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1. Lessing J. Rosenwald papers, 1819-1979

   28,000 items. 81 containers plus 2 oversize. 32.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Bibliophile, businessman, and philanthropist. Correspondence, subject files, speeches and writings, printed matter, and miscellany relating to Rosenwald's career with Sears, Roebuck & Company; his activities on behalf of various Jewish causes and his opposition to Zionism; his public service work with the National Recovery Administration and the War Production Board; his various charitable, educational, and cultural philanthropies; and his work as a bibliographer and collector of books and prints.

2. Adelaide Rosalia Hasse papers, 1862-1951

   600 items. 3 containers. 1 linear foot. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Librarian, bibliographer, and civil servant. Correspondence, subjects files, printed matter, and other papers relating to Hasse's life and career.

3. Peter Force papers and collection, 1492-1977

   150,000 items. 770 containers plus 14 oversize. 300 linear feet. 168 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Antiquarian, historian, and mayor of Washington, D.C. Chiefly Force's personal papers and papers he collected for his nine-volume American Archives. Force's personal papers document his career as a Washington printer, newspaper editor, compiler, and collector. The collection records political, military, scientific, and social aspects of eighteenth and nineteenth century America.

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4. American Council of Learned Societies records, 1910-2019

   867,650 items. 2,717 containers plus 47 oversize. 1,109 linear feet. 13 microfilm reels. 497 digital files (544.13 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Federation of scholarly organizations specializing in fellowships and grants to promote the study of the humanities and social sciences. Correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, financial material, fellowship and grant files, project files, committee files, manuscripts, reports, notes, applications, announcements and publicity, memoranda, speeches and lectures, articles, surveys and questionnaires, administrative files, trip files, fundraising files, and future plans in both physical and digital formats.

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5. E.B. O'Callaghan papers, 1830-1879

   2,000 items. 20 containers. 4.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Physician, historian, and bibliographer. Correspondence pertaining primarily to O'Callaghan's career as a physician, legislator in Lower Canada, and editor of the Montreal Vindicator. Also concerns bibliographic matters including records of New York state, rare bibliographic Americana, editions of the Bible, and material relating to America found in European archives. Includes a draft of his History of New Netherland (1846-1848).

6. Henry Putney Beers papers, 1910-1992

   7,500 items. 18 containers. 7 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Historian, bibliographer, and archivist with the National Archives and Records Service. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, book reviews, reports, and other papers relating primarily to Beers's work as a bibliographer in American history.

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7. Playbills, research materials, and other papers from the David G. Hummel American musical theatre collection, 1905-2009

   approximately 14,012 items. 102 containers. 42.42 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The papers consist of approximately 2,800 original playbills, plus extensive research materials and data sheets covering the historical breadth of American musical theatre.

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8. Solon J. Buck papers, 1778-1962

   15,000 items. 50 containers plus 3 oversize. 21.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Historian and archivist. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, drafts of speeches and writings, subject files, financial papers, bibliographies, and research material relating primarily to Buck's career at the National Archives and Library of Congress.

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