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Charles Oscar Maas map collection, 1920-1997
5 items. 4 maps. 1 textual document. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The collection consists of four maps that depict New York, steamboat lines in North America, Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal. Maas, the compiler, was Lieutenant Commander, USNFR, Assistant Naval Attache to the American Embassy in Paris, France.
Benjamin Luft collection of 9-11 first responders' oral histories
approximately 2067 items . 522 moving images; digital, mov and mp4. 1327 graphic materials; digital, jpg, pdf, tif, and png. 218 manuscripts; digital, pdf and pptx . -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of 328 oral history interviews of individuals impacted by the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster, and interviewee's photographs and manuscript materials documenting their experiences at the site. The collection primarily contains first-person narratives told by World Trade Center site disaster workers: police officers, firefighters, construction workers, demolition specialists, ironworkers, veterinarians, paramedics, and other volunteers at the site.
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August Heckscher papers, 1931-1999
23,000 items. 64 containers. 26 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Writer, arts consultant, social commentator, and journalist. Correspondence, speeches, writings, and miscellaneous papers relating primarily to Heckscher's work as arts consultant to President John F. Kennedy, editorial writer at the New York Herald Tribune, director of the Twentieth Century Fund, parks commissioner and Administrator of Recreation and Cultural Affairs for the city of New York, and his work with various educational and cultural institutions.
Lydia Nadejena papers, 1907-1974
2450 items. 7 containers. 2.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Russian émigré, historian of Russian medieval art, writer, and educator. Correspondence, journals, writings, research notes, photographs, and news clippings relating to her personal life and professional activities.
Dunlop family papers, 1713-1930
5,000 items. 20 containers plus 1 oversize. 8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, financial papers, business and legal records, and miscellaneous material concerning the mercantile interests and law practice of the Dunlop family.
Daniel P. Moynihan papers, 1765-2003
1,306,400 items. 3,734 containers plus 10 oversize and 3 classified. 1,490 linear feet. 1,021 microfilm reels. 275 digital files (534.8MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Public official, diplomat, educator, and senator. Correspondence, memoranda, journals, speeches, writings, legislative files, notes, research material, subject files, appointment books, press releases, printed material, clippings, and photographs documenting Moynihan's career in public service, in higher education, and in politics, particularly his years as United States senator from New York.
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Adam Gurowski papers, 1743-1898
4,000 items. 4 containers. 1.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Polish scholar and author and advocate of Panslavism. Correspondence, notes and writings, printed matter, photographs and other papers relating mainly to de Gurowski’s scholarship. Includes biography of Gurowski by Julius Bing and a draft of Bing’s autobiography.
John Haynes Holmes papers, 1899-1983
84,800 items. 277 containers . 110 linear feet. 54 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Unitarian clergyman and author. Correspondence, writings, printed matter, and other papers reflecting Holmes's public career and social reform movements that he supported.
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Joseph Kingsbury-Smith papers, 1902-2009
40,000 items. 114 containers plus 1 oversize. 46 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist, editor, and corporate executive. Correspondence, writings, wire-service reports, photographs, biographical material, financial records, background files, clippings, transcribed interviews and phone calls, notes on conversations, printed matter, family material, and other papers relating to Kingsbury-Smith's career with the Hearst news organization and his personal relationship with the Hearst family.
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Richard Lathers papers, 1826-1901
210 items. 3 containers. .6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Merchant and army officer. Correspondence, speeches, circulars, clippings, and other printed matter. Includes material relating to banking, insurance, public finance, railroads, the Civil War and Reconstruction, local history of South Carolina and New York, and Lathers's social, philanthropic, and religious activities.