May 1997 - Vol. 56, No. 9
Centenary of the Thomas Jefferson Building
Cover Story
Dr. Billington invites all Americans to visit the Jefferson Building, now fully reopened after 12 years of renovation.
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ARCHITECTURAL FEAT
The man who oversaw the renovation says it surpasses any similar project in America. -
IN CONSULTATION
Arthur Cotton Moore, the consulting architect on the project, reflects on his experience. -
CHANGING NAMES
The Congressional Reading Room saw several changes of name and usage as the Library outgrew its quarters. -
MUSICAL REPRISE
This fall the 1925 Coolidge Auditorium will begin a new season of concerts, the first to be held at the Library since 1990. -
PAINTER'S PORTRAIT
William de Leftwich Dodge painted the murals in the Northwest Pavilion. His grandson recounts what happened. -
READ ALL ABOUT IT
A selected bibliography of the Thomas Jefferson Building. -
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
A chronology of the restoration, whose groundwork was laid in 1979. -
THE WAY IT WAS
Staffers past and present remember what it was like in the makeshift offices of the Jefferson Building. -
A LIBRARY FIRST
An unprecedented exhibition, "American Treasures of the Library of Congress," opened May 1. It contains many "firsts" in the nation's history.
