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Arnold Gesell papers, 1870-1971
90,000 items. 258 containers plus 9 oversize. 114 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Psychologist and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, published and unpublished writings, addresses, lectures, and film scripts, clinical and medical books, personnel records, contracts, biographical and genealogical material, abstracts, photographs, research data, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Gesell's work as director of the Yale Clinic of Child Development, his studies of the mental and physical development of infants and children, and his role in the debate on the developmental influences of environment and heredity.
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Louise Bates Ames papers, 1915-1996
14,000 items. 52 containers. 20.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Child psychologist and educator. Personal and professional correspondence, diaries, manuscripts of articles and books, lectures and speeches, subject files, bibliography, photographs, newspaper clippings, biographical material on the Bates family, and other papers chiefly documenting Ames's career as a child psychologist.
George Frederick Kunz papers, 1783-1930
1,700 items. 5 containers plus 3 oversize. 2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Gemologist and geologist. Correspondence, notes, speeches, typescripts, broadsides, certificates, clippings, illuminated Russian manuscripts, maps, minutes, pamphlets, photographs, printed matter, reports, and other papers relating to Kunz's career as a gemologist and geologist, with a chief focus on the mineralogy of Russia and Kunz's trip to Russia in 1891, his involvement with the American Museum of Safety (renamed Safety Institute of America in 1918), New York, N.Y., and his work on an appendix about the construction of bridges and tunnels on the Hudson River.
Mullett & Co. architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)
991 architectural drawings (chiefly) ; various sizes, most in folders 89 x 123 cm. or smaller.. 2 albums (9 photographic prints, 2 graphite drawings, 59 photomechanical prints) ; 35 x 23 cm. or smaller.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Includes many examples of Mullett's designs completed during his tenure as Architect of the Treasury as well as drawings for the Sun Building. Also includes a representative sample of A.B. Mullett & Co.'s output spanning the first quarter of the 20th century. Primarily architectural drawings for residential buildings, industrial buildings, commercial buildings, transportation buildings, religious buildings, and health care facilities in Washington, D.C., designed between 1875 and ca. 1942; government buildings in cities throughout the United States designed between 1866 and 1874, including federal customhouses, post offices; and a skyscraper office building for the Baltimore Sun newspaper. Materials document various phases of the design process, from presentation drawings to working drawings and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes engineering drawings, some architectural drawings by other creators, as well as source materials.
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Frederick Law Olmsted papers, 1777-1952
24,000 items. 73 containers plus 1 oversize. 23 linear feet. 60 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Landscape architect. Correspondence, letterbooks, journals, drafts of articles and books, speeches and lectures, biographical and genealogical data, business papers, scrapbooks, maps, drawings, and other papers encompassing Olmsted's career and private life. The papers focus on Olmsted's career as a landscape architect, specifically as a designer of parks and the grounds of private estates and public buildings and as a city and regional planner.
Benjamin Luft collection of 9-11 first responders' oral histories
approximately 2067 items . 522 moving images; digital, mov and mp4. 1327 graphic materials; digital, jpg, pdf, tif, and png. 218 manuscripts; digital, pdf and pptx . -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of 328 oral history interviews of individuals impacted by the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster, and interviewee's photographs and manuscript materials documenting their experiences at the site. The collection primarily contains first-person narratives told by World Trade Center site disaster workers: police officers, firefighters, construction workers, demolition specialists, ironworkers, veterinarians, paramedics, and other volunteers at the site.
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Francis L. Galt papers, 1870-1875
20 items. 2 containers. .6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Physician and naval surgeon. Journal, letter, and writings documenting Galt’s service after the American Civil War as an expatriate medical officer in the Peruvian navy.
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Charles Kline papers, 1862-1907
125 items. 2 containers. 0.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Union soldier. Correspondence, including originals and transcripts of letters, envelopes, newspaper clippings, pension documents, a copy of a photograph, and a drawing relating mainly to Kline's Civil War service with the 115th New York Infantry Regiment.
Latrobe architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)
211 items (chiefly architectural and engineering drawings). 2 v., 41 leaves (30 architectural drawings). -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Primarily architectural and engineering drawings by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for residential buildings, government buildings, canals, monuments, bank buildings, military buildings, health care facilities, engines, and waterworks in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Among the designs represented in the archive are the U.S. Capitol, the White House, and Decatur House. Materials document various phases of the design process, from competition and presentation drawings to working drawings. The archive also includes landscape architecture drawings, interior design drawings, and naval architecture drawings, as well as architectural drawings formerly attributed to Latrobe.
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Heaton architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)
9,237 items (chiefly architectural drawings); various sizes, most in folders 117 x 192 cm. or smaller. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Primarily architectural drawings by Arthur B. Heaton for residential, commercial, industrial, religious, educational, recreational, health care, transportation, and organizations' buildings in a wide range of styles located in the Northwest and Northeast quadrants of Washington, D.C., and surrounding suburbs. The majority of the drawings were executed from 1910-1950. Among his commissions were single detached houses, some for prominent clients; groups of houses in the Burleith section of Washington, D.C.; apartment houses in Lyon Village, Arlington, Virginia; Park and Shop, an early shopping center; Capital Garage; additions and alterations for the National Geographic Society; the Bishop's House at the National Cathedral; buildings for Sidwell Friends School; utility facilities for PEPCO; and wartime housing for the U.S. Government. Materials document various phases of the design process, from preliminary sketches to working drawings, including numerous full size details, to correspondence and specifications relating to building projects. The archive also includes some architectural drawings, landscape architecture drawings, and engineering drawings by other draftsmen and creators, including E. Burton Corning, Costigan, and Thomas W. Marshall.
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