During the engagement and design process, some individuals who were formerly represented in the room were not selected for reinstallation. These individuals include those who defended and perpetuated enslavement of people of African descent. Photos and paintings not selected for reinstallation remain in the library archives.

Original Oval Photos Not Selected for Reinstallation

  • Joseph Lancaster Brent
  • Daniel Roberts Brower
  • Samuel Clagett Busey
  • Richard H. Clarke
  • Jean Baptiste Miguel Dracos Dimitry
  • Rev. James A. Doonan
  • William J. Gaston
  • Peter C. Howle
  • Dominick Lynch
  • Stephen R. Mallory, Jr.
  • James Ryder Randall
  • Winfield Scott Schley
  • Thomas J. Semmes
  • Edward Douglass White

Original Oil Paintings Not Selected for Reinstallation

  • William J. Gaston
  • Sidney Anne Mattingly Harrison
  • George W. Harrison
  • Thomas Harrison
  • James E. Morgan
  • James Ord
  • Robert Walsh

Original Ceiling Names Not Selected for Retention

  • John C. Calhoun
  • Henry Clay
  • Stephen Douglas
  • Edward Everett
  • Robert Hayne
  • Patrick Henry
  • John Randolph
  • Daniel Webster