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1. Luther Burbank papers, 1830-1989

   12,500 items. 41 containers. 16 linear feet. 2 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist. Correspondence, speeches and writings, notes, sketches, nursery plans and notes, business records, scrapbooks, family papers and genealogies, and printed material concerning Burbank's career as a botanist and his family and personal life.

2. Jean Joseph Maurice Dartigue papers, 1941-1945

   2,000 items. 2 containers. .6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Haitian government official. Correspondence, minutes, agreements, financial reports, and studies concerning the formation and mission of the Société haitiano-américaine de développement agricole, of which Dartigue was a founder and vice president.

3. Joseph Sanford Wade papers, 1898-1955

   14,000 items. 32 containers. 10 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Zoologist and entomologist. Correspondence, notes, journals, and scientific and literary writings relating primarily to Wade’s career as a scientist.

4. Philipp Franz von Siebold papers, 1609-1927

   20 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   German physician, explorer, and scientist. Microfilm of correspondence, notes, memoranda, writings, reports, printed matter, and other papers consisting primarily of Siebold's notes and writings on the flora, fauna, geology, and meteorology of Japan, including observations and comments on its history, culture, customs, and languages. Also includes material relating to Korea and Taiwan.

5. Nina V. Fedoroff papers, 1914-2012

   29,000 items. 80 containers plus 6 oversize. 33.2 linear feet. 36,150 digital files (14.91 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Molecular biologist, geneticist, educator, and science and technology advisor to the United States Department of State. Correspondence, notes, subject files, writings, and speeches in both physical and digital formats relating primarily to Fedoroff’s career as a scientist and professor and to her involvement in professional organizations from 1971 to 2012.

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6. Herbert J. Hall papers, 1910-2003

   106,000 items. 302 containers plus 1 oversize. 121.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Physicist. Correspondence, technical reports and papers, speeches, memoranda, drawings, patents, graphs, blueprints, calculations, notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, printed matter, and other research and supporting material relating to Hall's career as a physicist and his work in air pollution control and electrostatic precipitation.

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7. Erwin F. Smith papers, 1876-1927

   400 items. 7 containers. 3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Plant pathologist. Diaries, correspondence, notes, literary manuscripts, and photographs relating primarily to his laboratory work and his employment at the Department of Agriculture.

8. W.L. McAtee papers, 1803-1963

   40,000 items. 116 containers. 46.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Biologist and ornithologist. Correspondence, research and writings, field notes and notebooks, poetry, prose, reviews, and other avocational writings, calendars, diaries, memorabilia, scrapbook, wills, and printed matter chiefly documenting McAtee's career as a biologist and ornithologist at the United States Bureau of Biological Survey and its successor, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and as curator of Hemiptera at the Smithsonian Institution.

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9. Wallace H. White papers, 1915-1948

   24,000 items. 85 containers. 35 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States representative and senator from Maine. Correspondence, speeches, articles, scrapbooks, and printed materials relating chiefly to White's career in Congress.

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10. Patent medicine labels and advertisements (Library of Congress)

    ca. 420 prints : engravings, etchings, lithographs, b&w and color ; 33 x 43 cm. or smaller.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    These patent medicine labels and advertisements depict various subjects while advertising nineteenth century medicines.