Painstaking Reconstruction of Jefferson's Library Catalogue Sold to the Library of Congress in 1815 to replace volumes burned by the British during their occupation of Washington, Jefferson's library, comprising 6,700, volumes was one of the finest in the United States. The taxonomically arranged catalogue that accompanied these books was a remarkable work, one that offered great insight into the broad and systematic nature of Jefferson's mind. Unfortunately, it was lost. Using Jefferson's notes and the first edition of the Library of Congress catalogue, Gilreath and Wilson recreated...

Painstaking Reconstruction of Jeffersons Library Catalogue

Sold to the Library of Congress in 1815 to replace volumes burned by the British during their occupation of Washington, Jeffersons library, comprising 6,700, volumes was one of the finest in the United States. The taxonomically arranged catalogue that accompanied these books was a remarkable work, one that offered great insight into the broad and systematic nature of Jeffersons mind. Unfortunately, it was lost. Using Jeffersons notes and the first edition of the Library of Congress catalogue, Gilreath and Wilson recreated Jeffersons...