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Clark M. Clifford papers, 1883-1999
29,000 items. 83 containers plus 1 oversize and 5 classified. 34.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Government official and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, congressional testimony, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Clifford's personal and professional life, including his role as an adviser and counsel to four Democratic presidential administrations, his service as United States secretary of defense, 1968-1969, and his career as a lawyer in Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Ewing family papers, 1757-1941
94,000 items. 303 containers plus 11 oversize. 123.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, diaries, journals, legal files, military records, speeches and writings, reports, notes, autographs, scrapbooks, biographical material, commonplace books, financial records, genealogies, photographs, printed matter, and maps pertaining to members of the Ewing family including Thomas Ewing (1789-1871), senator from Ohio and cabinet member; Thomas Ewing (1829-1896), Union general during the Civil War and congressman from Ohio; Ellen Ewing Sherman and her husband, William T. Sherman, Civil War general; and Thomas Ewing (1862-1942), lawyer, writer, and patent commissioner.
Bronson M. Cutting papers, 1890-1950
33,000 items. 116 containers plus 1 oversize. 46.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Publisher and United States senator from New Mexico. Correspondence, essays, articles, speeches, detective reports, biographical information, legal papers, clippings, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs relating to Cutting's career as a publisher and senator.
W.W. Corcoran papers, 1791-1896
54,000 items. 105 containers. 33 linear feet. 5 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Financier and philanthropist. Correspondence, letterpress books, financial papers, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Corcoran's business and banking interests and philanthropic efforts.
Ernest Gallaudet Draper papers, circa 1919-1955
250 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Manufacturer and government official. Chiefly speeches and articles, including also biographical material, a diary, correspondence, book reviews, clippings, and notes, relating to Draper's service as assistant secretary of commerce and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and including his involvement with various New York state and city agencies concerned with unemployment and labor.
George Foster Peabody papers, 1894-1937
25,000 items. 75 containers. 32 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Banker and philanthropist. Correspondence and other papers reflecting Peabody's activities as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, interest in the Democratic Party, his association with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and other banking activities, and special interests such as African-American welfare, the development of education in the South, and the Georgia Warm Springs Health Foundation.
Jonathan D. Meredith papers, 1795-1859
9,000 items. 15 containers plus 1 oversize. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, army officer, and businessman of Baltimore, Md. Family and general correspondence, legal files, financial papers, and other material relating chiefly to Meredith's associations with the Savings Bank of Baltimore and the Bank of the United States; the War of 1812; impeachment proceedings against James Hawkins Peck; shipping and trade with Europe and South America; and settlement of the estates of Charles Carroll and Robert Oliver.
J. Laurence Laughlin papers, 1902-1931
2,500 items. 13 containers. 5.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Economist, professor, and editor. Correspondence, lectures, writings, articles, notes, financial papers, printed matter, clippings, and other papers relating to Laughlin's career at the University of Chicago and to his activities as editor of the Journal of Political Economy and as a member, delegate, or chairman of groups concerned with money and banking, credit, and related economic matters.
Russell Sage Foundation records, 1908-1942
43,250 items. 200 containers. 80 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Chiefly source material on small loan organizations, credit unions, and other lending agencies, domestic and foreign, as well as on installment selling, industrial banking, and supervision of lending.
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Richard Lathers papers, 1826-1901
210 items. 3 containers. .6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Merchant and army officer. Correspondence, speeches, circulars, clippings, and other printed matter. Includes material relating to banking, insurance, public finance, railroads, the Civil War and Reconstruction, local history of South Carolina and New York, and Lathers's social, philanthropic, and religious activities.