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1. Thomas Mann papers, 1909-1947

   15 items. 1 container. .2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Novelist and essayist. Letters, speeches, and writings.

2. Logan Pearsall Smith papers, 1760-1946

   400 containers. 4 containers. 1 linear foot. 2 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author and essayist. Correspondence, notes, drafts of writings, and other papers relating to Bernard Berenson, Roger Eliot Fry, Bertrand Russell, Walt Whitman, World War I, the Russian Revolution, and to literature, art, travel, and society in general. Includes a transcript of a diary of Ann Cooper Whitall, Quaker of Red Bank, N.J.

3. William Plumer papers, 1774-1845

   1,800 items. 20 containers. 3.8 linear feet. 6 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Governor of New Hampshire and legislator, United States senator from New Hampshire, essayist, and historian. Correspondence, diaries, letterbooks, autobiography, writings, notes, transcripts of poetry, essays, extracts, and other papers relating to Plumer’s personal life and career in New Hampshire and national politics and as an essayist.

4. John Vance Cheney papers, 1847-1927

   3,150 items. 9 containers plus 1 oversize. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet, essayist, and librarian. Family correspondence, general correspondence, a diary, manuscripts of poems, short stories, articles, and drafts of Cheney's unpublished autobiography, and other papers.

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5. Louise Imogen Guiney papers, 1884-1920

   1,500 items. 5 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet, essayist, journalist, and librarian. Chiefly letters from Guiney to F. Holland Day. Also includes poems and transcripts of letters to Louise Chandler Moulton.

6. Mary Oliver papers, 1863-2019

   40,000 items. 118 containers plus 16 oversize. 55 linear feet. 195 digital files (2.43 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet, essayist, and teacher. Correspondence, notebooks and notes, manuscript drafts, awards, photographs, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, printed matter, and various other papers documenting Oliver's career as an award-winning and best-selling poet, essayist, and educator. Material in digital format includes audio files.

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