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1. Samuel Eliot Morison papers, 1939-1972

   78 items. 8 containers. 3.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   U.S. naval officer and historian. Journals and research notebooks relating mainly to the oceanic theaters of World War II, antisubmarine warfare, and Morison's writings.

2. Julius Augustus Furer papers, 1910-1962

   2,800 items. 10 containers. 5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer. Diary, correspondence, subject files, speeches and writings, and other papers relating to Furer's naval career.

3. Solon J. Buck papers, 1778-1962

   15,000 items. 50 containers plus 3 oversize. 21.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Historian and archivist. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, drafts of speeches and writings, subject files, financial papers, bibliographies, and research material relating primarily to Buck's career at the National Archives and Library of Congress.

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4. Edward Lindley Bowles papers, 1869-1990

   37,800 items. 108 containers plus 1 classified. 43.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Inventor, engineer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, manuscripts, speeches, transcripts of recorded recollections, reports, minutes, subject files, notes, legal documents, printed material, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Bowles's career as an engineer and consultant in private industry and in government, his association with research universities, and work relating to the securing and defense of patents.

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5. United States. American Commission to Negotiate Peace records, 1898-1919

   14,000 items. 43 containers plus 1 oversize. 17.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Abstracts, agreements, articles, maps, memoranda, notebooks, pamphlets, petitions, reports, and other typescript and mimeograph material, including documents from the study group, the Inquiry. Items deal with geographical, racial, religious, political, cultural, and legal aspects of countries and areas with which the commission was concerned.

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6. American Historical Association records, 1884-1986

   364,000 items. 1,155 containers plus 1 oversize. 464.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   National professional association for historians. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, manuscripts of published and unpublished articles, reports, notes, resolutions, legal briefs, membership cards and lists, administrative files, subject files, financial records, printed matter, and other records reflecting the association's history and its development of programs stimulating scholarly historical research and activities. Includes files of the secretary and executive secretary, treasurer, executive director, Executive Council, Historical Service Board, and various divisions and committees, as well as editorial files of the American Historical Review.

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7. David B. Quinn papers, 1109-1994

   58,450 items. 167 containers plus 5 oversize. 70.6 linear feet. 60 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Historian. Correspondence, minutes, reports, appointment calendars, applications, autobiographical sketches, clippings, photographs, lectures, writings, and research material consisting of notes, transcriptions, and facsimiles of charters, chronicles, colonization tracts, court records, drawings, financial accounts, land records, maps, state papers, statutes, travel literature, and other papers and documents.

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8. Queenstown Association (U.S.) records, 1913-1980

   700 items. 3 containers. 1.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Association of commissioned officers of the United States Navy who were stationed at the naval base in Queenstown, Ireland, during World War I. Established, 1921; disbanded, 1961.Correspondence, minutes, membership lists, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to the association's social activities. Primarily the files of founder and secretary-treasurer, Junius Spencer Morgan.

9. John Hall Wheelock papers, 1910-circa 2000

   450 items. 4 containers. 1.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet and editor. Correspondence; drafts of poems, speeches, and articles; and miscellany relating largely to Wheelock's poetry.

10. William Frederick Halsey papers, 1907-1959

    20,000 items. 55 containers plus 2 oversize. 22 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Naval officer. Correspondence, war diaries, logs, journals, narratives of military campaigns, military orders, books, periodicals, poems, songs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia relating mostly to Halsey's social and business career after World War II, his personal life and club activities, and the history of American naval involvement in the Pacific Theater during World War II.