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During his tenure at the Library of Congress, Billington doubled the size of the Library's traditional analog collections, from 85.5 million items in 1987 to more than 160 million items in 2014. [9] He led the acquisition of Lafayette's previously inaccessible papers in 1996 from Château de la Grange-Bléneau in France.
Fort Worth Fort Worth: Jun 30, 1899: $50,000 W 9th St and Throckmorton St Building demolished in 1937 13: Franklin: Franklin: Apr 2, 1913: $7,500 315 E Decherd Now the Robertson County Public Library 14: Gainesville Gainesville: Apr 3, 1912: $15,000 201 S Denton St Now the Butterfield Stage: 15: Greenville Greenville: Apr 13, 1903: $15,000 ...
Laura Bush, founder and Honorary Chair of the National Book Festival 2001-2008, honored in 2008 by Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress. The first National Book Festival took place on September 8, 2001, at the Library of Congress and on the east lawn of the U.S. Capitol. [3]
The Fort Worth city council will vote Tuesday on whether to approve the lease of the ground floor of 100 Main St. right across from the Tarrant County Courthouse.
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If you want to visit Fort Worth’s Central Library downtown, you better hurry. The nearly 50-year-old building at 500 W. Third St. will close its doors for good June 30, according to a report ...
Fort Worth could finally be getting a fully functioning downtown library branch. The City Council will vote on whether to purchase the the Center for Transforming Lives building at 512 W.
Texas' 24th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers much of the suburban area in between Fort Worth and Dallas in the state of Texas and centers along the Dallas–Tarrant county line. The district has about 529,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 57% are White, 16% Latino, 14% Black, and 10% ...