Reading Room in the Library for the Blind at the Library of Congress, 1909-1922
THF628090 / Reading Room in the Library for the Blind at the Library of Congress, 1909-1922 / front
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Artifact Overview
In 1897, the Library of Congress inaugurated services for the visually impaired when it established a reading room containing about 500 books with raised characters. Services expanded when Congress directed the American Printing House for the Blind to begin depositing embossed books to the library in 1913. Congress later appropriated separate funds for books and services for blind U.S. residents in 1931.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1921-1922
Subject Date
1909-1922
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.98.511
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 8.5 in
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The Library of Congress initially began as a service to help members of the United States Congress make laws needed to run the country. Over the years, the Library's mission and its collections expanded. Today, the Library of Congress is one of the world's largest libraries, and it seeks to acquire knowledge from all over the world to share not only with the U.S. Congress but with all Americans.