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1. Herbert A. Philbrick papers, 1849-1997

   127,700 items. 295 containers plus 1 oversize plus 1 top secret. 117.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Anticommunist activist and counterspy. Correspondence, writings, speeches, television scripts, subject files, and other papers relating primarily to Philbrick's role as a leading anticommunist spokesman, his activities as an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation while he was a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), and the television program based on his autobiography, I Led 3 Lives: Citizen, “Communist,” Counterspy.

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2. James P. McGranery and Regina Clark McGranery papers, 1909-1975

   74,800 items. 225 containers plus 1 oversize and 1 classified. 89 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   James P. McGranery, United States attorney general, district court judge, and member of Congress from Pennsylvania; and Regina Clark McGranery, lawyer. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, financial and legal papers, family papers, appointment books, press releases, and printed matter relating principally to James P. McGranery's duties while assistant to the United States attorney general, United States district judge, United States attorney general, member of the United States Commission on Government Security, lawyer, and lay leader in the Roman Catholic Church. Papers of Regina Clark McGranery reflect her political role during the New Deal, her career as a lawyer, and activities as a Catholic and a leader in the Girl Scouts of America.

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3. Joseph Alsop and Stewart Alsop papers, 1699-1989

   114,000 items. 324 containers plus 1 classified. 130.5 linear feet. 8 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Authors and journalists. Correspondence, writings, interviews, notes, subject files, office files, financial papers, family papers, clippings, printed material, and other papers relating primarily to Joseph Alsop's family and personal life; acquaintance with prominent politicians, public figures, writers, and scholars; work as a journalist; World War II experiences in China; and research and writing as an art historian. Includes material relating to Joseph and Stewart Alsop's business partnership in the “Matter of Fact” column, Joseph Alsop's memoirs, Stewart Alsop's travels, and the Alsop family.

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4. William W. Weinstone papers, 1898-1985

   11,500 items. 33 containers plus 1 oversize. 13.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Founder of the Communist Party of the United States of America. Family and personal correspondence, speeches and writings, notes and notebooks, and subject files documenting Weinstone's role as a founding member of the Communist Party of the United States of America in 1919 and as an educator promoting its ideology, chiefly from 1937 to 1985.

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5. George Thomas Washington papers, 1934-1965

   5,200 items. 15 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Judge, official in the U.S. Office of the Attorney General, and law professor. Correspondence, articles, drafts of a book, personal and office files, legal memoranda, lecture notes, speeches, and memorabilia from Washington's career in government.

6. Clinton Presba Anderson papers, 1938-1973

   250,000 items. 1,112 containers. 444.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   U.S. senator and representative from New Mexico and secretary of agriculture. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, hearing transcripts, reports, and other papers pertaining to Anderson's service in Congress.

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7. E. Barrett Prettyman papers, 1901-1971

   57,000 items. 147 containers plus 1 oversize. 62 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Judge and lawyer. Correspondence, diaries, writings, subject and case files, and other papers relating primarily to Prettyman's judicial career, including his work as corporation counsel of the District of Columbia, general counsel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, private attorney, and professor of law at Georgetown University.

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