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1. Washington Post Historical Collection, 1877-2015

   45,500 items. 132 containers plus 8 oversize. 56 linear feet. 6,209 digital files (49.24 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. A collection of clippings, photographs, editorials, research files, memoranda, correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, newsletters, scrapbooks, directories, video files, audio files, and newspapers documenting the broad history of the newspaper through the records and papers of multiple departments and staff members.

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   Some or all content stored offsite.

2. Leonard Downie Jr. papers, 1961-2020

   7,500 items. 20 containers plus 2 oversize. 8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Journalist and editor. Correspondence, interoffice memoranda, interviews, speeches, writings, reports, notes, political ephemera, photographs, and other papers documenting Downie's career as a journalist and editor at the Washington Post. Subjects include national politics, domestic terrorism, international affairs, foreign policy, and the internal operations and culture of the Washington Post.