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A.W. Greely papers, 1753-1997
46,000 items. 149 containers plus 3 oversize. 73.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Explorer, United States Army officer, and author. Correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, diaries, speeches, lectures, writings, military papers, biographical material, Greely (Greeley) family correspondence, scrapbooks, financial records, clippings, maps, prints, memorabilia, and other papers relating primarily to Greely's military career and exploration of the polar regions.
Harrell V. Noble papers, 1923-2003
2,000 items. 9 containers plus 2 oversize. 3.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Engineer. Correspondence, biographical material, awards, speeches and writings, photographs, artifacts, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Noble’s career in electronic engineering.
Josephus Daniels papers, 1829-1948
331,000 items. 934 containers plus 2 oversize. 373.8 linear feet. 399 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Diplomat, journalist, and secretary of the navy. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, and papers of the Daniels, Bagley, Seabrook, and Worth families and other material. The bulk of the collection relates to events and policy decisions during Daniels's service as secretary of the navy during the administration of Woodrow Wilson, but also concerns his career as editor of the Raleigh News & Observer, his work with the Democratic Party, and his role as ambassador to Mexico.
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Melville Eastham papers, 1908-1973
5,800 items. 32 containers. 12.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Radio engineer and manufacturer. Correspondence, diaries, blueprints, sketches, plans, notebooks, company files, photographs, reports, clippings, and printed matter largely related to Eastham’s career as a radio engineer and as head of the General Radio Company, but also to his avocation of collecting early maps and atlases.
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Harald T. Friis papers, 1921-1976
600 items. 8 containers. 5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Radio engineer and inventor. Correspondence and other papers relating to Friis's work on radio transmission, radio astronomy, and microwaves.
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Lloyd V. Berkner papers, 1938-1967
21,000 items. 164 containers. 65.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Physicist, engineer, and administrator. Correspondence, speeches, biographical material, financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers relating to Berkner's career as an engineer and physicist and to the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.
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Lee de Forest papers, 1884-1955
375 items. 4 containers. 1.6 linear feet. 2 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Radio pioneer and inventor. Correspondence, diaries, technical notes and other material relating to De Forest's inventions in radio and electronics and their effect in sound recording and transmission, efforts to exploit his discoveries through various business ventures, and his competition with Guglielmo Marconi in the field of wireless communication.
Irving R. Levine papers, 1930-2009
100,750 items. 288 containers. 115 linear feet. 652 digital files (1.56 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist and news commentator. Correspondence, memoranda, notebooks and notes, transcripts of interviews, radio and television scripts, news commentaries, articles, speeches, book drafts, background and research material, and other papers documenting Levine's career as a broadcast journalist and news commentator.
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Eric Sevareid papers, 1909-2008
51,400 items. 149 containers plus 2 oversize. 60.4 linear feet. 17 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist, radio and television commentator, and author. Includes correspondence, fan mail, radio and television scripts, news analyses, lectures, speeches, writings, book and subject files, awards, newspaper clippings, printed matter, a diary, photographs, and other papers. Primarily consists of scripts for Sevareid's radio and television news broadcasts and analyses documenting his career with the Columbia Broadcasting System from World War II as a correspondent in Burma, China, and western Europe; as chief Washington, D.C., correspondent from 1946 to 1959; and as news analyst and essayist until his retirement from CBS News in 1977.
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Pacifica Radio records, 1946-1994
approximately 350 items. 1 container. 0.42 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Collection of primarily promotional materials documenting the history and programming of Pacifica Radio and its stations.