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      • Jefferson’s catalogue was used by Watterston and others to produce a printed catalogue published later that year in December 1815 as The Catalogue of the Library of the United States.
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      Trist Catalogue - Monticello

  2. www.loc.gov › exhibits › jeffersonJefferson's Library - Thomas Jefferson | Exhibitions ...

    The resulting arrangement as illustrated in the Nicholas Trist (1800–1870) copy of Jefferson's library catalog for 1815 is a combination of subject and chronology. In practice, however, Jefferson shelved his books by size.

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  4. www.loc.gov › item › 52060000Catalogue of the library of Thomas Jefferson | Library of ...

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    Library of Congress.
    Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
    Sowerby, E. Millicent (Emily Millicent)

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    - Library of Congress.--Rare Book and Special Collections Division--Catalogs
    - Rare books--Washington (D.C.)--Bibliography--Catalogs
    - Jefferson, Thomas,--1743-1826--Library--Catalogs
    - Private libraries--Virginia--Catalogs

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    - Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
    - Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
    - LAC tnb 2019-04-29 no edits (1 card)

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  6. tjlibraries.monticello.org › about › listsBook Lists - Monticello

    Following the 1815 sale of almost all of his library to Congress, Jefferson continued to acquire books. The Retirement Library Catalogue in Jefferson’s hand constitutes his third and final library at Monticello.

  7. guides.loc.gov › thomas-jefferson-library › introductionThomas Jefferson Library Collection: A Resource Guide

    Apr 25, 2024 · On January 26, 1815, Congress purchased the library of Thomas Jefferson for the sum of $23,950. The Jefferson Library forms the nucleus around which the present collections of the Library of Congress have been assembled.

  8. www.loc.gov › loc › legacyJefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of ...

    Second, the Library of Congress served as the first library of the American government itself. Finally, in 1815, the scope of the Library's collection was permanently expanded. The ideals, intellectual curiosity, and pragmatism of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) were the keys to this transformation.

  9. www.monticello.org › research-education › thomasSale of Books to the Library of Congress (1815) | Monticello

    Thomas Jefferson was instrumental in rebuilding the Library of Congress when he sold the bulk of his book collection to the United States government in 1815. During the War of 1812, British forces entered Washington, D.C., burning the Capitol building and the 3,000-volume library inside it.

  10. commonplace.online › article › unquestionably-the“Unquestionably the Choicest Collection of Books in the U.S ...

    The 1815 Sale of Thomas Jefferson’s Library to the Nation Endrina Tay Jefferson used the library he sold to Congress as a self-fashioning project to shape his legacy and the way he wished to be viewed by posterity.