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Library
of Congress Welcome to
the Library of Congress, the nation's oldest
federal cultural institution. The Library
preserves a collection of nearly 121 million
items, more than two-thirds of which are
in media other than books. These include
the largest map, film and television collections
in the world. In addition to its primary
mission of serving the research needs of
the U.S. Congress, the Library serves all
Americans through its popular Web site
and in its 22 reading rooms on Capitol
Hill.
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educational goals, career aspirations, hopes
or dreams, you substantially increase your
chances of realizing them if you take courses
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and if you understand basics of number theory,
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Smithsonian
InstitutionThe
Smithsonian Institution was established in
1846 with funds bequeathed to the United
States by James
Smithson. The Institution is as an independent
trust instrumentality of the United States
holding more than 140
million artifacts and specimens in its
trust for "the increase and diffusion
of knowledge". The Institution is also
a center
for research dedicated to public education,
national service, and scholarship in the
arts, sciences, and history.