[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E321]
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                 IN HONOR OF THE ARIZONA STATE LIBRARY

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                           HON. PAUL A. GOSAR

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2014

  Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the Arizona State 
Library. The 150th anniversary of the Arizona Territorial Library, 
which was established in 1864 and became the State Library in 1915, was 
celebrated this year. Next year is the State Library's 100th 
anniversary.
   A department of the Secretary of State's office, the State Library 
provides access to historical records and operates the Arizona Capitol 
Museum. In the beginning, the State Library was mainly a law library, 
recording the laws of the territorial government and conducting 
legislative research. In recent years, this institution has grown to 
house historical archives, public records, and special collections such 
as the Arizona Memory Project, which is a collection of digitized 
records about the history and geography of Arizona. It also provides 
consulting services to county and local libraries and other government 
agencies to help them better manage public records. As part of the 
Library of Congress's Chronicling America territorial newspaper 
collection, the State Library also houses the Arizona Digital Newspaper 
Project. It was recently recognized as the Federal Depository Library 
of the Year for 2013 and is Arizona's only complete federal documents 
collection.
   Congratulations to the Arizona State Library for its many years of 
service to the people of Arizona.

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