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Lowell Folklife Project collection, 1987-1988
17,000 items ; 10 containers; 4 linear feet.. 158 folders.. 90 sound cassettes : analog.. 247 sound tape reels: analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in.. ca. 13,500 photographs : b&w., col.. 15 computer disks ; 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 in.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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This year-long study conducted by the American Folklife Center yielded an ethnographic collection consisting of 196 hours of sound recordings covering a wide range of subjects and activities, including oral history interviews, religious services, musical events, parades and religious processions, ethnic festivals, ethnic restaurants, and neighborhood tours. An additional 23 hours of sound recordings of musical events and oral history interviews were copied from originals lent by Lowell residents. Collection materials also include correspondence; field notes; questionnaires; neighborhood maps; reports; publications; administrative files; interview transcripts; black-and-white photographic prints, contact sheets, and film negatives (ca. 10,000 images); and color slides and prints, (ca. 3,500 images) which documented community life in Lowell, Massachusetts from 1987 to 1988.
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Lessing J. Rosenwald papers, 1819-1979
28,000 items. 81 containers plus 2 oversize. 32.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Bibliophile, businessman, and philanthropist. Correspondence, subject files, speeches and writings, printed matter, and miscellany relating to Rosenwald's career with Sears, Roebuck & Company; his activities on behalf of various Jewish causes and his opposition to Zionism; his public service work with the National Recovery Administration and the War Production Board; his various charitable, educational, and cultural philanthropies; and his work as a bibliographer and collector of books and prints.
Arthur Gleason papers, 1863-1931
3,000 items. 13 containers. 5.2 linear feet. 8 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist, editor, and social reformer. Family and general correspondence, writings, subject files, clippings, and printed matter relating to Gleason's editorial work with Cosmopolitan, The Survey, and Collier's Weekly; his experiences as a journalist and medic in World War I; his activities on behalf of the British labor movement, Bureau of Industrial Research, United Mine Workers, and socialism; and his interest in topics such as immigration, Jews in the United States, American isolationism, the Irish question, and religious groups and sects in Southern California.
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National Council of Jewish Women. Washington, D.C., Office records, 1924-2018
239,200 items. 627 containers plus 1 oversize. 261 linear feet. 261 digital files (4.80 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Liaison office between the National Council of Jewish Women and the United States Congress and government agencies. Correspondence, minutes, reports, legislation, speeches, testimony, photographs, and printed matter related to various social justice causes in both physical and digital formats. Materials in digital format also include video advertisements and programs.
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National Council of Jewish Women records, 1893-2020
63,000 items. 259 containers plus 1 oversize. 109.7 linear feet. 3 digital files (144.20 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Jewish women’s voluntary organization focused on advocacy efforts related to women, children and families in both the United States and Israel. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, transcripts of proceedings, reports, reference material, official publications, speeches, testimony, photographs, printed matter, and other records chiefly documenting the organization's activities in both physical and digital formats.
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Eric Frederick Goldman papers, 1886-1988
27,600 items. 91 containers plus 13 oversize. 43 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author, educator, and historian. Correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, research materials, scrapbooks, speeches, and writings pertaining to Goldman's career as a historian and consultant to President Lyndon B. Johnson on intellectual matters.
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Beatrice Rose Waldinger papers, 1918-1967
400 items. 2 containers. .8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Writer and niece of Sigmund Freud. Correspondence and writings. Waldinger’s writings describe her life in the Freud family, her immigration to the United States in 1938, and her analysis by Paul Federn.
League of Women Voters records, 1884-1986
514,400 items. 2,221 containers plus 24 oversize. 900 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, proceedings, speeches, reports, project studies, subject files, biographical material, financial records, newspapers clippings, printed material, and other records concerning the league's activities at the national, state, and local levels. Documents the organization's lobbying efforts, national conventions and council meetings, and projects of the League of Women Voters Education Fund.
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Princess Marie Bonaparte papers, 1889-1962
6,300 items. 33 containers. 13 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Psychoanalyst and author. Journals, correspondence, drafts of writings, notebooks, legal records, obituaries, genealogical notes, photographs, watercolor drawings, and printed matter relating to Bonaparte's involvement in the field of psychoanalysis.
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Joseph Sciorra collection, 1903-2018
approximately 22,236 items. 54 containers. 27 linear feet. 46 containers (approximately 14,700 sheets). 14 document files (PPT, DOC) : digital. 101 photographic transparencies : black and white ; 35mm. 2979 photographic transparencies : color ; 35mm. 1183 photographic negatives : black and white ; 35mm. 925 photographic negatives : color ; 35mm. 164 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes. 886 photographic prints : color ; various sizes. 319 photograph files (AI, EPS, JPG, TIF, PSD) : digital. 34 posters. 13 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 227 sound cassettes : analog. 554 audio files (MP3, WAV) : digital. 16 videocassettes (VHS) : analog. 84 video files (MOV, MP4, AVI, WVM, IFO, VOB, BUP) : digital. 71 optical discs (CD-R, DVD-R). -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of fieldwork conducted by Joseph Sciorra and his collected papers and materials, 1980s-2018, relating to Italian American folklife primarily in New York City but also in Italy. Topics include Catholic religious expression and material culture in the form of altars, processions, shrines, social clubs, feasts, games, puppeteering, visual arts, folk poetry, and music.
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