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1. Irita Van Doren papers, 1920-1967

   4,000 items. 25 containers plus 2 oversize. 9.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Literary editor. Correspondence, originals of writings by various authors, and material relating to Wendell L. Willkie, especially his 1942 world tour and drafts of his book, One World.

2. Book-of-the-Month Club records, 1939-1967

   15,600 items. 61 containers. 24.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Editorial and publishers’ correspondence and preliminary readers’ reports consisting of book reviews and evaluations relating primarily to books that were submitted by publishing houses for consideration by the Book-of-the-Month Club but were not selected for distribution by the club.

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   Some or all content stored offsite.

3. William Allen White papers, 1859-1944

   136,800 items. 537 containers. 198 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Newspaper editor. Letterpress books and personal and special correspondence relating mainly to White's personal life and career as editor of the Emporia Gazette.