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1. Theodore Marburg papers, 1856-1940

   15 items. 6 containers plus 5 oversize. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Diplomat, publicist, civic leader, and peace advocate. Scrapbooks and correspondence relating to Marburg's civic activities in Baltimore, Maryland, his belief in internationalism and advocacy for peace before and after World War I, his role as United States minister to Belgium from 1912 to 1914, and his work as an art collector and public art advocate.

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2. Lewis Nathaniel Chase papers, 1836-1947

   89,000 items. 224 containers. 89.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Editor, author, and educator. Autographed letters and correspondence with poets, writers, artists, musicians, and actors; family papers; and miscellaneous personal and academic material stemming from Chase's career as a writer and university professor.

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3. Arnold Schoenberg correspondence and other papers, 1894-1959

   approximately 6,600 items. 33 containers. 15 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1974) was a composer, music theorist, and educator known for developing the twelve-tone compositional technique. He was also a member of the Second Viennese School, along with Alban Berg and Anton Webern. The Arnold Schoenberg Correspondence and Other Papers consists chiefly of holograph and typescript correspondence between Schoenberg and other composers, conductors, organizations, record labels, music publishers, and family members. The collection also includes a small amount of clippings, programs, photographs, receipts, and other papers.

4. Sharon Preston-Folta collection on Lucille Preston and Louis Armstrong, 1940-2009

   approximately 340 items. 5 containers. 3 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lucille "Sweets" Preston (1921-2020), a dancer at the Cotton Club and member of the vaudeville comedic duo Slim & Sweets, was an intimate partner of jazz legend Louis Armstrong beginning in the early 1950s. This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and other materials formerly owned by their daughter Sharon Preston-Folta. The items document both the relationsip between "Satchmo" and Lucille Preston as well as Preston's colleagues in the entertainment industry.

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