Library of Congress Music Division
The Library of Congress Music Division—formally created in 1896 and established in quarters within the Library's Jefferson Building upon its completion in 1897—traces the origin of its collections to the thirteen books on music literature and theory that were contained in Thomas Jefferson's library, purchased by the Congress in 1815. Today, the Music Division's collections number close to twenty-five million items spanning more than 1000 years of Western music history and practice. These holdings include the classified music and book collections, music and literary manuscripts, iconography, microforms, periodicals, musical instruments, published and unpublished copyright deposits, and close to 500 special collections in music, theater, and dance.
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Website
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Contact Information
Nicholas Brown
nbrown@loc.gov
(202) 707-8437
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Address
101 Independence Ave, SE - MS 4710 Washington, DC 20540
