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1. Thomas G. Corcoran papers, 1792-1982

   175,175 items. 638 containers plus 1 classified. 245.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, notes, reports, briefs, opinions, testimony, family papers, business records, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers documenting Corcoran's private legal practice and his government service during the first two presidential terms of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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2. George W. Norris papers, 1864-1954

   256,000 items. 545 containers plus 26 oversize. 230 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   United States representative and senator from Nebraska. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, notebooks, subject files, printed matter, scrapbooks, maps, charts, photographs, and memorabilia pertaining to Nebraska and national politics. Includes material on conservation, development of river valleys, Norris's political campaigns, his role in the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority, his stand on both world wars, and his services as chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

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3. Wiley Rutledge, Jr., papers, 1909-1984

   76,250 items. 239 containers plus 2 oversize. 96.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Educator, jurist, and lawyer. Correspondence, family papers, court files, academic files, speeches and writings, and others papers documenting Rutledge's career as professor and dean of the State University of Iowa College of Law (1935-1939), associate justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (1939-1943), and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1943-1949).

4. Judson King papers, 1900-1959

   21,700 items. 99 containers. 38.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Lecturer, writer, and political consultant. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, reports, press releases, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, printed matter, charts, maps, photographs, and other material relating primarily to the development of public power policy in the United States and King's role in the United States Rural Electrification Administration.

5. Irving Brant papers, 1910-1977

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

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   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.

6. Gutzon Borglum papers, 1881-2019

   84,650 items. 227 containers plus 4 oversize. 91 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Sculptor, artist, and author. Correspondence, diaries, family papers, subject files, speeches and writings, and other papers relating primarily to Borglum's artistic works, especially the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and plans for a Confederate memorial at Stone Mountain, Georgia. Also includes records of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and of its officials.

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7. Victor Murdock papers, 1824-1971

   38,300 items. 129 containers plus 1 oversize. 51.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   U.S. representative from Kansas and newspaper editor. Diary, family papers, general correspondence, Federal Trade Commission files, writings, and miscellany documenting Murdock's political career as a congressman from Kansas and leadership of the Republican insurgents who contested the power of House Speaker Joseph Cannon in 1910. Includes material concerning Murdock's activities on behalf of the Progressive Party and as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Also contains family papers relating especially to his father, Marshall M. Murdock, and brother, Marcellus M. Murdock, and their association with the Wichita Daily Eagle.

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8. Frederick Haynes Newell papers, 1885-1931

   6,500 items. 23 containers. 9.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Consulting engineer and public official. Correspondence, diaries, articles, subject files, and clippings relating mainly to Newell's service in the U.S. Reclamation Service and on the U.S. Public Lands Commission and the National Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials.

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9. George Fort Milton papers, 1828-1985

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

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   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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