Navy Department Library
The Navy Department Library is the official library of the United States Department of the Navy. Located at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., it is a part of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
History
On March 31, 1800, President
The Navy's library survived the 1814 burning of Washington during the War of 1812 and, after the end of the war, located to the Old Navy Department Building.[1] The library had some 1300 volumes in its collection by 1824, although many items were subsequently transferred to the Library of Congress.[1]
The Library is part of the Federal Depository Library Program.[2]
Collections and subjects
As of 2019, the Library contains an estimated 114,000 book titles; 374,000 manuscripts; and 189,000 periodical issues.[2] Some 5,644 items in the collection are considered rare.[2] The collection emphasizes "naval, nautical, and military history" including the history of the United States Navy and foreign navies.[2] The public may borrow from most of the library's collection via interlibrary loan.[3]
The library uses the
The library's rare book room, a climate-controlled vault being renovated in 2013–2014, contains books written before 1600, and many more recent items such as
The library's logo, derived from a 1906
References
- ^ a b c d e Hort, Jean (2002). "The Cover". Libraries & Culture. 37 (2): 175. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ Naval History & Heritage Command. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Library Services: Circulation". Navy Department Library.
- ^ Comerford, Tim (November 26, 2013). "Navy Department Library Looks to Future-Proof Unique Historical Documents". Navy News Service, U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ Whittaker, Walton (June 22, 2016). "By the Books: At the Navy Yard, Rare Jewels Between the Covers". Naval History and Heritage Command.