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Ask a Librarian: Manuscripts

We provide assistance with our holdings of manuscript collections of personal papers and organizational records in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division. We will provide a response to your question within 5 business days.

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What do I need to know about the Library's limited reopening?

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Are all of the Manuscript Division's collections available online?

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Where is the Manuscript Reading Room located and what are the public services hours?

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Can the Library grant me permission to publish?

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Does the Manuscript Division have a required form of citation?

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Do you have the records of Congress, and the papers of every member of Congress?

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Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4680

(202) 707-5387