Michelle Smith Lecture Series
We have four great author lined up for the 2015 Michelle Smith Lecture Series.
The Washington Library
2015 Library Events
Check out our exciting lineup of author and expert talks at the Library in 2015.
Meet the 2014-15 Fellows
Mount Vernon has selected eighteen established and emerging scholars to serve as its newest class of Fellows.
Catalog & Library Holdings
Learn more about the Library's extensive onsite and online resources available for researchers and scholars.
Q&A with Doug Bradburn
Learn about Founding Director, Dr. Douglas Bradburn, and his vision for the Library's role as a scholarly center that engages with the broader public.
The Library
The Acts of Congress
Learn more about George Washington's annotated copy of The Acts of Congress - one of the prized holdings in our Library collection.
The Library
See photos of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington
The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington
Entrance to the Library
The Reading Room at Night
The Reading Room from Above
The Rare Books Vault
Books at the Library
The Acts of Congress
Washington's Copy of Don Quixote
The Samuel Vaughan Plan
The Bookout Reception Hall
The Rubenstein Leadership Hall
The Christie Microtile Wall
The Rubenstein Leadership Hall Exterior
View of the exterior of the Reading Room
The DeVos House - Scholars Residence
Dr. Douglas Bradburn, Founding Director of the Library