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Clark M. Clifford papers, 1883-1999
29,000 items. 83 containers plus 1 oversize and 5 classified. 34.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Government official and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, congressional testimony, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Clifford's personal and professional life, including his role as an adviser and counsel to four Democratic presidential administrations, his service as United States secretary of defense, 1968-1969, and his career as a lawyer in Washington, D.C.
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W. Averell Harriman papers, 1869-2001
346,760 items. 1,041 containers plus 11 classified and 75 oversize. 529.9 linear feet. 54 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Diplomat, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician. Correspondence, memoranda, family papers, business records, diplomatic accounts, speeches, statements and writings, photographs, and other papers documenting Harriman's career in business, finance, politics, and public service, particularly during the Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter presidential administrations.
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Fox Movietone newsreel collection--World War II paper records, 1922-1946
14,000 items. 37 containers plus 7 oversize. 16 linear feet. -- Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Cameramen’s dope sheets (detailed notes of stories filmed), continuity sheets (synopses of newsreels distributed to theaters), and turnovers (one sentence descriptions of each story filmed) from this major pioneer in the newsreel industry. Collection also contains other paper materials including telegrams, speeches, photographs, programs, and memoranda that provide details of the newsreels created by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Although the entire Fox Movietone newsreel collection spans 1916-1963, these materials document the World War II period.
Charles Fahy papers, 1857-1985
35,000 items. 103 containers. 40.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Jurist, lawyer, United States solicitor general, and United States delegate to the United Nations. Diaries, correspondence, legal case files, subject files, speeches and writings, and other papers. Primarily related to Fahy's service on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Other papers relate to Fahy's role as an advisor and representative of the presidential administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Also documents Fahy's professional activities and associations, as well as his World War I experience as a naval aviator. Includes family papers.
John L. McCrea papers, 1898-1984
5,255 items. 14 containers. 5.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval officer, aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and insurance executive. Correspondence, speeches, writings, subject files, and photographs relating primarily to McCrea's career as a naval officer.
William T. Golden papers, 1950-1989
21 items. 1 container. .2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Scientist. Photocopies of reports, newspaper clippings, articles, and journal reprints relating primarily to the organization of the government's scientific efforts begun under President Harry S. Truman and to the creation of the President's Science Advisory Committee. Includes a photocopy of Golden's unpublished volume titled, "Government Military-Scientific Research: Review for the President of the United States."
Donald J. MacDonald papers, 1930-1997
1,200 items. 6 containers. 2.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Rear admiral. Correspondence, biographical material, and military papers relating primarily to the naval career of Donald J. MacDonald.
Bryson B. Rash papers, 1918-1992
2,300 items. 8 containers. 3.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist. Correspondence, speeches, broadcast scripts, book draft, biographical material, news clippings, and photographs documenting Rash's career in broadcast journalism.
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Joseph Edward Davies papers, 1860-1958
75,000 items. 224 containers plus 5 oversize. 97.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Diplomat, lawyer, and author. Correspondence, diaries, drafts of articles, books, and speeches, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to Davies's career as an ambassador to Belgium and Russia, presidential advisor, and author.
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Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969
150,000 items. 490 containers plus 93 oversize. 221 linear feet. 21 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer and secretary of the interior. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, family papers, legal and financial records, subject files, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting all aspects of Ickes's career, especially his service as secretary of the interior.