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1. Ai Ogawa papers, 1820-2010

   18,000 items. 51 containers plus 3 oversize. 21.8 linear feet. 18 digital files (1.78 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet, author, and educator. Correspondence, writings, subject files, research files, photographs, posters, negatives, slides, notebooks, notes, financial and legal papers, student papers, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material in both physical and digital formats pertaining chiefly to Ogawa's career as a poet and professor.

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2. Bob Hope collection, circa 1900-2009

   559,400 items ; 773 linear feet (1965 boxes). 71,300 items ; 100 linear feet (194 boxes). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Bob Hope Collection consists of scripts, jokes, monologues, correspondence, manuscripts, promotional materials, photographs, and clippings documenting Hope's work as an entertainer, actor, comedian, and philanthropist, across multiple mediums and disciplines including radio, television, film, and live performance.

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3. Seymour Barab music manuscripts, 1958-2008

   approximately 2,700 items. 54 containers. 19.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Seymour Barab (1921-2014) was an American composer and performer. He was the founding cellist of the Composer's Quartet of Columbia University and taught at Rutgers University, Black Mountain College, and the New England Conservatory of Music. Barab primarily composed opera and vocal music, especially humorous music and works for young audiences. The collection includes scores, parts, libretti, and sketches, with small amounts of correspondence and ephemera.