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1. Henry Robinson Luce papers, 1917-1967

   35,000 items. 108 containers plus 2 oversize. 45 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Editor, publisher, and philanthropist. Correspondence and memoranda, speeches and writings, financial and property records, reports, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and biographical data relating primarily to Luce's publishing career and his involvement in political, religious, civic, and private organizations.

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2. Ann Tanneyhill papers, 1879-2012

   350 items. 13 containers plus 1 oversize. 8.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   National Urban League official, vocational guidance program director, and civil rights activist. Correspondence, writings, speeches, appointment calendars, personnel records, photographs, notes, tributes and honors, pamphlets, printed ephemera, newspaper clippings, books, and other material documenting Tanneyhill’s long career with the National Urban League and work in vocational guidance. Family papers document the lives of members of Tanneyhill and Grandison families in Massachusetts.

3. National Urban League records, 1900-1988

   616,000 items. 2,000 containers plus 2 oversize. 821 linear feet. 18 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Civil rights organization. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, speeches, reports, surveys, statistical data, financial and legal records, scrapbooks, printed material, and other records relating to the programs and policies of the league and its affiliates.

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4. Moton family papers, 1850-1991

   8,700 items. 25 containers plus 1 classified. 11.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, printed material, and other papers relating primarily to efforts in the 1930s by the Moton Family to promote educational and economic opportunities for African Americans and to improve race relations.

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