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1. James R. Schlesinger papers, 1863-2013

   49,500 items. 134 containers plus 32 classified, 3 oversize, and 1 artifact. 65.2 linear feet. 4,150 digital files (16.51 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Economist, U.S. secretary of defense, and U.S. secretary of energy. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, notebooks, subject files, appointment books, telephone logs, photographs, printed matter, and other papers chiefly concerning Schlesinger's service as secretary of defense and secretary of energy and his activities in the years following that government service. Materials from the post-government period are in both physical and digital formats.

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2. Gladys B. West and Ira V. West papers, 1944-2023 (bulk 1955-1999)

   800 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. 86 digital files (237.27 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Mathematicians. Articles, biographical material, calculations, certificates, correspondence, personnel records, flowcharts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, and photographs in both physical and digital formats relating primarily to the careers of Gladys B. West and Ira V. West as mathematicians at the Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground (now the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division) as well as to their personal lives. Particularly well-documented is Gladys B. West's career and her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, later incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS). Additional material in physical format includes a dissertation journal, manuals, notebooks, and printed matter. Material in digital format also includes a map.