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1. Lyman J. Gage correspondence, 1897-1906

   13 items. 6 containers. 2.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Banker and public official. Correspondence chiefly documenting Gage's service as secretary of the treasury in the William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt administrations and subsequently as president of the United States Trust Company of New York.

2. Oscar S. Straus papers, 1856-1955

   37,000 items. 50 containers plus 1 oversize. 21 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Attorney, businessman, public official, diplomat, United States secretary of commerce and labor, and author. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, legal records, pamphlets, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, and other papers relating chiefly to Straus's service as minister and later ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), United States secretary of commerce and labor, and member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Hague, Netherlands.

3. Alton B. Parker papers, 1878-1937

   7,000 items. 35 containers. 14 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer, judge, and Democratic Party presidential candidate. Correspondence, autobiographical and biographical studies, speeches, financial records, legal opinions, scrapbooks, invitations, printed material, and photographs primarily concerning the election campaign of 1904 and Parker's work with legal, civic, and philanthropic organizations.