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1. Noel Francis Parrish papers, 1894-1987

   29,500 items. 58 containers plus 1 oversize and 2 classified. 29.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Air force general and university professor. Correspondence, speeches and writings, academic and military files, family papers, photographs and slides, and other papers documenting Parrish's military and academic careers, including as commander of Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.) where he was responsible for training the Army Air Force's first African American pilots during World War II.

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2. Joseph Story correspondence, 1807-1843

   1,400 items. 8 containers. 2 linear feet. 8 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer, United States representative from Massachusetts, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, and educator. Personal, legal, and professional correspondence regarding cases at law, questions before the Supreme Court, the teaching of history and law, the development of Harvard Law School, and other judicial and political topics.

3. American Historical Association records, 1884-1986

   364,000 items. 1,155 containers plus 1 oversize. 464.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   National professional association for historians. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, manuscripts of published and unpublished articles, reports, notes, resolutions, legal briefs, membership cards and lists, administrative files, subject files, financial records, printed matter, and other records reflecting the association's history and its development of programs stimulating scholarly historical research and activities. Includes files of the secretary and executive secretary, treasurer, executive director, Executive Council, Historical Service Board, and various divisions and committees, as well as editorial files of the American Historical Review.

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4. David B. Quinn papers, 1109-1994

   58,450 items. 167 containers plus 5 oversize. 70.6 linear feet. 60 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Historian. Correspondence, minutes, reports, appointment calendars, applications, autobiographical sketches, clippings, photographs, lectures, writings, and research material consisting of notes, transcriptions, and facsimiles of charters, chronicles, colonization tracts, court records, drawings, financial accounts, land records, maps, state papers, statutes, travel literature, and other papers and documents.

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5. American Studies Association records, 1946-2017

   123,000 items. 351 containers. 140.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Academic organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history. Correspondence, minutes, and printed matter relating to the organization and its publication, the American Quarterly.

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6. American Council of Learned Societies records, 1910-2019

   867,650 items. 2,717 containers plus 47 oversize. 1,109 linear feet. 13 microfilm reels. 497 digital files (544.13 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Federation of scholarly organizations specializing in fellowships and grants to promote the study of the humanities and social sciences. Correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, financial material, fellowship and grant files, project files, committee files, manuscripts, reports, notes, applications, announcements and publicity, memoranda, speeches and lectures, articles, surveys and questionnaires, administrative files, trip files, fundraising files, and future plans in both physical and digital formats.

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7. Alexandra Danilova collection, 1920-2000

   4,500 items. 46 containers. 30 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, writings, including a typescript of Danilova's memoirs titled Choura: The Memoirs of Alexandra Danilova, speeches and lectures, programs, printed material, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, artwork, photographs, and other papers relating to Danilova's career in dance primarily as a teacher at the School of American Ballet. Also includes material from her years with the de Basil Ballets Russes and the Denham Ballet Russe and from her touring company, Great Moments of Ballet.