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1. Oswald Veblen papers, 1881-1960

   13,600 items. 43 containers plus 1 overize. 17 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Mathematician. Correspondence, diaries, subject files, articles, book reviews, drafts of books, lecture notebooks, financial papers, and miscellany relating primarily to Veblen's work and research in pure mathematics and mathematical physics and reflecting his association with Princeton University, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., and the American Mathematical Society. Also includes material relating to Veblen's efforts on behalf of displaced German scholars and refugees.

2. Harlan Fiske Stone papers, 1889-1953

   26,500 items. 87 containers. 36.3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Attorney general, associate and chief justice of the Supreme Court, and educator. Professional and family correspondence, writings, reports, legal case files, biographical information, and other material relating primarily to Stone's service on the Supreme Court.

3. John Von Neumann and Klara Dan Von Neumann papers, 1912-2000

   19,100 items. 55 containers plus 1 oversize. 21.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Mathematician, atomic energy commissioner, and educator (John Von Neumann). Pioneer computer programmer (Klara Dan Von Neumann). Correspondence, memoranda, journals, speeches, article and book drafts, notes, charts, graphs, patent, biographical material, family papers, and other material pertaining to John Von Neumann's career as professor of mathematics, scientific advisor to government and industry, and author, and to the scientific career and family of his wife, Klara Dan Von Neumann.