Thomas Jefferson's Library

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Thomas_Jefferson's_Library
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1815
gptkbp:creator gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Library_of_Congress,_Thomas_Jefferson_Building
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Jefferson's Library
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment ideals
gptkbp:location gptkb:Library_of_Congress,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:notableFor inclusion of books in foreign languages
organization by subject rather than author
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 6487
gptkbp:reconstructionEffort ongoing to replace lost volumes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:replacedCollectionLostIn gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:significance formed the foundation of the Library of Congress collection
gptkbp:someVolumesLostIn gptkb:1851_fire_at_the_Library_of_Congress
gptkbp:subject wide range of topics including philosophy, science, literature, law, and history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson_Building
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5