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Burton Norvell Harrison family papers, 1812-1926
18,600 items. 54 containers plus 3 oversize. 22 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Lawyer and private secretary to Jefferson Davis. Correspondence, diaries, reports, memoranda, manuscripts of articles, speeches, and books, and other papers of Harrison; of J. B. Harrison, lawyer and newspaper editor; Samuel Jordan Harrison, merchant; Constance Cary Harrison (Mrs. Burton Harrison), author; Fairfax Harrison, lawyer and president of the Southern Railway; and of Francis Burton Harrison, lawyer, United States representative from New York, and governor general of the Philippines.
Tobias Lear papers, 1790-1816
70 items. 1 container plus 1 oversize. 0.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary to George Washington, businessman, and diplomat. Correspondence, account books, and other papers relating primarily to George Washington, Lear's diplomatic missions, and business affairs, and family matters.
Shaw family papers, 1636-1892
650 items. 4 containers. 1.6 linear feet. 4 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, writings, copybooks, genealogical materials, reports, and other papers relating to the Shaw, Smith, Adams, and Felt (Felts) families. Central to the collection is the correspondence of Abigail Adams with her sister, Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, and with Elizabeth Peabody's children, Abigail Adams Shaw Felt and William Smith Shaw. Includes sermons and other papers of Joseph Barlow Felt relating to New England; state laws; practices regulating religious fasts and feasts, especially Thanksgiving; court records; and Salem, Massachusetts, town records. Also includes papers of Felt's nephew, Joseph Barlow Felt Osgood.
Elijah Walker Halford papers, 1848-1938
400 items. 2 containers. .8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Soldier and newspaper editor. Correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed matter relating primarily to Halford’s career as private secretary to President Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893.
Francis R. Valeo papers, 1916-1987
14,200 items. 45 containers plus 1 classified. 18 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of United States Senate and foreign affairs consultant. Correspondence, agenda, reports and other writings, subject and travel files, bibliographies, photographs, and other papers chiefly documenting Valeo's career as an East Asian specialist, foreign affairs advisor, and secretary of the United States Senate.
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Edwin A. Halsey papers, 1930-1946
3,500 items. 14 containers. 6.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of the United States Senate and secretary-treasurer of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Correspondence, clippings, printed and near-print material, financial records, campaign papers, and other material relating to Halsey's duties as secretary of the United States Senate and to various Democratic campaigns.
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Edith Benham Helm papers, 1915-1961
10,000 items. 28 containers plus 4 oversize. 14 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Social secretary at the White House. Letters, notes, scrapbooks, and photographs documenting Helm's career as social secretary at the White House during the Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman administrations.
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William Short papers, 1778-1853
20,000 items. 64 containers plus 5 oversize. 26 linear feet. 32 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary to President Thomas Jefferson, diplomat, and landowner. Diplomatic, financial, and personal correspondence, financial and business papers, memorabilia, and other papers relating to Short's activities as secretary to Jefferson, his diplomatic missions, and business interests.
Ronald L. Ziegler papers, 1956-1999
51,000 items. 173 containers plus 2 classified. 69 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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White House press secretary, assistant to President Richard M. Nixon, and trade association administrator. Correspondence, memoranda, political files, subject files, legal material, notes, transcripts of press briefings and press conferences, press releases, briefing material, photographs, family papers, biographical material, calendars and schedules, speeches, writings, telephone logs, printed material, clippings, and other papers documenting chiefly Ziegler's activities in the administration of President Richard M. Nixon.
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Andrew Jackson Donelson papers, 1779-1943
4,000 items. 24 containers plus 1 oversize. 6 linear feet. 14 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Lawyer, editor, army officer, diplomat, and presidential secretary. Correspondence, journals, draft messages of Andrew Jackson, diplomatic papers, newsclippings, scrapbook, sketches, photos, and other papers covering Donelson's career as aide-de-camp and secretary to Andrew Jackson, charge d'affaires to Texas, minister to Prussia, editor of the Washington Union, and candidate for vice president. Includes papers of Donelson's wife, Emily Tennessee Donelson, daughter, Mary Emily Donelson, and other family material. Also original documents relating to the ratification of the Constitution by Virginia.