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1. George Thomas Washington papers, 1934-1965

   5,200 items. 15 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Judge, official in the U.S. Office of the Attorney General, and law professor. Correspondence, articles, drafts of a book, personal and office files, legal memoranda, lecture notes, speeches, and memorabilia from Washington's career in government.

2. Benjamin C. Gruenberg and Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg papers, 1878-1972

   45,000 items. 137 containers plus 2 oversize. 55.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Benjamin C. Gruenberg, author and educator. Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg, author and child study specialist. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, notes, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating to the Gruenbergs' personal lives and professional careers.

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3. Samuel Finley Breese Morse papers, 1793-1944

   10,070 items. 74 containers plus 3 oversize. 18.6 linear feet. 36 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Artist and inventor. Family and general correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, and other papers. Includes letters from Samuel Finley Breese Morse to his family describing his studies in England during the War of 1812 and his subsequent struggle to support himself as a portrait painter in the United States; correspondence and other papers relating to Morse's invention of the telegraph, lawsuits over patents, and his dispute with Joseph Henry who also claimed to have invented the telegraph.

4. Louis M. Goren papers, 1908-1963

   3,000 items. 11 containers. 4.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet and Yiddish press author. Correspondence, writings (drafts and published versions), photographs, notebooks, notes, scrapbooks, financial papers, postcards, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material relating chiefly to Goren's career as a poet and writer.

5. Oscar Hijuelos papers, 1913-2016

   9,300 items. 63 containers plus 6 oversize. 26 linear feet. 389 files (13.94 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author. Writings, correspondence, clippings, contracts, printed matter, biographical material, family papers, photographs, artwork, memorabilia, a scrapbook, and digital audio and visual recordings documenting Hijuelos’s career as a writer, family heritage, and personal matters.

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