolves Of South Carolina,
April. 1776, against the landing of
any peace commissioners from Great
The agreement of secrecy" fas 60
their proceedings). signed by mem
oers of the Continental Congress-.
(This includes fifty out Of fifty six
signers Of the Declaration. and about
thirty others).
Richard Henry Lees resolution Of
1776.
Jefferson's own draft OF the DecIara-
tion, with changes suggested by
Franklin and by Adams, in their owl,
handwriting.
Original Journal Of the procedures
OF the Constitutional convention.
Record Of yea and nay votes in the
convention.
A tentative draft. containing
changes in the handwriting of Wash.
ington.
A record Of the debates, by william
Paterson OF New jersey.
The ratification by Virginia.
Tho articles Of confederation: the
original roll--a parchment fourteen
feet In length. signed BY the dele
gates from the thirteen original
states.
One OF the original dssds Of cession
OF western lands, f797.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
Lfncoln'S second Inaugural.
To the right and left OF the fiAfti.
script exhibition are poftratts Of the
sfgners OF the Declaration and Of the
OF mi h~S III Id