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1. William A. Benney papers, 1920-1966

   1,250 items. 3 containers plus 1 oversize. 1.0 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Research superintendent. Notes, correspondence, drawings, lists, payroll records, newspaper clippings, personal papers, printed matter, and photographs largely documenting Benney’s employment by Thomas A. Edison, centering on the work carried out in Fort Myers, Florida, to find a substitute for natural rubber.

2. Bernard L. Austin papers, 1916-1979

   7,500 items. 24 containers plus 3 classified. 9.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer and educator. Correspondence, speeches and writings, and subject files documenting Austin's naval career.

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3. Claude Charles Bloch papers, 1926-1945

   1,400 items. 5 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer. Correspondence, printed matter, and other material relating to Claude Charles Bloch’s naval career before and during World War II, including his command at Pearl Harbor.

4. Ernest Joseph King papers, 1908-1991

   10,000 items. 39 containers. 15 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer. Official and general correspondence, orders to duty, speech, article, and book file, memoranda, notes, printed material, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to King's activities as commander in chief of the United States Fleet and chief of naval operations during World War II.