Editing Center for the Book (section)

===Engelhard Lectures===
Between 1977 and 1987 the Center cosponsored (with the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division) the Engelhard Lectures.
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These included 
*[[Elizabeth L. Eisenstein]], "The Emergence of Print Culture in the West" (1977)<ref>Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, The Emergence of Print Culture in the West, ''Journal of Communication'', Volume 30, Issue 1, March 1980, Pages 99–106</ref>
*Ian Willison, “From Bibliothéque du Roi to World Information Network: The National Library in Historical Perspective,” (1980) <ref>"Ian Willison Lecture Tour Will Open at Library of Congress. ''Library of Congress Information Bulletin'' 39. September 26, 1980.</ref>
*Dan H.Laurence, "A Portrait of the Author as a Bibliography." (1982) <ref>ERIC ED 260 429</ref>
*William Barlow, ''Book Collecting: Personal Rewards and Public Benefits'' (1983),<ref>Barlow, William P., Library of Congress, Mohawk Paper Mills (Cohoes, N.Y.), and Garamond/Pridemark Press, Inc. 1984. ''Book Collecting: Personal Rewards and Public Benefits''; a Lecture Delivered at the Library of Congress on December 7, 1983. Washington: Library of Congress</ref>
*Anthony Rota, ''A Bookseller Looks at Bibliography''," (1984) <ref>Rota, Anthony. 1984. ''Points at Issue: A Bookseller Looks at Bibliography'': A Lecture Delivered at the Library of Congress on April 24, 1984. Washington: Library of Congress.</ref> 
*John Feather and [[David McKitterick]], ''The History of Books and Libraries: Two Views'' (1986)<ref>Feather, John, and David McKitterick. 1986. ''The History of Books and Libraries: Two Views.'' Washington, DC: Library of Congress</ref> 
*[[Lawrence Clark Powell]], "Next to Mother’s Milk,"(1986), <ref>Next to Mother’s Milk-- : An Engelhard Lecture on the Book /. Library of Congress, 1987.</ref>
*[[Donald William Krummel]]. "The Memory of Sound: Observations on the History of Music on Paper." (1987) <ref>Krummel, Donald William  and Library of Congress Center for the Book. 1988. ''The Memory of Sound: Observations on the History of Music on Paper.'' Washington: Library of Congress.</ref>
*[[Ward Ritchie]], ''Fine Printing: The Los Angeles Tradition'' (1987)<ref>Ritchie, Ward, and Center for the Book. 1987. ''Fine Printing: The Los Angeles Tradition.'' Washington: Library of Congress,</ref>
*[[Redmond Kathleen Molz|R. Kathleen Molz]]. The knowledge institutions in the information age: the special case of the public library. (1988) 
*[[David L. Vander Meulen]], ''Where Angels Fear to Tread : Descriptive Bibliography and Alexander Pope.'' (1988)<ref>Vander Meulen, David L., and Library of Congress Center for the Book. 1988.
 ''Where Angels Fear to Tread : Descriptive Bibliography and Alexander Pope''. Washington: Library of Congress.</ref>
The lectures were funded by a gift from Mrs. Charles Engelhard, Jr.