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And, actually, that is how we were able to maintain some of the volumes today, because in, during the battle of trenton with the british and the hessians, they actually burnt the original library. And the only way that we were able to have any of the collection was that individuals had paid their subscription fee and actually had books at home. So a few years after the battle there was a plea to those individuals that was published in the newspaper, please, bring those volumes back. And the library can boast that we have two copies today theyre not in the best of shape, but we own them, and were still searching our archives to see if there are any more that exist be here. This is our room where our archivist, laura pole, works x. She has pulled out for me two of the original collection, the two that we can actually locate, that were miraculously saved because they missed the fire of 1776 when the hessianses and the british came through during the battle of trenton k can they burnt down ....
To establish the first connection. The library is open to the public regardless. Any one can come in to do research as to physically take out a book and borrow it you have to pay a monthly fee and that is how we were able to maintain some of the volumes today because during the battle of trenton with the british annotations they actually burned the original library and the only way we were able to have any of the collection is if the individuals had to pay a subscription fee and had the books at home so a few years after the battle that was a pleo the individuals published in the newspaper please bring those volumes back. We have two copies today not in the best of shape tha but we are still searching our archives to see if there are any more of that excess. This is the room where the archivists work. She has pulled out for me to lovofthe original collections te can actually locate that were miraculously saved because they missed the fire of 1776 when they came during the battle of tre ....
Congressman greg harper, now in fifth term, harper shares the committee on House Administration and serves House Committee of energy and commerce and joint committee on printing an more pertantly chair committee. Here is congressman gregg happen harper,. What a great day. All the work thats been done, you cant say enough to all of the people that have participated, but its my honor to have in mississippi dr. Carla hayden 14th librarian of congress. Still new on the job. We had an incredible day yesterday with her here at the state Library Commission and also we we had just an amazing day, didnt we. I want you to know that when you talk of rockstar status, and i see susan here. When we had her with a hundred librarians from across the state, it was like elvis was in the room. [laughter] it was pretty special. A ....
History, i have been asked to remind everyone that youre more than welcome to take photographs to social media. This is the conversation of library in Congress Panel and sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and the southern mississippi friends of the library. Mississippi is fortunate to have so strong a supporter of literature, music and arts as congressman greg harper, now in fifth term, harper shares the committee on House Administration and serves House Committee of energy and commerce and joint committee on printing an more pertantly chair committee. Here is [applause] gregg happen harper,. What a great day. All the work thats been done, you cant say enough to all of the people that have participated, but its my honor to have in ....