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1. Jacob A. Riis papers, 1870-1990

   3,000 items ; 18 containers ; 8.4 linear feet ; 8 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Journalist, author, and humanitarian. Correspondence, drafts and printed copies of articles, speeches and lectures, and other material relating chiefly to Riis's work as a journalist and author.

2. William Dudley Foulke papers, circa 1470-1952

   2,500 items ; 12 containers plus 1 oversize ; 5.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer, public official, and author from Indiana. Correspondence, diaries, journals, copybook, speeches, writings, notes, legal papers, clippings, printed material, and other papers, including a late fifteenth century fragment of the Tristram Saga obtained by Arthur Middleton Reeves on a trip to Iceland. The bulk of the collection consists of Foulke's correspondence reflecting his literary...