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1. Luther Burbank papers, 1830-1989

   12,500 items. 41 containers. 16 linear feet. 2 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist. Correspondence, speeches and writings, notes, sketches, nursery plans and notes, business records, scrapbooks, family papers and genealogies, and printed material concerning Burbank's career as a botanist and his family and personal life.

2. A.W. Greely papers, 1753-1997

   46,000 items. 149 containers plus 3 oversize. 73.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Explorer, United States Army officer, and author. Correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, diaries, speeches, lectures, writings, military papers, biographical material, Greely (Greeley) family correspondence, scrapbooks, financial records, clippings, maps, prints, memorabilia, and other papers relating primarily to Greely's military career and exploration of the polar regions.

3. Edward Goodrich Acheson papers, 1872-1968

   13,000 items. 48 containers plus 2 oversize. 20.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Electrochemist, engineer, and inventor. Correspondence, diaries, biographical material, financial papers, laboratory notebooks relating to experiments and inventions, newspaper clippings, and other materials pertaining to Acheson's scientific work.

4. Ben B. Lindsey papers, 1838-1957

   95,000 items. 320 containers plus 35 oversize. 142 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Judge and social reformer. Correspondence, notebooks, journals, lectures, memoranda, legal papers, briefs, legislative matter, campaign literature, family papers, scrapbooks, and other material documenting Lindsey's judicial, political, and literary career.