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1. Laura Wood Roper map collection

   4 items. 1 folder. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection consists of four maps that depict locations in Chicago, San Francisco, Staten Island, and Hartford, Connecticut. Frederick Law Olmsted helped create each of the maps.

2. Ethan Allen Hitchcock papers, 1793-1888

   3,000 items. 13 containers plus 1 oversize. 5.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Army officer and author. Collection includes correspondence, notes, speeches and writings, and printed matter relating to Hitchcock's military career and his interest in metaphysics and philosophy.

3. Nancy Pelosi papers, 1930-2012

   260,000 items. 724 containers plus 2 classified and 6 oversize . 295 linear feet. 11,588 digital files (66.37 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Speaker of the House of Representatives, House Minority Leader, and Democratic congresswoman from San Francisco, California, and the Bay area. Correspondence, legislative material, speeches, calendars, photographs, press and communications material, staff files, fundraising files, and administrative material relating primarily to Pelosi's work in the United States House of Representatives and her work on behalf of the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates for office.

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   Access restrictions apply.

4. Yousef Waffa papers, 1932-1934

   10 items. 8 containers. 3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Landscape design student. Ten scrapbooks consisting of photographs, maps, blue prints, and notes detailing the urban and park planning of different cities and subdivisions across the United States at the outset of the New Deal.

5. Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier papers, 1956-2012

   350 items. 1 container. 0.5 linear feet. 7 digital files (122.84 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Filipino American author and playwright. Script, notes, notebooks, correspondence, and other material in physical format relating to plays and novels by Bonnivier focusing on Filipino American communities and culture. Material in digital format includes slideshows pertaining to the International Hotel in San Francisco, Calif.

6. Frederick Lewis Allen papers, 1890-1954

   10,500 items. 30 containers. 12 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Editor and author. Correspondence, articles, biographies, date books, diaries, radio scripts, histories, and speeches documenting Allen's career as editor of Harper's Magazine, director of the Foreign Policy Association, author of many popular works on American social history, and an overseer of Harvard University.

7. Edward Lee Plumb papers, 1825-1903

   3,600 items. 20 containers. 5.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Diplomat and secretary of the United States legation in Mexico. Correspondence, journals, clippings, and other papers relating primarily to Plumb’s negotiations relating to the Mexican railway system.

8. California Gold Rush collection, 1849-1900

   30 items. 1 container. .2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, travel journal, and typescripts of notes by various authors who participated in the California Gold Rush.

9. John W. Colbert papers, 1895-1966

   400 items. 3 containers plus 1 oversize. 1.9 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Pathologist and physician. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and lectures, articles, research materials, and artwork pertaining to Colbert's experiences researching tropical diseases, providing medical care to the French and American armies during World War I, accompanying the American Expeditionary Forces to Russia, working as a physician in China, founding the Woman's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America, and serving as a U.S. Army officer during World War II.

10. 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.

    Summary:

    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.