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1. Matthew Stanley Quay papers, 1776-1949

   5000 items. 45 containers plus 11 oversize. 23 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States senator from Pennsylvania (1887-1904). Correspondence, election materials, financial papers, genealogical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Quay's career in Pennsylvania and national politics as a member of the Republican party and the United States Senate.

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2. Abram P.T. Elder papers, 1890-1916

   3,280 items. 11 containers plus 1 oversize. 5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Biographer and publisher. Correspondence, biographical files, business records of the National Biographical Society, illustrated materials, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Elder's creation and publication of biographical directories for the society.

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3. Benjamin Harrison papers, 1780-1948

   69,600 items. 925 containers plus 6 oversize. 360 linear feet. 151 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   President of the United States, United States senator from Indiana, and army officer. Correspondence, speeches, articles, notebooks in shorthand, legal papers, financial records, scrapbooks, memorials, printed material, and memorabilia.

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4. John Sherman papers, 1836-1900

   130,000 items. 618 containers plus 1 oversize. 132 linear feet. 2 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, and United States senator and representative from Ohio. Correspondence, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers chiefly relating to Sherman's role in Ohio politics after 1850. Includes family correspondence during Sherman's school years, general correspondence during his years in Congress and the cabinet, and papers relating to Kansas in the 1850s when he was a member of the House of Representatives committee investigating conditions in the territory.

5. Philander C. Knox papers, 1796-1922

   8,450 items. 75 containers. 30 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, reports, articles, notebooks, bills and resolutions, legal records, biographical sketches, library catalog, clippings, printed matter, scrapbooks, cartoons, and other papers relating chiefly to Knox's service as U.S. attorney general, secretary of state, and senator from Pennsylvania.