Search Results

1. Moral Re-armament records, 1812-1991

   228,400 items. 565 containers plus 27 oversize. 244 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Worldwide movement dedicated to spiritual and ethical reawakening. Correspondence, subject files, financial records, play and film scripts, radio and television broadcasting files, press releases, clippings, print and near-print material, scrapbooks, and other records documenting the policies, organization, programs, activities, and membership of Moral Re-armament. Includes papers of the organization's founder, Frank Buchman, and members Ray Foote Purdy and Kenaston Twitchell.

   Please note:

   Some or all content stored offsite.

2. Mary Oliver papers, 1863-2019

   40,000 items. 118 containers plus 16 oversize. 55 linear feet. 195 digital files (2.43 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet, essayist, and teacher. Correspondence, notebooks and notes, manuscript drafts, awards, photographs, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, printed matter, and various other papers documenting Oliver's career as an award-winning and best-selling poet, essayist, and educator. Material in digital format includes audio files.

   Please note:

   Access restrictions apply.

3. Carmen Laforet correspondence, 1951-1985

   182 items. 1 container. 0.4 linear feet. -- Hispanic Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author. Correspondence from Laforet to Spanish literature teacher Marion Ament, political activist Linka Babecka, artist and actress Paquita Mesa, and Antonella Bodini, widow of the poet Vittorio Bodini. Laforet's letters describe her writing process and creative struggles as well as her private life and relationships.

4. African American expressive culture in Philadelphia project

   20,741 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The African American Expressive Culture in Philadelphia project contains over 20,000 pictures taken at hundreds of events, encounters, and photograph sessions in Philadelphia between March 18 and November 1, 1989. The photos were part of a larger folklife project that Roland Freeman worked on with Glenn Hinson and Jerrilyn McGregory, two doctoral students at the University of Pennsylvania. Freeman served as director and photographer of the project that resulted in an exhibition at the 1989 American Folklore Society meeting in Philadelphia. The collection is particularly rich in images depicting church services, family events, and social events including festivals and parades. African American artistic culture is well represented with photos depicting music, dance, sculpture, quilting, murals, and folk art. Photos also show laborers and a variety of African American businesses including food vendors, restaurants, bars, stables, hair salons, and barber shops. The collection also includes many photos of leisure activities and sports including baseball, basketball, boxing, checkers, and Double Dutch jump rope.