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1. John Aldrich Stephenson collection of the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families papers, 1745-1966

   4,000 items. 19 containers. 8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, diaries, journals, travel diaries, manuscripts of sermons, poems, essays, and other writings, business and financial records, printed works, biographical and genealogical materials, drawings and reproductions of paintings and photographs, and other papers collected by Stephenson relating to the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families.

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2. Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1836-1886

   5,400 items. 18 containers. 9 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Abolitionist, author, and Congregationalist clergyman. Primarily drafts of Beecher’s sermons and a small amount of correspondence, seminary notes, notes for speeches and lectures, other writings, and miscellaneous material.

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3. Blackwell family papers, 1759-1960

   29,200 items. 97 containers plus 1 oversize. 40.4 linear feet. 76 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Family members include author and suffragist Alice Stone Blackwell (1857-1950); her parents, Henry Browne Blackwell (1825-1909) and Lucy Stone (1818-1893), abolitionists and advocates of women's rights; her aunt, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), the first woman to receive an academic medical degree; and Elizabeth Blackwell's adopted daughter, Kitty Barry Blackwell (1848-1936). Includes correspondence, diaries, articles, and speeches of these and other Blackwell family members.