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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060

        The Navy Department Library

  Founded in 1800 by direction of President John Adams, the Navy Department Library is one of the oldest federal government libraries. Its 150,000 volumes are the nation's most highly concentrated and accessible collections of literature on the United States Navy.

Location:

Washington Navy Yard, first floor of Building 44.
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Hours:

Monday through Friday: 0900 - 1600 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.).
Wednesday: CLOSED for reference assistance
Weekends and Federal holidays: CLOSED:

Phone: (202) 433-4132; Fax (202) 433-9553; DSN: 288-4132

Visit our Virtual Library (http://navylibrary.nhc.navy.mil)

Library Online Catalog:

17 August 1999