MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.) records, 1869-1970
35,000 items ; 81 containers plus 3 oversize ; 33 linear feet ; 1 microfilm reel -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The MacDowell Colony was founded as an artist colony in 1907 by Marian MacDowell who dedicated it as a memorial to her husband, American composer Edward MacDowell. The bulk of the records reflects the operational and administrative functions of the colony and its parent organization, the Edward MacDowell Association, and consists of correspondence, applications for admission, minutes of...
Clare Boothe Luce papers, 1862-1988
460,000 items ; 796 containers plus 11 oversize, 1 classified, 1 top secret ; 319 linear feet ; 41 microfilm reels -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist, playwright, magazine editor, United States representative from Connecticut, and United States ambassador to Italy. Family papers, correspondence, literary files, congressional and ambassadorial files, speech files, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting Luce's personal and public life as a journalist, playwright, politician, member of Congress, ambassador, and government official.
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Ken McCormick collection of Doubleday and Company, inc., records, 1882-1992
60,000 items ; 171 containers ; 68 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Records of the publishing firm Doubleday and Company, Inc., selected for preservation by Ken McCormick, editor and administrative officer, include correspondence, memoranda, notes, drafts and manuscripts of writings, galley proofs, contracts, publicity material, book jackets, notes, financial papers, photographs, clippings, and other records comprising chiefly editorial and author files....
John Aldrich Stephenson collection of the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families papers, 1745-1966
4,000 items ; 19 containers ; 8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, diaries, journals, travel diaries, manuscripts of sermons, poems, essays, and other writings, business and financial records, printed works, biographical and genealogical materials, drawings and reproductions of paintings and photographs, and other papers collected by Stephenson relating to the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families.
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John Vachon papers, 1913-1995
4,000 items ; 12 containers ; 4.6 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Photographer. Correspondence, family papers, writings, and miscellaneous material relating primarily to Vachon’s career as a photographer with the Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information, and Look magazine.
Alexander King papers, 1953-1987
1,920 items ; 25 containers ; 9.5 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author, illustrator, and storyteller. Correspondence, writings, business papers, scrapbooks, and photographs relating to King's literary works, television appearances, relations with colleagues in the fields of art, literature, and entertainment, social life in New York, N.Y., and fund-raising efforts for kidney dialysis facilities. Some correspondence concerns housing discrimination against...
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David Atlee Phillips papers, 1929-1989
840 items ; 6 containers ; 2.2 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Intelligence officer, author, and newspaper publisher. Correspondence, research material, drafts of books and articles, court transcripts, and other papers primarily relating to Phillips’s career as an intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency.
Adams family papers, 1776-1948
230 items ; 2 containers ; .8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Chiefly correspondence of John Quincy Adams dated 1801-1846. Also includes correspondence and miscellany relating to other family members.
Beatrice Rose Waldinger papers, 1918-1967
400 items ; 2 containers ; .8 linear feet -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Writer and niece of Sigmund Freud. Correspondence and writings. Waldinger’s writings describe her life in the Freud family, her immigration to the United States in 1938, and her analysis by Paul Federn.
Clarence K. Streit papers, 1838-1990
84,450 items ; 225 containers ; 90 linear feet ; 9 microfilm reels -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author, editor, and journalist. Correspondence, diaries, notes and notebooks, subject files, speeches, statements, and writings, family papers, reports, interviews, pamphlets, press releases, newsletters, minutes of meetings, photographs, clippings, printed matter, and other papers primarily relating to Federal Union, Inc., which Streit founded to promote his plan for an Atlantic Union of...
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