Researchers from the Library of Congress' Near East Section began digitizing its Persian texts in 2015, following a popular 2014 exhibition featuring more than 40 rare manuscripts and lithographic books.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by primary LOC collection page and curator's own blog post, plus independent corroboration from Fine Books & Collections magazine. All specific details (dates, numbers, sequence of events) match across sources. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- The Library of Congress Has Digitized 155 Persian Texts Dating ... (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-036/1000-years-of-literary-tradition-in-rare-persian-language-manuscripts-now-online-at-library-of-congress/2019-04-01/ (corroboration)
- https://www.loc.gov/collections/persian-language-rare-materials/about-this-collection/ (corroboration)
- https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/news/rare-persian-language-manuscripts-now-online-library-congress (corroboration)
- https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2016/03/a-millennium-of-persian-literary-tradition-digitized/ (corroboration)