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1. Visual materials from the Lawrence E. Spivak papers

   ca. 5,750 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collection consists primarily of photographs related to Lawrence Spivak's long career in radio and television journalism. The bulk of the images are routine portrait photos and group shots of national and international political figures who were guests on the public affairs panel series Meet the Press. Also included are numerous autographed portrait photos of Meet the Press guests as well as images from Spivak's two other TV series, Keep Posted and The Big Issue. Further materials include miscellaneous photos relating to Spivak's career. Also, original and reproduction cartoon drawings relating to Meet the Press and to the magazine American Mercury (early 1940s).

2. O'Connor architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)

   687 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Primarily architectural drawings by E. Jerome O'Connor for residential buildings, commercial buildings, educational buildings, religious buildings, and health care facilities in Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. Among his designs represented in the archive are single detached houses; office buildings, including the headquarters for the National Grange; a building for the State Teachers College in Frostburg, Maryland; apartment houses, nursing homes, and a monastery; also present are competition drawings for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. Materials document various phases of the design process, from preliminary sketches to working drawings, and include correspondence and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes some architectural drawings by other creators.

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