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William Holmes Walker papers, 1855-1982
10 items. 2 containers. .6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Early Mormon leader, pioneer settler of Utah, missionary to South Africa, and patriarch of the Mormon Church. Memoir, diary, and scrapbook reflecting the life of Walker and Mormon Church history.
Daniel O. Drennan papers, 1775-1904
4,750 items. 10 containers plus 1 oversize. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Military aide. Copies of correspondence, military dispatches, reports and other documents, as well as original letters, newspaper clippings, notes, architectural drawings, memorabilia, and printed matter collected by Drennan during his service as military secretary to Philip Henry Sheridan from 1865 to1888.
Alexander Robey Shepherd papers, 1776-1945
1,950 items. 16 containers plus 1 in vault and 1 oversize. 7.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Territorial governor. Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, clippings, printed matter, and memorabilia relating to Shepherd's career as a political official in Washington, D.C.
Rhoda Métraux papers, 1837-1997
90,000 items. 224 containers plus 1 classified and 21 oversize. 101 linear feet. 802 digital files (2.2 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Anthropologist and author. Correspondence, lectures, and writings in both physical and digital format. Physical materials also include field diaries, field notes and notebooks, reports, proposals, minutes, programs, interview transcripts, questionnaires, statistical analyses, artwork and drawings, photographs, maps, census data, projective testing materials, financial records, and printed matter pertaining to Métraux's career as an anthropologist and her professional and personal relationship with anthropologist Margaret Mead.
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Henry T. Mayo papers, 1866-1972
5,250 items. 15 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval officer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, memoirs, genealogical material, reports, orders, certificates, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers pertaining mainly to Mayo's naval career.
Clarence K. Streit papers, 1838-2000
109,650 items. 297 containers plus 1 oversize. 118.8 linear feet. 9 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author, editor, and journalist. Correspondence, diaries, notes and notebooks, subject files, speeches, statements, and writings, family papers, reports, interviews, pamphlets, press releases, newsletters, minutes of meetings, photographs, clippings, printed matter, and other papers primarily relating to Federal Union, Inc., which Streit founded to promote his plan for an Atlantic Union of democracies, as well as that organization's successor, Association to Unite the Democracies, Inc.
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James K. Polk papers, 1775-1891
20,500 items. 155 containers plus 20 oversize. 39 linear feet. 67 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States president, Speaker of the House and representative from Tennessee, and governor of Tennessee. General correspondence, presidential letterbooks, diaries, account and memorandum books, drafts and copies of speeches and messages, family papers, financial and legal papers, and printed matter relating primarily to Polk's political career in Tennessee and on the national level.
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D.H. Lawrence correspondence, notes, and photographs, 1921-1930
135 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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British author. Chiefly letters written by Lawrence to Mabel Dodge Luhan relating to his travels and experiences with Luhan in Taos, New Mexico, and to Lawrence's writing projects.
John J. Walsh papers, 1933-2004
3,000 items. 10 containers. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation agent. Correspondence, writings, and research material relating to Walsh’s career as a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and as an investigator for congressional committees and executive branch agencies. Includes Walsh’s unpublished memoir and research files relating to the Venona project and to Matthew Silverman, a figure in the Alger Hiss case.
Henry M. Robert papers, 1853-1937
5,000 items. 8 containers. 3.6 linear feet. 8 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Army officer, engineer, and parliamentarian. Diaries, memoranda books, correspondence, letterbooks, subject files, and other papers relating mainly to Roberts service as an engineer and parliamentarian.