Did you know that the German collection in the Library of Congress is the second-largest collection of items by language, with roughly four million pieces? Our Communications & Culture team had our annual outing exploring the library's vast holdings, which are filled with traces of German immigrants and German-American history. Our tour included the Gutenberg Bible, Bach’s handwritten works, and the first map to use the name “America,” also known as America’s birth certificate—all works of Germa