Advisory Committee on the Records / CONGRESS / Senate committee / federal government / United States Congress / House of Representatives / U.S. government / Center for Legislative Archives / Legislative Reference and Records Division / Rare Book Division / Virginia House of Delegates / House / Division of Legislative Archives / House Committee / Legislative Archives Division / Senate / United States Government / /
Person
Samuel Allyne Otis / James Madison / John Adams / James Otis / John Beckley / Thomas Jefferson / /
Position
librarian / director / executive / administrator / legislator / clerk / representative / specialist / secretary and clerk / Archivist / secretary / superintendent / first clerk / archivist of the United States / delegate / /
INTRODUCTION: THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS The Founding Fathers believed that government’s authority rested on the consent of the governed. To create a more perfect union, the