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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

I am Mitzi Collins and I serve in the Library of Congress. I catalog German

books from every subject area. Topics often requested by Congressional
researchers include those related to international security, environmental
problems, globalization, education, and economics. My work also supports

scholars who conduct research at the Library. My previous federal service
was in the U.S. Naval Academy's Nimitz Library, where I cataloged books in
all subject areas and in most Western languages to support the research of the
professors and the undergraduate studies of the Midshipmen who were

preparing to defend our country. Without cataloging, these materials would
not have been retrievable.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS &
SPACE ADMINISTRATION

I am Lucille L. Baker (Lucy) and I came to the Washington, D.C. area from a
very small town named Marshall in North Carolina. I truly wanted to
contribute to my country and coming to Washington gave me a greater chance

to fulfill that goal. I was a clerk at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
for almost three years and an Administrative Specialist/Team Leader at the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for almost 37 years.

After my retirement, I returned to NASA and continued in my position,
without my Team Leader responsibilities, working for Kelly Anderson as a
contractor. I worked in that position for eight months until NASA was able to

find a government replacement. I served in the government for 40 years.

I assisted the scientists and engineers who worked hard to keep our nation’s
space program going. I took care of many duties that freed up their time to do

the things they were hired to do for our country. I helped recruit bright,
energetic engineers, got them up to speed on administration issues, pay roll
questions, awards and travel. The government operation is much different

from private industry and some of them struggled but we always got through
it together. I received numerous awards for my service at NASA
Headquarters as well as some awards from the NASA Centers.

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