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1. Marcella Miller du Pont papers, 1861-1976

   12,000 items. 34 containers plus 1 oversize. 14 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet and socialite. Correspondence, diary transcripts and notes, drafts of writings, notes, publication records, legal documents, scrapbook, Miller family genealogical records, photographs, and other papers relating to Marcella Miller du Pont's poetry and other writings, literary matters, and affairs of the du Pont and Miller families.

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2. Evalyn Walsh McLean papers, 1874-1948

   45,000 items. 113 containers plus 3 oversize. 46.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Socialite, of Washington, D.C.; daughter of Thomas F. Walsh; married Edward Beale McLean in 1907; later divorced. Correspondence, memoranda, business and legal records, notes, printed matter, scrapbooks, broadsides, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to McLean’s leading role in the social life of Washington, D.C.

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3. Ina Ginsburg papers, 1941-2015

   24,000 items. 58 containers plus 1 oversize; 1 artifact. 23 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Arts patron, journalist, and socialite in Washington, D.C. Correspondence and invitations, biographical material, memoirs, transcripts of interviews, travel files, meeting minutes, membership lists, guest lists, memorabilia, photographs, printed matter, and clippings relating to Ginsburg's contributions as a Washington, D.C., arts patron and hostess, Washington editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, and her work with the American Film Institute, the Fine Arts Advisory Panel of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Washington National Opera, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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4. Nancy Dickerson papers, 1927-2006

   19,000 items. 54 containers plus 16 oversize. 24.3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Broadcast journalist and Washington hostess. Correspondence, family papers, scrapbooks, speech material, television scripts, writings, and other material relating to Dickerson's work as a pioneering woman in television journalism and her social activities.

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5. Kathleen Lanier Harriman Mortimer papers, 1933-2011

   1,500 items. 5 containers plus 2 oversize. 2.3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Journalist and socialite. Correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs, and other papers relating to Mortimer's professional and social activities in London and Moscow during World War II. Also contains material concerning Mortimer's education at Bennington College, a 1967 trip to Pakistan and other international locations, and a 1974 return visit to the Soviet Union.

6. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Subject/Geographical File

   ca. 250,000 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   This photo morgue covers subjects typical of a large, mid-1900s city newspaper, including African American civil rights, world wars, crime, health care, business, and sports. The biographical series, 75% of the collection, has portraits and activities of local, national, and international newsmakers, including U.S. presidents, authors, entertainers, and labor leaders. New York City events and people are heavily represented.

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7. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Biographical File, A to L

   ca. 375,000 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   This photo morgue covers subjects typical of a large, mid-1900s city newspaper, including African American civil rights, world wars, crime, health care, business, and sports. The biographical series, 75% of the collection, has portraits and activities of local, national, and international newsmakers, including U.S. presidents, authors, entertainers, and labor leaders. New York City events and people are heavily represented.

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8. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Biographical File, M to Z

   ca. 375,000 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   This photo morgue covers subjects typical of a large, mid-1900s city newspaper, including African American civil rights, world wars, crime, health care, business, and sports. The biographical series, 75% of the collection, has portraits and activities of local, national, and international newsmakers, including U.S. presidents, authors, entertainers, and labor leaders. New York City events and people are heavily represented.

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9. Visual materials from the Moral Re-armament records

   68,302 items including mostly B&W photographs as well as color photographs, prints, clippings, albums, B&W negatives, color transparencies, and slides. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Moral Re-armament (MRA) was a global social and spiritual movement organized by Reverend Frank Buchman. The collection documents MRA activities, facilities, and visits with the public, royal dignitaries, celebrities, and political figures for events and productions around the world. The group included members of numerous denominations and races. Supporters of the organization included prominent African American civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune and the group's membership also included celebrities such as tennis star H.W. "Bunny" Austin and various figures of political and international prominence such as Burmese President and Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant and former first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Adenauer. MRA was prolific in its production of film, theatrical, radio, and print entertainment thanks to members like Peter Howard and Alan Thornhill who scored, wrote, and directed many of the MRA productions. MRA produced many feature films such as The Crowning Experience, Decision at Midnight, and Freedom that featured actors and singers such as Martin Landau, Muriel Smith and Cecil Broadhurst, as well as many theatrical productions such as Space Is So Startling, The Drugstore Revolution, and The Tiger. MRA's international presence included regional offices, production studios, and headquarters across the country and the world, primarily on Mackinac Island, Michigan where the organization filmed and produced many of their productions. MRA also hosted large events at its estate in Caux, Switzerland.

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