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Edna St. Vincent Millay papers, 1830-2013
56,000 items. 162 containers plus 13 oversize. 72 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Poet and writer. Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary drafts, legal documents, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, theatrical playbills, reports, printed matter, and family papers relating to Millay's life, family, and literary career.
James M. Cain papers, 1901-2004
32,000 items. 103 containers. 41.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author, journalist, and screenwriter. Correspondence, writings, legal and financial records, family papers, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Cain's work as a journalist and to his career as a novelist and Hollywood screenwriter.
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Herman Wouk papers, 1920-2019
181,000 items. 517 containers plus 1 classified and 10 oversize. 218.2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. 15,034 digital files (54.70 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, scripts, drafts, journals, and photographs, in both physical and digital formats, documenting Wouk's personal life and career as a best-selling author of fiction and non-fiction. Physical materials also include financial and legal materials, travel files, articles, printed material, and memorabilia. Materials in digital format also include video and audio files.
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Thomas Mallon papers, 1880-2023
81,200 items. 234 containers plus 2 oversize. 93 linear feet. 236 digital files (97.17 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author, columnist, literary critic, and teacher. Correspondence, diaries, clippings, articles, outlines, drafts, publication files, research files, photographs, and memorabilia related to his literary career, including as a professor at Vassar College, a literary editor with Gentlemen's Quarterly (GQ), and author of more than fifteen books. Material in digital formats include audio and video recordings of interviews, lectures, and other speaking engagements, and limited research materials.
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Oscar Hijuelos papers, 1913-2016
9,300 items. 63 containers plus 6 oversize. 26 linear feet. 389 files (13.94 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author. Writings, correspondence, clippings, contracts, printed matter, biographical material, family papers, photographs, artwork, memorabilia, a scrapbook, and digital audio and visual recordings documenting Hijuelos’s career as a writer, family heritage, and personal matters.
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Goodman Ace papers, 1922-1983
110 items. 58 containers. 23.2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author and radio personality. Bound volumes containing approximately two thousand scripts and correspondence relating to radio and television programs for which Goodman Ace was a writer. Most of the radio scripts are for “Easy Aces,” a program which Ace wrote, produced, directed, and performed in, and which also featured his wife, Jane Ace.
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John Paul Stevens papers, 1939-2019
470,000 items. 1281 containers. 512 linear feet. 32 digital files (4.73 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, judge, and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Case files, docket sheets, and certiorari memoranda and other material in both physical and digital formats documenting primarily Stevens's tenure as a Supreme Court justice.
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Arch Oboler collection, 1916-1992
161.6 linear feet (364 boxes, 1 negative folder, 11 map case folders, approximately 127,075 items). 107 sound tape reels : . 124 sound cassettes : . 4 sound discs : . 1 microphone. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Nearly the entirety of the prolific output of radio playwright and independent film maker Arch Oboler (1909-1987) in radio, motion pictures, television, theater, and print is contained in the Arch Oboler Collection. Featured are his radio plays from the 1930s and 1940s and the first three-dimensional feature film, Bwana Devil.
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Robert Orben papers, 1941-2019
23,800 items. 52 containers plus 17 oversize. 35.8 linear feet. 81 digital files (5.88GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Comedy writer and political speechwriter. Correspondence, jokes and other writings, business papers, photographs, printed matter, interviews, and speeches in both physical and digital formats pertaining to Orben's work as a comedy writer and humor consultant for entertainers, public figures, and corporate clients, editor of a topical humor service, writer for television, and speechwriter for President Gerald R. Ford.
Carmen Laforet correspondence, 1951-1985
182 items. 1 container. 0.4 linear feet. -- Hispanic Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author. Correspondence from Laforet to Spanish literature teacher Marion Ament, political activist Linka Babecka, artist and actress Paquita Mesa, and Antonella Bodini, widow of the poet Vittorio Bodini. Laforet's letters describe her writing process and creative struggles as well as her private life and relationships.