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1. Olmsted Associates records, 1863-1971

   170,000 items. 637 containers plus 24 oversize. 255 linear feet. 531 microfilm reels. 1,295 digital files (1.26 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Landscape architectural firm. The records include correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, reports, plans, specifications, newspaper clippings, photographs, drawings, journals, account books, ledgers, lists, diagrams, blueprints, deeds, and printed matter constituting the business files of the firm and reflecting the breadth of the projects undertaken by its staff. A small group of Olmsted family papers is also contained in the collection.

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2. George B. Cortelyou papers, 1871-1948

   17,000 items. 76 containers. 35 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Public official and presidential secretary. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, memoranda, subject files, printed matter, and miscellany relating to Cortelyou's duties as secretary to William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, his service as secretary of commerce and labor, postmaster general, and secretary of the treasury, and his work as chairman of the Republican National Committee.

3. Gertrude Quastler and Henry Quastler papers, 1895-1965

   1,025 items. 4 containers plus 1 oversize. 2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Gertrude Quastler, painter and printmaker; and her husband, Henry Quastler, radiologist known for applying information theory to the field of biology. Correspondence, photographs, biographical material, notes, price lists, receipts, clippings, and printed matter pertaining to Gertrude’s art and exhibitions, Henry’s medical career and research activities, and their personal lives.