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Leo Wolman papers, 1870-1958
13,300 items. 38 containers. 15.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Economist. Correspondence, reports, financial worksheets and graphs, wage rates material, bibliographies, election results for the National Labor Relations Board, press releases, printed matter, and other papers relating to Wolman’s career in economics.
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Emory Scott Land papers, 1901-1972
8,500 items. 31 containers plus 2 oversize. 13 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval officer and public official. Correspondence, diary notes, speeches, copies of orders, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and other papers chiefly relating to Land's government service as head of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair, chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission, and chief administrator of the U.S. War Shipping Administration. Includes material relating to his cousin, Charles A. Lindbergh, and Land's testimony in the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
John P. Frey papers, 1891-1951
28,000 items. 32 containers plus 1 oversize. 15.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Labor leader and editor. Correspondence, diary, articles, writings, speeches, research notes, financial data, labor agreements, legal briefs, minutes, reports, printed matter, photographs, and other material relating to Frey’s activities on behalf of labor.
Seymour Martin Lipset papers, 1824-2013
45,000 items. 120 containers plus 6 oversize. 50.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Sociologist and political theorist. Correspondence, writings, speeches, subject file, teaching material, notes and notebooks, projects file, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers documenting Lipset's career as a sociologist and political theorist and his body of work.
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Leo Goodman papers, 1913-1982
86,000 items. 246 containers plus 5 oversize and 1 classified. 124 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Labor union activist. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, membership files, speeches and writings, subject files, appointment calendars, and other papers documenting Leo Goodman's career as a labor activist and lobbyist concerned with adequate and affordable housing and safety for workers in atomic energy, particularly as director, CIO National Housing Committee, and as secretary, AFL-CIO Atomic Energy Technical Committee.
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George Korson collection, 1913-1975
37,117 items ; 106 containers (not including AV) ; 57 linear feet (not including AV).. 112 sound discs : analog ; 12 in., 10 in., and 7 in.. 108 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 6 sound tape reels : analog ; 5 in.. 1 sound cassette : analog. 1 film reel (ca. 8 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm. approximately 623 photographs : photographic prints, negatives, black and white; various sizes.. 4 graphic items : various media.. 2 items.. 36,259 items.. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of professional papers, field recordings of interviews and songs, a film, and photographs documenting the career and folklife fieldwork of George Korson. George Korson conducted fieldwork in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania and also in Pennsylvania Dutch Country in eastern counties of Pennsylvania. The film dated October 12, 1964 is George Korson (with Charlie McCarthy) interviewed by Franklin D. Coslett. The collection also includes various papers and interviews created by Angus K. Gillespie, including his interviews with folklorist and labor historian Archie Green. Gillespie is the author of a biography of George Korson, titled Folklorist of the coal fields : George Korson's life and work (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1980).
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William LePre Houston family papers, 1777-1936
4,000 items. 23 containers plus 2 oversize. 9.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyers. Correspondence, diaries, financial records, academic papers, printed matter, and miscellaneous material related to the Houstons’ family life, fraternal organizations, the law, and Charles Hamilton Houston’s military service during World War I.
American Federation of Labor records, 1883-1925
172,300 items. 354 containers. 90.3 linear feet. 341 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Labor organization. Letterpress books containing correspondence of Samuel Gompers and William Green, presidents of the American Federation of Labor. Other letters are signed by James Duncan, Gabriel Edmonston, Frank K. Foster, and John McBride.
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters records, 1920-1968
41,000 items. 144 containers. 70 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Part I consists of general correspondence, subject files, and personal papers of the brotherhood's founder, A. Philip Randolph, documenting the growth and functions of the union chiefly after 1940. Part II consists of correspondence and subject files of brotherhood officials Benjamin F. McLaurin (international field organizer), A. Philip Randolph (founder and president), and Ashley L. Totten (secretary-treasurer), and other subject files, financial records, and miscellaneous records.
Jack Kapp collection, circa 1900-1949
69 items, including 63 drawings and 6 prints. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of mostly original cartoon drawings, one framed album cover, and some correspondence assembled by American Decca Records founder and president Jack Kapp. The drawings provide historical commentary on the issues of the phonograph industry, particularly the American Federation of Musicians recording ban of 1942-1944, and the place of the phonograph in American life.