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1. W. Averell Harriman papers, 1869-2001

   346,760 items. 1,041 containers plus 11 classified and 75 oversize. 529.9 linear feet. 54 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Diplomat, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician. Correspondence, memoranda, family papers, business records, diplomatic accounts, speeches, statements and writings, photographs, and other papers documenting Harriman's career in business, finance, politics, and public service, particularly during the Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter presidential administrations.

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2. Russell W. Peterson papers, 1917-2004

   46,000 items. 140 containers plus 1 oversize and 1 classified. 56 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Environmentalist and governor of Delaware. Correspondence, speeches, writings, subject files, trips and events files, and other papers relating primarily to Peterson's work as an environmentalist and his employment as the chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, president of New Directions, director of the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Congress, and president of the National Audubon Society.

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3. Raymond Swing papers, 1933-1964

   6,500 items. 40 containers. 16 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Journalist and radio commentator. Primarily scripts of Swing's radio broadcasts including those presented on the Voice of America. Also includes correspondence, lectures, and writings by Swing.

4. The Seth MacFarlane collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan archive, 1860-2004

   595,000 items. 1,705 containers plus 1 classified and 38 oversize. 19,163 digital files (242.63 MB). 690.6 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Astronomer, author, and educator (Carl Sagan). Author and television producer (Ann Druyan). Correspondence, memoranda, scripts, notes, subject files, course files, articles, book drafts and resource material, reports, organization files, biographical material, clippings, printed matter, slides and transparencies, photographs and negatives, electronic files, and other material documenting Sagan's career as a scientist and educator and the collaboration of Sagan and Druyan on articles, books, television shows, movies, and other projects.

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5. Bayard Rustin papers, 1942-1987

   17,500 items. 49 containers plus 1 oversize. 19.6 linear feet. 23 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Civil rights activist and author. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, notes, reports, press releases, financial records, agendas, printed material, and other papers documenting Bayard Rustin's leading role as an activist in the African American civil rights movement, advocate of international human rights and social reform, and pacifist.

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6. Susan Caperna Lloyd collection, 1961-2020

   approximately 18,210 items. 59 containers. 6.4 linear feet. 1 text file : digital ; txt. 22 sound cassettes : analog. 1 sound disc : analog ; 7 in.. 72 videocassettes (Betacam) : analog. 32 videocassettes (Betacam SP) : analog. 22 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 6 videocassettes (VHS-C) : analog. 1 videocassette (U-matic video) : analog. 20 videocassettes (Hi 8) : analog. 1 film reel (1 in.) : analog. 1 videocassette (MiniDV) : digital. 7 video discs (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. 23 video files : digital, ifo, vob, mov, mp4. 424 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 120 mm. 2,185 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. 21 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 4 x 5 in.. 3,852 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm. 24 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes. 2 portfolios (36 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, black and white ; 13 x 15 in.. 2 portfolios (29 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, black and white ; 15 x 18 in.. 5 portfolios (121 photographs) : Ultrachrome archival inkjet prints, color ; 19 x 13 in.. 1 portfolio (14 photographs) : gelatin silver prints on card mounts, sepia ; 16 x 20 in.. 1 portfolio (18 photographs) : prints with original writing above and below with 2 prints on each card mount ; 17 x 12 in.. 1 portfolio (14 photographs) : gelatin silver prints, black and white ; 8 x 10 in.. 4 portfolios (111 photographs) : Ultrachrome archival inkjet prints, black and white ; 19 x 13 in.. 5,559 still image files : digital, jpg. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Photographs, writings, films, and ephemera comprising the professional archive of photographer Susan Caperna Lloyd. Includes documentation, mainly through photography and film, of Catholic Holy Week religious ritual as well as ethnographic documentation of folk traditions from around the world.

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7. M & S Collection of American radical extremist literature of the 20th century, 1934-1981

   5,500 items. 84 boxes. -- Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The M & S Collection of American Radical Extremist Literature of the 20th Century's diversity is a reflection of this medley of American radical views. The collection documents the activities of extremist groups and their visions of the good community from 1934 to 1981, with the majority of the material centering on the years 1950 to 1981. The Collection embraces a vast number of subjects in a wide range of formats and genres, including broadsides, pamphlets, books, newspapers, newsletters, magazines, subscription and membership cards, order blanks, petitions, catalogs, advertisements, article reprints, and bumper stickers. The collection is strongest in printed ephemera: fund-raising letters, rally flyers, book order-forms, stickers, membership flyers, and propaganda pieces produced by many sorts of radical Americans. These materials chronicle the activities of radical groups, rallying, funds raising, propagandizing, theorizing, and petitioning.

8. Linda Pershing "Ribbon around the Pentagon" collection, 1984-2018

   approximately 1,606 items. 8 containers. 4 linear feet. approximately 288 pages. 5 photographic prints : black-and-white ; 4 x 5 in., 5 x 7 in.. 131 photographic prints : color ; 3 1/2 x 5 in.. 971 photographic transparencies : color ; 35mm. 4 photographic transparencies : color ; 4 x 5 1/2 in.. 1 photographic negative : black-and-white ; 4 x 5 in.. 102 photographic negatives : color ; 35mm. 4 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 50 audiocassettes : analog. 30 microcassettes : analog. 9 fabric panels : approximately 17 x 45 in.. 1 cleaning microcassette. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection of ethnographic research data about Justine Merritt's "Ribbon around the Pentagon" project and subsequent related events. Includes several original Ribbon panels, audio interviews with participants, photographs of various Ribbon project events, video of lectures and documentaries, questionnaire responses, and signed copies of publications written by the collector.

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