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Gerhard Alden Gesell papers, 1913-2003
69,000 items. 193 containers plus 6 oversize and 1 classified. 78 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Judge and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts of writings, speeches, agenda and minutes of meetings, opinions, orders, dockets, notes, sentencing information, case files, and other legal papers and material pertaining primarily to Gesell's career as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and documenting his cases in the areas of civil rights, constitutional law, antitrust matters, patent cases, and government regulations.
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John J. Sirica papers, 1932-1986
38,000 items. 125 containers plus 1 classified. 49.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Judge and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, drafts of articles and books, speeches, notes, research materials calendars, case files, bench books, financial and legal material, family papers, printed material, diaries, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Sirica's career as judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, especially to cases relating to the Watergate Affair.
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Michael Pertschuk papers, 1949-2002
49,400 items. 149 containers. 59.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, federal trade commissioner, and lobbyist. Correspondence, memoranda, email, speeches, statements, book files, subject files, and other papers primarily concerning Pertschuk's career as chairman and commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and consumer and tobacco control issues.
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Roger William Riis papers, 1903-1990
3,500 items. 14 containers. 5.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author and editor. Correspondence, diaries, journal, speeches, articles and other writings, subject files, scrapbooks, printed matter, and photographs pertaining to Riis's work as an author and editor. Subjects include consumer fraud, tobacco smoking, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Sherman Antitrust Act. Also includes material pertaining to his service in the U. S. Navy during World War I.
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Wendell Berge papers, 1907-1950
12,000 items. 55 containers plus 6 oversize. 23.7 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer and public official. Correspondence, speeches and writings, daily calendars, business diaries, agenda, printed matter, clippings, and photographs relating primarily to Berge’s official activities at the Department of Justice culminating in his position as assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division.
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William Edgar Borah papers, 1905-1940
260,000 items. 880 containers plus 2 oversize. 352.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer and United States senator from Idaho. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, subject and legislative files, speeches and articles, patronage and constituent files, notebooks, newspaper clippings, and other material relating primarily to Borah's political interests and career in the Senate.
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Frank M. Johnson papers, 1865-1999
255,000 items. 734 containers. 294 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer and judge. Correspondence, memoranda, agenda and minutes of meetings, reports, opinions, orders, briefs, writs, motions, petitions, depositions, transcripts, notes, clippings, and printed materials documenting Johnson's career as a federal judge and his involvement in professional activities.
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Carlyle E. Maw papers, 1925-1979
7,000 items. 20 containers plus 7 classified. 10.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer and U.S. government official. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing books, legal files, printed matter, and other papers chiefly concerning Maw's work for Henry Kissinger as legal adviser and undersecretary of state for security assistance in the State Department.
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Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., papers, 1886-1989
71,575 items. 205 containers. 81.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer and judge. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, opinions, orders, briefs, writs, petitions, notes, agenda and minutes of meetings, and genealogical and printed material chiefly from Haynsworth's career as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Richard Olney papers, 1830-1928
28,000 items. 159 containers plus 1 oversize. 33 linear feet. 62 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, attorney general, and secretary of state. Correspondence, letterbooks, drafts of speeches and articles, subject files, memoranda, reports, legal records, newspaper clippings, and printed material relating primarily to Olney's activities as attorney general and secretary of state, and to his Boston, Massachusetts, law practice.