Related Resources
Search Results
Thomas Lowe Hughes papers, 1918-2018
71,500 items. 200 containers plus 5 classified. 82 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Public official, diplomat. Correspondence, writings, notes, professional files, and other papers of Thomas Lowe Hughes documenting his career as a close aide to Chester Bowles and Hubert Humphrey, his service in the Department of State as the director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1963-1969), and his work as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1971-1991).
Please note:
Access restrictions apply.
Some or all content stored offsite.
James McHenry papers, 1775-1862
3,600 items. 15 containers plus 1 oversize. 4.6 linear feet. 6 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
United States secretary of war, member of the Continental Congress from Maryland, Continental Army officer, and physician. Correspondence, financial records, diary, and other papers relating to McHenry's service as United States secretary of war in the administrations of George Washington and John Adams; and as a Continental Army officer, particularly as secretary to George Washington and on the staff of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Frank Kowalski papers, 1925-1976
7,500 items. 20 containers plus 1 classified and 1 oversize. 11 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Army officer and United States representative from Connecticut. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, speeches, reports, military orders, patents, newspaper clippings, printed materials, scrapbooks, drawings, and photographs pertaining primarily to Kowalski's career in the United States Army (1925-1958) and in the House of Representatives (1959-1963).
Please note:
Access restrictions apply.
Some or all content stored offsite.
Alexander Meigs Haig papers, 1962-1982
161,000 items. 243 containers plus 230 classified, 1 oversize, and 1 artifact. 184 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Army officer and public official. Correspondence, briefing books, memoranda, notes, office files, speeches and writings, subject files, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed material documenting Haig's service as military advisor to Henry Kissinger at the National Security Council, deputy assistant to President Richard M. Nixon for national security affairs, vice chief of staff of the United States Army, chief of Nixon's White House staff, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), and secretary of state in the Reagan administration.
Please note:
Access restrictions apply.
Madeleine Korbel Albright papers, 1925-2015
81,000 items. 232 containers plus 2 classified and 3 oversize. 94.5 linear feet. 124 digital files (8.296 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
U.S. secretary of state, diplomat, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, schedules, notes, speeches, writings, teaching files, personal memorabilia, and other papers relating to her life and career as a foreign policy expert and diplomat, particularly her time as National Security Council staff member, foreign policy advisor to presidential and vice-presidential candidates, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Secretary of State.
Please note:
Access restrictions apply.
Some or all content stored offsite.
Thomas Eisner papers, 1945-2011
35,000 items. 100 containers. 40 linear feet. 43 digital files (7.82 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Biologist, entomologist, and conservationist. Awards, correspondence, desk calendars, grants and projects, lecture abstracts, newspaper clippings, printed matter, reports, slides, teaching material, testimonies, subject files, writings, and other papers documenting Eisner's career as a biologist and entomologist and his activities and interests pertaining to chemical ecology, conservation, and human rights. Material in digital format include Eisner's speaking engagements and television appearances and interviews.
Please note:
Access restrictions apply.
Some or all content stored offsite.
Hedrick Smith papers, 1923-2010
200,000 items. 570 containers plus 13 oversize and 1 classified. 235.2 linear feet. 26,688 digital files (107.90 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Journalist, author, and documentarian. Correspondence, memoranda, interview transcripts, drafts of speeches, articles, books, notes, radio broadcasts, legal material, research material, family papers, press releases, printed material, posters, maps, digital files, and other papers relating primarily to Smith's research for his books and television productions about the Soviet Union, United States politics, and issues affecting the American working class. Documents his career with the New York Times while stationed in Washington, D.C., Moscow, Russia, and elsewhere, as well as his coverage for United Press International of the civil rights movement in the South and space exploration, 1959-1962.
Please note:
Access restrictions apply.
Some or all content stored offsite.
Richard Houston Payne World War II map collection
approximately 153 items. 8 folders. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection consists of World War II-era maps and photo-maps of Japan by the U.S. Army Map Service and the U.S. Hydrographic Office. The materials show Japanese cities, military bases, airfields, and anti-aircraft defenses. Some are stamped "Confidential" or "Restricted." Additional materials include maps of Japanese-occupied Korea and Manchuria, along with map proofs of locations in East Asia and the North Pacific.
Ira Eaker papers, 1917-1989
77,300 items. 218 containers plus 16 oversize and 2 classified. 89.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
United States Army air corps officer, aviation pioneer, aircraft industry executive, and newspaper columnist. Part I consists of correspondence, memoranda, diaries, reports, meetings minutes, printed material, and other papers documenting Eaker's military career in the aeronautical section of the United States Army, particularly his experiences in World War II. Part II consists of correspondence, memoranda, diaries speeches, writings, and scheduling and subject files pertaining to Eaker's activities after leaving the military.
Please note:
Access restrictions apply.
Samuel C. Phillips papers, 1929-1990
67,200 items. 174 containers plus 1 oversize and 1 classified. 49.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
United States Air Force officer, space agency official, intelligence agency director, and defense industry executive. Correspondence, diaries, memoranda, reports, family and personal papers, and photographs documenting Phillips's career in the United States Air Force where he specialized in ballistics and weapons research; as director of Project Apollo (U.S.), the lunar landing program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and as an executive with TRW Inc. and other defense contracting firms. Includes material on the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile system, atomic weapons tests, Saturn Project (U.S.) (rocket development), the Superconducting Super Collider, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and other defense and aeronautical projects.
Please note:
Access restrictions apply.
Some or all content stored offsite.