Freedom's fortress

Tells the history of the Library of Congress from 1939 to 1953. Discusses the changes the Library underwent to establish the institution as one of America's foremost citadels of intellectual freedom. Archibald MacLeish and Luther Harris Evans, Librarians of Congress during this time, adopted new administrative procedures that improved the Library's ability to acquire collections and made it a more vital resource both for Congress and the public during and after the war. The 209 letters, memoranda, photographs, and Library of Congress publications presented here (1,176 images in all) are from the Library of Congress Archives as well as other relevant manuscript collections found in the Manuscript Division.