Executive Order 8284—Prescribing the Duties of the Librarian Emeritus of the Library of Congress

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the act of June 20, 1938, 52 Stat. 808, I hereby prescribe the duties of the Librarian Emeritus of the Library of Congress to be such duties as in the judgment of the Librarian Emeritus will most effectively promote the increase of the collections of the Library of Congress by gifts of money and materials, and the increase of the trust funds and other endowments by means of which the Library of Congress maintains its Chairs, Consultantships, concerts, and other aids and services to those interested in learning and the arts.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
November 13, 1939.