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1. Abraham Flexner papers, 1865-1989

   12,500 items. 35 containers. 14 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Educational reformer and author. Correspondence, research files, speeches and writings, and miscellany pertaining to Flexner's work in medical education and administration of educational foundations.

2. Edgar Ansel Mowrer and Lilian T. Mowrer papers, 1898-1978

   52,500 items. 141 containers plus 13 oversize. 60.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Edgar Ansel Mowrer, journalist, and Lilian Thomson, author, married 1916. Correspondence, manuscripts of speeches and writings, lectures, subject files, and other papers documenting the Mowrers' careers as authors and lecturers on foreign affairs, particularly on the diplomacy of France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.

3. Tyler Dennett collection relating to John Hay, 1861-1937

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

   Summary:

   Historian, editor, and biographer. Correspondence, research notes, galley proofs, photographs, and printed matter relating to Dennett's books John Hay: From Poetry to Politics and Lincoln and the Civil War in the Diaries and Letters of John Hay.

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4. James M. Cain papers, 1901-2004

   32,000 items. 103 containers. 41.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author, journalist, and screenwriter. Correspondence, writings, legal and financial records, family papers, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Cain's work as a journalist and to his career as a novelist and Hollywood screenwriter.

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5. 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.

6. Irving Brant papers, 1910-1977

   37,000 items. 64 containers plus 1 oversize. 24 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author, historian, and newspaper editor. Correspondence, memoranda, writings and speeches, research notes, and other papers reflecting Brant's career with various newspapers, in the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a playwright, and his interest in James Madison.

7. William J. Ghent papers, 1876-1942

   15,000 items. 48 containers. 19.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author and journalist. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, notes, reports, subject files, photographs, clippings, and printed material relating to Ghent's writings on the West and the socialist movement in the U.S. Includes biographical sketches appearing in the Dictionary of American Biography and articles and book reviews appearing in trade journals. Also includes diaries of Edward Settle Godfrey and Holmes O. Paulding, participants in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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8. Douglas Southall Freeman papers, 1900-1979

   70,000 items. 242 containers plus 2 oversize. 96 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Biographer, editor, educator, and lecturer. Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts and proofs of books and other works, articles, speeches, notebooks, source materials largely relating to the American Revolution and Civil War, bibliographical material, clippings, printed matter, memorabilia, maps, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Freeman's biographical and historical research and writing.

9. Bernadotte Everly Schmitt papers, 1868-1970

   31,000 items. 54 containers plus 9 oversize. 23.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Educator, historian, and author. Correspondence, research notes, scrapbooks, writings and lectures, bibliographies, and printed matter relating principally to Schmitt's studies in modern European diplomatic history, especially his work on the outbreak of World War I.

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10. George Fort Milton papers, 1828-1985

    30,000 items. 100 containers. 36 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Editor, historian, advisor to diplomatic delegations, consultant to U.S. government agencies, and special assistant to Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, research and historical source material, scrapbooks, printed matter, photographs, and biographical matter relating primarily to Milton’s work as a historian of the Civil War and career as a newspaper editor and in government.

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