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1. David S. Tatel papers, 1871-2023

   155,000 items. 525 containers. 210 linear feet. 7,171 digital files (4.38 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Judge, lawyer, and public official. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, speeches, writings, reports, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers in both physical and digital formats relating chiefly to Tatel’s legal career as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, his service as Director for the Office for Civil Rights for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and his private law practices in Chicago, Ill., and Washington, D.C.

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2. Harold H. Burton papers, 1792-1965

   118,000 items. 399 containers plus 4 oversize plus 1 classified. 159.5 linear feet. 5 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and United States senator. Diaries, correspondence, legal case files, speeches and writings, reports, photographs, maps, printed matter, and newspaper clippings pertaining primarily to Burton's activities as an associate justice of the Supreme Court and Senator.

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3. Patsy T. Mink papers, 1883-2005

   880,600 items. 2,638 containers plus 71 oversize and 1 classified. 1,530 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Lawyer, public official, and United States representative from Hawaii. Correspondence, memoranda, legislative files, speeches and writings, testimony, statements, press releases, appointment books and scheduling files, travel itineraries, campaign files and political ephemera, notes, casework, law practice client files, court documents, maps, card files, biographical material, interviews, questionnaires, awards and honors, photographs, student papers, family papers, scrapbooks, news clippings, and printed matter documenting Mink's public service career.

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4. Center for National Policy Review records, 1959-1986

   50,300 items. 172 containers plus 1 oversize. 68.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Public interest organization concerned with enforcement of and compliance with federal civil rights laws; created in 1970 by civil rights attorney William L. Taylor and affiliated with Columbus School of Law, Catholic University, Washington, D.C., until 1985. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, notes, reports, legal case files, printed material, and other papers relating to the work of the center and its director, William L. Taylor, in the surveillance of federal agencies for compliance with federal laws against discrimination, review of federal legislation and agency regulations, participation in lawsuits challenging infringements of civil rights, and dissemination of information to the public regarding the status of laws and government actions affecting equal rights of minorities and the poor.

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5. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund records, 1915-1968

   80,000 items. 264 containers plus 55 restricted plus 12 oversize. 132 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Records documenting the NAACP's legal program through the mid-1960s and its coordinated attack on legal segregation and racial discrimination waged in state, federal and supreme courts. Includes administrative records, conference agenda, reports, committee files, correspondence and memoranda, notes, printed material, and legal case files.

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6. African American soldiers in World War II collection, 1918-2018

   7,000 items. 20 containers. 8.0 linear feet. 3,170 digital files (118.23 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Correspondence, memoranda, oral history interviews, government documents, reports, notes, books, subject files, a scrapbook, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed matter, digital files, and other material documenting the World War II participation of African American soldiers of the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions of the United States Army.

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7. Ruth Bader Ginsburg papers, 1897-2021

   55,250 items. 157 containers plus 66 restricted. 61.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   U.S. Supreme Court justice, judge, lawyer, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, speeches, lectures, writings, reports, interviews, briefs, orders, opinions, motions, depositions, and other papers relating chiefly to Ginsburg's efforts as an advocate for women's rights, particularly through her speeches and writings and her endeavors as general counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union and director of its Women's Rights Project. Documents her work as a proponent for the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, as law professor at Columbia University, and as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1980-1993. Also includes family papers and material relating to Ginsburg's travels.

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8. Sandra Day O'Connor papers, 1944-2008

   256,575 items. 851 containers plus 1 classified and 10 oversize. 339.8 linear feet. 356 digital files (0.88 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Lawyer, judge, and state legislator of Arizona and first woman associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, legal papers, subject files, speeches, and writings relating primarily to O'Connor's judicial career.

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