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1. Harold H. Burton papers, 1792-1965

   118,000 items. 399 containers plus 4 oversize plus 1 classified. 159.5 linear feet. 5 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and United States senator. Diaries, correspondence, legal case files, speeches and writings, reports, photographs, maps, printed matter, and newspaper clippings pertaining primarily to Burton's activities as an associate justice of the Supreme Court and Senator.

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2. Abba Ptachya Lerner papers, 1929-1986

   13,100 items. 38 containers. 15.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Economist and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, diary and dream notes, writings, speeches, reports, interviews, research material, family and legal papers, drawings, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Lerner's activities as professor, lecturer, and advisor in the field of economics.

3. William Howard Taft papers, 1915-1953

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

   Summary:

   Ambassador to Ireland, son of Senator Robert A. Taft, and grandson of President William H. Taft. Chiefly correspondence between Taft and his parents, Robert A. and Martha Wheaton Bowers Taft, especially during his years as a student at the Taft School, Yale University, and Princeton University.

4. William H. Taft papers, 1784-1973

   676,000 items. 1,563 containers plus 10 oversize. 902.7 linear feet. 658 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   President of the United States and chief justice of the Supreme Court. Correspondence including letterpress books, speeches and addresses, presidential and judicial files, legal files and notebooks, family papers and letters, business and estate papers, engagement calendars, guest lists, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, memorabilia, and photographs documenting Taft's career.

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5. Charles P. Taft papers, 1816-1983

   189,000 items. 492 containers plus 3 oversize. 197.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer, Protestant lay leader, and mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Son of President William H. Taft. Family and general correspondence, diaries, memoranda, reports, subject files, drafts of speeches and writings, financial papers, newspaper clippings, printed material, scrapbooks, and other papers relating chiefly to Taft's role in Cincinnati politics, municipal reform, law practice, and business interests, church activities, and state and national Republican Party politics.

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6. Henry Prather Fletcher papers, 1898-1958

   6,600 items. 29 containers. 10.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Diplomat. Correspondence, diary, letterbook, speeches and articles, scrapbook, clippings, memorabilia, photographs, and other papers documenting Fletcher's career from his enlistment in the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War through his service as a special adviser to the secretary of state on post-World War II problems and plans.