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Ainsworth Rand Spofford

Ainsworth Rand Spofford (September 12, 1825 – August 11, 1908) was an American journalist and the sixth Librarian of Congress.

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Librarian of Congress (1825-1908)

Born 12 Sep 1825
Died 11 Aug 1908

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  • Cover of: Eminent and Representative Men of Virginia and the District of Columbia in the Nineteenth Century: With a Concise Historical Sketch of Virginia

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  • Cover of: The library of wit and humor, prose and poetry: selected from the literature of all times and nations

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  • Cover of: A handy book of reference on all subjects and for all readers with about two thousand pictorial illustrations, a complete atlas of sixty-four colored maps, and one hundred maps in the text

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  • Cover of: The nation's library.

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  • Cover of: Massachusetts in the American Revolution

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  • Cover of: The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations

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  • Cover of: The uses and the limitations of statistics: address of Hon. Ainsworth R. Spofford, before The National Statistical Association, March 13th, 1894.

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  • Cover of: The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages

    First published in 1894 7 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition libraryofhistori02spof Cover of edition libraryofhistori01spof Cover of edition libraryofhistori01spofiala Cover of edition libraryhistoric01lambgoog
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  • Cover of: Lotteries in American history

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  • Cover of: The library of the United States.

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  • Cover of: The library of choice literature and encyclopædia of universal authorship: selected from the standard authors of all nations and all time

    First published in 1890 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Librarian of Congress (1825-1908)

Born 12 Sep 1825
Died 11 Aug 1908
Subjects
History, Library of Congress, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Books, Collections, Library science, Literature, Abolitionists, Antislavery movements, Bibliography, Biography, Buildings, Buildings, structures, Capital and capitol, Capitals (Cities), Cataloging, Collection development (Libraries), Conservation and restoration, Correspondence, Dictionaries, Government, Resistance to, Indians of North America, Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831), Libraries, Library Science
Places
United States, Massachusetts
People
Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1825-1908), Francis Jackson Garrison (1848-1916), Joseph M. Toner (1825-1896), Peter Force (1790-1868)
Time
19th century, Revolution, 1775-1783

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September 11, 2021 Edited by dcapillae Removed duplicated alternative name
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