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Please visit the Library of Congress at http://www.loc.gov. We are unable to answer detailed reference questions from this page. For detailed research help, visit our Ask a Librarian service at http://www.loc.gov/askalib/. To view our comment and posting policy, visit https://www.loc.gov/legal/comment-and-posting-policy/. 

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Allen McFarlane 
7 years ago

Fantastic! Professionals in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. The staff was kind and very experienced. I came away with one revelation after the next. If you visit and want to review manuscripts and archival documents, you will need to apply for a Photo ID Card. It takes minutes (present your ID, complete online form, proceed to get photo). Also, there is a wonderful dining facility on the 6th floor and a great view. Food was great and of course convenient. Do not drive, uber or subway or cab is your best b... read more

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علاء العوايشى 
7 years ago

Here lives the thoughts of Socrate, plato and Xenophone, Aristotle, Aristippus an Antisthenes ... But also, here lives the wods of Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. 

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Paula Shatsky 
7 years ago

Sensation, overwhelming beauty. Sensory overload. Melding of art and philosophy. If you love art before electricity, this place is for you. ( has electricity, I mean it's 19th c. Architecture). 

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Marty Lain Wyatt 
7 years ago

Best research site ever! The greatest research site for genealogy. 

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