COLUMBUS MEMORIAL LIBRARY. HISTORYPRESENTFUTURE April 18, 1890 – The delegates to the First International Conference of the American States debated what.

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HISTORY PRESENT FUTURE


April 18, 1890 –

The delegates to the First International Conference of the American States debated what would be a fitting memorial of the first gathering of representatives from the American Nations.

Ambassador, Carlos Martinez Silva,Delegate from Colombia,first introduced theidea of a Library as a Memorial…


“…the memorial to be erected ought to be something at once useful and made up of elements, to which each government might contribute independently, [and] it occurred to me that the only plan which would satisfy all these requirements was the establishment in Washington of a memorial Library, to which each government could send, on its own account, the mostcomplete collection possible of historical, literary and geographical works, laws, official reports, maps, etc., so that the results of intellectual and scientific labor in all America might be collected together under a single roof…

That would be a monument more lasting and more noblethan any in bronze or marble.”

COLUMBUS MEMORIAL LIBRARY COLUMBUS MEMORIAL LIBRARY READING ROOM, 1910READING ROOM, 1910



The Cornerstone of the The Cornerstone of the Inter-American SystemInter-American System

AUDIO-VISUAL

GENERALCOLLECTION

RARE BOOKS PERIODICALS &SERIALS

LEO S. ROWECOLLECTION

PHOTOGRAPHS

MAPS & ATLASES

COLLECTIONSCOLLECTIONS

COLLECTIONSCOLLECTIONS


THE ARCHIVESTHE ARCHIVES


The CML has the largest depository of publications and papers documenting the history and programs of the OAS and its predecessor organizations.

LIBRARY UNITS:LIBRARY UNITS:

REFERENCE &INFORMATION

ARCHIVES & RECORDSMANAGEMENT

DOCUMENTSCONTROL

TECHNICALSERVICES

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REFERENCE & INFORMATIONREFERENCE & INFORMATIONThe CML serves:

• The OAS Secretariat•Permanent and Observer Missions, and Embassies•Researchers throughout the Hemisphere and the

World

Services include: •Ask a Librarian •Reading Room

•Research•Inter-Library Loans •Current Awareness COLUMBUS COLUMBUS MEMORIALMEMORIAL LIBRARY LIBRARY

EXHIBITSEXHIBITS

The Columbus Memorial

Library showcases it’s

rich collection of book, maps,

photographs, documents,

stamps, archives, etc. by

mounting various exhibits throughout the

year.

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PAN AMERICAN DAY:April 14

COLUMBUS MEMORIAL LIGHTHOUSE

HOUSE OF THE AMERICAS - CENTENNIAL


TECHNICAL SERVICESTECHNICAL SERVICES

ACQUISITIONS UNITAcquires (by purchase, donations or exchange) all material for use by the OAS.

CATALOGUING UNITProvides electronic access to bibliographic records.Prepares cataloguing data for OAS publications.

RECORDS MANAGEMENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT SERVICESSERVICES

The Records Management Center houses current records and permanently valuable archival records of the OAS.

DOCUMENTS CONTROLDOCUMENTS CONTROLCollection of Documents of the Pan American Union, the Organization of American States and the Inter-American Specialized Organizations, such as:• Pan American Health Organization• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights • Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission

*Available for researchers’ use with advance notice


The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available online, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

The Columbus Memorial Library has contributed photographs to this project and continues to participate in its development.

WORLD DIGITAL LIBRARYWORLD DIGITAL LIBRARY

WWW.WDL.ORGWWW.WDL.ORG


CML WEBSITECML WEBSITEIncludes:•Online Catalog http://cmlcatalog.oas.org •Finding Aids •Reference Shelf•Publications, •Exhibits & More

WWW.OAS.ORG/COLUMBUSWWW.OAS.ORG/COLUMBUS

http://cmlcatalog.oas.org/

http://cmlcatalog.oas.org/


GROUP OF FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARYGROUP OF FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

Comprised of Ambassadors of Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions, the Group assists the Columbus Memorial Library in realizing some of its planned activities and in generating enthusiasm for its programs.

Hours of Operation: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday

• Services Include: Databases, General Information, Research

• Chief Librarian – Beverly Wharton-Lake Phone: 202-458-3849 Email: [email protected]

• Reference and Information - Stella Villagran Phone: 202-458-6037 E-mail: [email protected]

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