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1. Edgar Ansel Mowrer and Lilian T. Mowrer papers, 1898-1978

   52,500 items. 141 containers plus 13 oversize. 60.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Edgar Ansel Mowrer, journalist, and Lilian Thomson, author, married 1916. Correspondence, manuscripts of speeches and writings, lectures, subject files, and other papers documenting the Mowrers' careers as authors and lecturers on foreign affairs, particularly on the diplomacy of France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.

2. George Middleton papers, 1872-1970

   15,000 items. 85 containers plus 8 oversize. 36.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Playwright, author, and copyright specialist. Correspondence, literary manuscripts, subject files, and research material and documenting Middleton's career as a playwright, author, and copyright specialist at the Department of Justice. Also includes correspondence relating to the La Follette and Middleton families.

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3. 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.

4. Archibald MacLeish papers, 1907-1981

   20,000 items. 61 containers plus 1 oversize. 25 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet, playwright, government official, and Librarian of Congress. Papers include correspondence reflecting MacLeish's relations with friends, literary colleagues, and government associates; notebooks (1919-1940s) containing drafts of poetry and prose; manuscript drafts of plays and radio broadcasts, and speeches, including those written for Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edward R. Stettinius, and Harry S. Truman; and notes and manuscripts for classroom lectures on modern poetry given by MacLeish at Harvard University (1949-1962).