Overview of Collecting Areas
Our collections, and collecting interests, are divided into seven major categories. Please follow the links below for fuller descriptions of each category, highlights from the collections, and links to online exhibitions and digital collections.
- The Core Collection
- Natural History and the History of Science
- Historical Collections
- British Literature
- American Literature
- Children's Literature
- History of the Book
This library is a congressionaly designated depository for U.S. government documents. Public access to the government documents collections is guaranteed by public law.