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1. Marian S. Carson collection of manuscripts, 1656-1995

   14,250 items. 57 containers plus 27 oversize. 26.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Collector. A collection of Americana including historical letters and documents, family and personal papers, broadsides, financial and legal papers, illustrated and printed ephemera, government and legislative documents, military records, journals, and printed matter relating primarily to the expansion and development of the United States from the colonial period through the 1876 centennial.

2. Wayne G. Borah papers, 1928-1950

   800 items. 3 containers. 1.25 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Judge and attorney. Case files, charges to juries, and reports pertaining chiefly to Borah's service as a judge.

3. William Shepherd Benson papers, circa 1791-1952

   17,000 items. 51 containers plus 6 oversize. 26.3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer and public official. Correspondence, memoranda, dispatches, speeches, reports, maps, naval appointments, family papers, photographs, and printed materials relating primarily to Benson’s naval career, including service as chief of naval operations during World War I.

   Please note:

   Some or all content stored offsite.

4. Jonathan D. Meredith papers, 1795-1859

   9,000 items. 15 containers plus 1 oversize. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer, army officer, and businessman of Baltimore, Md. Family and general correspondence, legal files, financial papers, and other material relating chiefly to Meredith's associations with the Savings Bank of Baltimore and the Bank of the United States; the War of 1812; impeachment proceedings against James Hawkins Peck; shipping and trade with Europe and South America; and settlement of the estates of Charles Carroll and Robert Oliver.

5. Lovering-Taylor family papers, 1727-1926

   2,000 items. 11 containers plus 2 oversize. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Lovering-Taylor families of Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.; and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Correspondence, diaries, financial papers, business records, legal papers, biographical and genealogical material, clippings, printed material, and other papers chiefly of Joseph Taylor (1745(?)-1816), merchant and Loyalist, relating to business and trade during the Revolution, the Loyalist cause, mercantile insurance, and French spoliation claims. Other family members represented include William Taylor (1714-1789), Abigail Taylor Amory (born 1739), Charles Taylor (died 1837), Hannah Jones Welles Taylor (1776-1845), Mary Taylor Lovering (born 1813), Charles T. Lovering (born 1846), and members of the allied Amory (Emery) and Welles (Wells) families.

6. USS Ontario and USS Dolphin journals and logbooks, 1817-1821

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

   Summary:

   USS Ontario and USS Dolphin. Journals and logbooks, mainly of the Ontario, relating to cruises in defense of American shipping in the Pacific during political upheaval in South America.