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1. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters records, 1920-1968

   41,000 items. 144 containers. 70 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Part I consists of general correspondence, subject files, and personal papers of the brotherhood's founder, A. Philip Randolph, documenting the growth and functions of the union chiefly after 1940. Part II consists of correspondence and subject files of brotherhood officials Benjamin F. McLaurin (international field organizer), A. Philip Randolph (founder and president), and Ashley L. Totten (secretary-treasurer), and other subject files, financial records, and miscellaneous records.

2. George W. Goethals papers, 1830-2014

   31,500 items. 73 containers plus 1 oversize. 27.2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. 81 digital files (21.36 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Governor of the Canal Zone, army officer, and engineer. Diaries, correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, clippings, family papers, and scrapbooks relating chiefly to the construction of the Panama Canal, Goethals' term as governor of the Canal Zone, his other public service positions, and the Goethals family.

3. Carter Godwin Woodson papers, 1736-1974

   18,000 items. 54 containers plus 19 oversize. 21.2 linear feet. 46 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Historian, author, and collector. Papers of prominent African Americans, research files, business records, writings, correspondence, and other material relating to Woodson's leadership of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and to scholarship and publishing in the field of African and African-American history.

4. Otto Sternoff Beyer papers, 1905-1951

   45,000 items. 129 containers plus 5 oversize. 53 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Engineer, economist, and labor consultant. Correspondence, speech and article file, subject files, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to Beyer's career as an engineer and economist in industry and government.

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   Some or all content stored offsite.

5. John McAllister Schofield papers, 1837-1906

   30,000 items. 99 containers plus 1 oversize. 38.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, diary, journals, military papers, memoranda, reports, despatches, financial records, court-martial papers, speeches and articles, a memoir, maps, memorabilia, and printed material pertaining chiefly to Schofield's military career.

6. Nevada Folklife Archive, 1980-2017

   approximately 84,117 items. 124 containers. approximately 119.8 linear feet. 2.8 linear feet. 9 oversize posters. 294 text files : digital ; pdf, doc. 30 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.. 461 sound cassettes : analog. 9,805 photographs : film negatives, black and white ; 35 mm. 22,880 color transparencies ; 35 mm. 413 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; various sizes. 26 photographs : prints, color ; 4x6 in.. 47,749 image files : digital ; jpg, tif. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   This collection consists of photographs, recordings, and field notes documenting diverse culture, traditions, and communities in Nevada. Sponsored by the Nevada Arts Council Folklife Program, collection materials were collected by staff folklorists beginning in 1985.

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   Some or all content stored offsite.

7. Simons family papers, 1887-1982

   3,850 items. 16 containers. 6.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Members of the Simons (Simmons) family, an African-American family centered in South Carolina and Washington, D.C., especially William H. Simons (1881-1938), Baptist missionary and Young Men's Christian Association official, and members of the allied Garrett and Nicholson families. Correspondence, diaries and diary notes, and miscellaneous material relating chiefly to William H. Simons and his career with the YMCA in Burma, East Africa, and India and as a Baptist missionary in Nigeria.