Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums

In honor of Georgetown's Bicentennial the Federal Republic of Germany has donated to the Library a landmark German-language reference work. The Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums 1700-1910 cumulates entries from multiple bibliographies into an alphabetical sequence of some 80,000 pages in 160 volumes and one supplement. Called "the work of the century" upon its publication in Germany, the GV is an extraordinarily valuable tool for students and scholars engaged in German-language bibliographical research.

Helmut Kohl, Federal Chancellor of West Germany, presented the books personally on November 15. The Library is very grateful to the Chancellor and the Federal Republic for this generous gift.