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1. Robert Latham Owen papers, 1910-1941

   1,640 items. 8 containers. 3.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States senator from Oklahoma, banker, and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, drafts of articles and speeches, a manuscript of a book about money, annotated copies of the Congressional Record and legislative bills, graphs, statistics, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating primarily to fiscal and monetary issues.

2. J. Laurence Laughlin papers, 1902-1931

   2,500 items. 13 containers. 5.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   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.

3. Charles Butler papers, 1819-1929

   2,172 items. 5 containers. 3 linear feet. 4 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Entrepreneur, lawyer, and philanthropist. Correspondence, travel diaries, legal, financial, and business papers, and maps, newspaper clippings, and other papers documenting Butler's involvement in New York politics and his interest in such matters as anti-Masonry, public debts in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, loans to farmers by the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company, legal cases (particularly the William Morgan kidnapping), and improvements in transportation, especially in roads, canals, and railroads.

4. Russell Sage Foundation records, 1908-1942

   43,250 items. 200 containers. 80 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   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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5. Arthur J. Morris papers, 1888-1976

   5,800 items. 20 containers plus 1 oversize. 8.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer and banker. Correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, reports, photographs, and printed matter relating to Morris's career as a banker and his development of consumer credit in the American banking industry.

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6. Homer G. Smith papers, 1971-1987

   125 items. 1 container. 0.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Accountant, banker, and credit administrator. Correspondence, notes, and oral history transcripts pertaining to his book, A Challenge to U. S. Agriculture: Building the Cooperative Production Credit System.

7. Lewis Tappan papers, 1809-1903

   5,200 items. 15 containers. 10 linear feet. 7 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Abolitionist, merchant, and publisher. Correspondence, journals, and other papers reflecting Tappan's interests in abolition, African American education, religion, and his business ventures.

8. Center for a Woman's Own Name records, 1956-2008

   4,700 items. 18 containers. 7 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   National non-profit organization. Correspondence, legal records, newspaper clippings, press releases, printed material, and other records documenting the organization’s work as a clearinghouse for information concerning state laws, lawsuits, and various legal and social issues relating to women’s efforts to retain their chosen name after marriage.

9. National Consumers' League records, 1882-2003

   119,800 items. 288 containers plus 4 oversize. 116.4 linear feet. 127 microfilm reels. 130 digital files (1.35 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Organization founded in 1899 to monitor the conditions under which goods were manufactured and distributed. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, speeches, project and program files, legal files, scrapbooks, printed material, and other records relating to the league's efforts toward reform in public health, consumer protection, public welfare, and fair labor standards.

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10. Thomas James Walsh and John Edward Erickson papers, 1910-1934

    262,000 items. 510 containers. 204 linear feet. 4 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    United States senators from Montana. Official correspondence, personal correspondence, speeches, legislative files, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs relating chiefly to the senatorial career of Walsh and his successor, John Edward Erickson.

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