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International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives records, 1951-2013
approximately 15,257 items. 44 containers. 18.06 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The collection primarily contains correspondence and meeting minutes from IASA’s executive board, committees, branches, and affiliated sound archiving organizations. The materials document the operations of IASA, and their efforts to hold annual conferences and conduct research to advance the profession.
Raymund L. Zwemer papers, 1903-1979
12,000 items. 36 containers plus 1 classified. 14 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Biologist, educator, and scientific administrator. Correspondence, speeches and writings, professional and organizational files, appointment diaries, personnel records, printed matter, and other papers documenting Zwemer's career as a professor of anatomy and scientific administrator.
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Robert Helyer Thayer papers, 1920-1980
8,700 items. 29 containers plus 1 classified and 1 oversize. 12.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Diplomat, lawyer, and New York public official. Correspondence, memoranda, legal briefs and case files, reports, financial records, scrapbook, printed matter, maps, photographs, and other papers documenting Thayer's legal career, political activities in the Republican Party, service in naval intelligence during World War II, and work for the State Department.
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Waldo Gifford Leland papers, 1844-1966
55,000 items. 178 containers plus 5 oversize. 45 linear feet. 3 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Archivist and historian. Honorary consultant in international relations, Library of Congress. Correspondence, diaries, articles, reports, memoranda, notes, and miscellaneous papers relating to Leland's career as archivist, historian, and consultant in international relations.
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Verner W. Clapp papers, 1901-1994
16,000 items. 52 containers. 18.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Librarian. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, writings, notes, subject files, printed matter, and other papers relating to Clapp's service as a librarian, including at the Library of Congress, duties as chief librarian to the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, Calif., 1945; work for Unesco on various international library matters; his role in the establishment of the National Diet Library (Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan) of Japan; and work for the Council on Library Resources.
David E. Finley papers, 1921-1977
31,000 items. 92 containers. 36 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Museum director and lawyer. Correspondence, subject files, financial papers, drafts of speeches and writings, family material, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating chiefly to Finley's duties as special assistant to Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew W. Mellon, his role in the founding and his subsequent service as director of the National Gallery of Art, and his activities with numerous other artistic and cultural organizations.
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American Council of Learned Societies records, 1910-2019
867,650 items. 2,717 containers plus 47 oversize. 1,109 linear feet. 13 microfilm reels. 497 digital files (544.13 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Federation of scholarly organizations specializing in fellowships and grants to promote the study of the humanities and social sciences. Correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, financial material, fellowship and grant files, project files, committee files, manuscripts, reports, notes, applications, announcements and publicity, memoranda, speeches and lectures, articles, surveys and questionnaires, administrative files, trip files, fundraising files, and future plans in both physical and digital formats.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer papers, 1799-1980
76,450 items. 301 containers plus 2 classified. 120.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Physicist and director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, lectures, writings, desk books, lectures, statements, scientific notes, and photographs chiefly comprising Oppenheimer's personal papers while director of the Institute for Advanced Study but reflecting only incidentally his administrative work there. Topics include theoretical physics, development of the atomic bomb, the relationship between government and science, nuclear energy, security, and national loyalty.
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Luther Harris Evans papers, 1918-1981
35,000 items. 81 containers plus 13 oversize. 42 linear feet. 3 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Librarian of Congress. Personal and professional files of Evans's undergraduate and graduate studies and career as a teacher, director of the Work Projects Administration Historical Records Survey, member of the executive board and advisor to the United States delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and various positions at the Library of Congress.
Reinhold Niebuhr papers, 1907-1997
16,250 items. 70 containers plus 1 oversize. 28 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Theologian, philosopher, and author. Correspondence, speeches, sermons, lectures, articles, book reviews, typescripts of books and articles, family papers, subject files, biographical material, bibliographies, photographs, and memorabilia reflecting Niebuhr's influence on twentieth-century theology, politics, and society and his efforts to apply religious and ethical standards to modern social and political problems including labor and race relations.
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