DuVal Collection

The most frequent Library Associate visitor to the library is Capt. Miles DuVal, Jr. From his residence in the Cosmos Club in Washington he regularly (at least once a month) carries a large leather book bag bulging with gift books for the history, government and international affairs collections of the library. In this manner he has contributed over a thousand books to the library. In addition to these gifts he has donated his extensive personal papers, which are particularly rich in material on the Panama Canal. That subject has been his life interest. He is the author of three books and innumerable articles on that topic. Recently a thirteen-page bibliography of his writings and speeches was published. Capt. DuVal has provided funds for the establishment of a book endowment fund to purchase books on Canal and Naval history.