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Ralph Edwards Productions radio and television scripts, 1940-1975
7,900 items. 251 containers. 100.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Radio and television production company. Scripts from Ralph Edwards Productions' radio and television shows, primarily This Is Your Life and Truth or Consequences.
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Owen Lattimore papers, 1907-1997
22,175 items. 62 containers. 27.1 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Orientalist, author, educator, and historian. Correspondence, journals, writings, reviews, speeches, research notes, interviews, reports, transcripts of hearings, and other papers pertaining to Lattimore's studies in Chinese and Mongolian history and linguistics, his appointment as a political advisor to Chiang Kai-shek, and his service as director of Pacific Operations in the United States Office of War Information Overseas Operations Branch, and as a member of the United States Reparations Mission to Japan. Other topics include accusations by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and subsequent Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigations (1951), and the establishment of the Lattimore Institute for Mongolian Studies.
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Nannie Helen Burroughs papers, 1900-1963
110,000 items. 342 containers plus 19 oversize. 134.4 linear feet. 5 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Educator, religious leader, and advocate for African American rights. Correspondence, financial records, memoranda, notebooks, speeches and writings, subscription and literature orders, student records, and other papers relating primarily to Burroughs's founding and management of the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington, D.C., and to her activities with the Woman's Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention of the United States of America.
Wiley Rutledge, Jr., papers, 1909-1984
76,250 items. 239 containers plus 2 oversize. 96.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Educator, jurist, and lawyer. Correspondence, family papers, court files, academic files, speeches and writings, and others papers documenting Rutledge's career as professor and dean of the State University of Iowa College of Law (1935-1939), associate justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (1939-1943), and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1943-1949).
William O. Douglas papers, 1801-1980
636,500 items. 1,792 containers plus 1 classified and 7 oversize. 718.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law. Correspondence, speeches and writings, subject files, Supreme Court files, financial records, family papers and genealogy, printed matter, photographs, and other papers documenting Douglas's legal and judicial career, government service, concern for the environment, and other interests.
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Ralph Ellison papers, 1890-2007
74,900 items. 314 containers plus 25 oversize. 143 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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African American author and educator. General correspondence, organizational correspondence and reports, family papers, drafts, notes, and production files for novels, essays, poetry, short stories, reviews, and other writings, speeches, lectures, and interviews, reference file, and miscellany documenting Ellison's career and development as a writer. Among the many works represented are Going to the Territory (1985), Invisible Man (1952), Shadow and Act (1964), and the second novel Ellison left unpublished at his death.
Hugh H. Smythe and Mabel M. Smythe papers, circa 1895-1997
38,900 items. 112 containers plus 4 oversize and 2 classified. 45.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Diplomats, educators, and scholars. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, photographs, reports, writings, subject files, and other papers relating to the Smythes' ambassadorships to Cameroon, Malta, and Syria and their work on African and African American issues with a variety of organizations and educational institutions.
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Abba Ptachya Lerner papers, 1929-1986
13,100 items. 38 containers. 15.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Economist and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, diary and dream notes, writings, speeches, reports, interviews, research material, family and legal papers, drawings, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Lerner's activities as professor, lecturer, and advisor in the field of economics.
Loy W. Henderson papers, 1918-1984
8,250 items. 29 containers plus 1 oversize. 12 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Diplomat; later professor of international relations, American University, Washington, D.C. Correspondence, memoir, speeches and writings, academic and subject files, engagement books, scrapbook, photographs, and miscellany pertaining primarily to Henderson's diplomatic career.
Patricia Harris papers, 1950-1983
113,400 items. 378 containers plus 1 classified. 151.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, educator, diplomat, and cabinet officer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, reports, statements, notes, printed material, and other papers pertaining primarily to Harris's cabinet positions as secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (1977-1979) and secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (later, Health and Human Services) (1979-1981).
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