NEWSLINK: “James H. Billington, long-reigning librarian of Congress, dies at 89” – Washington Post
“James H. Billington, an eminent American scholar of Russian culture who reigned for three decades as librarian of Congress, propelling the expansion of the world’s largest library but struggling to lead it through the challenges of the digital age, died Nov. 20 at a hospital in Washington. He was 89. …”
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