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1. Frank Ross McCoy papers, 1847-1957

   37,750 items. 110 containers. 44 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Army officer. General and family correspondence, diaries, military and subject files, notebooks, dispatch books, speeches and writings, financial papers, scrapbooks, and other material pertaining chiefly to McCoy’s military career and to various diplomatic assignments.

2. Daniel Carter Beard papers, 1798-1941

   72,000 items. 261 containers plus 2 oversize. 105 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Artist, author, editor, and cofounder of the Boy Scouts of America. Correspondence, diaries, family papers, speeches, articles, collected source material for writings and speeches, school composition books, address books, sketch books, illustrations, photographs, memorabilia, and printed matter relating chiefly to Beard's activities at the Culver Military Academy, Dan Beard Outdoor School, and with the Boy Scouts of America.

3. Montgomery family papers, 1771-1974

   12,000 items. 33 containers. 13.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, speeches and writings, financial papers, newspaper clippings and miscellany of various members of the Montgomery family, especially Giles Foster Montgomery (1835-1888) and Emily Redington Montgomery (1839-1898). Includes papers of allied Peck and Perkins families relating to the experiences of members in the Civil War.

4. National Association for Universal Military Training records, 1909-1933

   12,000 items. 21 containers plus 1 oversize. 8.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence and other organizational records of the National Association for Universal Military Training and its predecessor, the Association for National Service. Also includes personal papers of the founder of the organization, Henry Harrison Sheets.

5. George Peabody Wetmore papers, 1885-1916

   2,000 items. 15 containers. 5.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Governor and United States representative and senator from Rhode Island. Correspondence related mainly to the United States Commission of Fine Arts.

6. Daniel Chester French papers, circa 1848-1968

   23,000 items. 94 containers. 37.6 linear feet. 44 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Sculptor and artist. Correspondence, writings, financial records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers of French, his daughter, Margaret French Cresson, and other members of the French family relating primarily to French's career as a sculptor and artist and to the French family.