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1. Frank Farrell papers, 1897-1988

   28,000 items. 78 containers plus 2 oversize and 1 classified. 34.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States Marine Corps officer, journalist, radio commentator, public relations consultant, and advertising executive. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, magazine articles, poetry, reports, radio broadcast transcripts, trial transcripts, research notes, biographical notes, financial records, personnel records, travel records, press releases, address lists, awards, newspaper clippings, obituaries, printed matter, drawings, floor plans, photographs, posters, maps, and other papers chiefly documenting Farrell's career from 1945 to 1975.

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2. Augustus S. Nicholson papers, 1861-1934

   350 items. 1 container. .4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Marine officer. Correspondence, financial and legal records of the Nicholson family, and biographical material pertaining chiefly to Nicholson's career as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.

3. William Edward Riley papers, 1941-1948

   800 items. 5 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Marine Corps officer. Correspondence, operation plans and reports, memoranda, notes, maps, photographs, and other papers relating to Riley’s World War II service on the staff of Admiral William Frederick Halsey, commander of South Pacific Area and commander in chief of the United States Navy 3rd Fleet; invasions of the Philippines and Ulithi (Micronesia); and United States Marine Corps and United States Navy demobilization efforts after the war.

4. Browning family papers, 1824-1917

   900 items. 3 containers. 2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Browning family members including Robert Lewright Browning (1803-1850), naval officer, his wife Eleanor Hanlon Browning, and their sons, Robert Lewright Browning (1835-1860), marine officer, and Charles Henry Browning (1846-1926), genealogist. Correspondence, journals, biographical file, genealogical and other notes, newspaper clippings, and printed material of the Browning family.

5. John Archer Lejeune papers, 1815-1950

   6,125 items. 21 containers. 8.2 linear feet. 16 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Marine Corps officer and educator. Family and general correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, notes, military papers, and printed matter relating to Lejeune's education and his military career.

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6. Merritt Austin Edson papers, 1905-2000

   19,700 items. 64 containers plus 1 oversize. 27.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States Marine Corps officer. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, reports, notes and notebooks, military records, financial records, clippings, printed matter, awards, certificates, memorabilia, and other papers relating chiefly to his service as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.