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crln-23285	Stalker, Laura	RBMS attends antiquarian book fair	2000-04-01	1	.pdf	application/pdf	614	22	47	Established just three weeks before the Library o f Congress, the library traces its roots to a March 31, 1800, letter from President John Adams to Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert directing him to establish a library that would contain “… the best writing… on the theory and practice of naval architecture, navigation, gunnery … ” From unique signal books, including Tho mas Truxtun’s personal copy o f Instructions, Signals and Explanations … (1797), to scrap books, like the 1936 “FDR Trip Aboard the USS Indianapolis, the library’s holdings pro vide an eclectic array o f historical material documenting the country’s naval heritage. Expand your know ledge base with ACRL preconferences Keep up with the rapid changes in academic librarianship by attending an ACRL precon ference at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on July 7. Choose from workshops on licensing, advocacy, instruction, technol ogy, and rare books.	cache/crln-23285.pdf	txt/crln-23285.txt