68 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

  1. Look magazine records, 1934-1970

    6,300 items. 18 containers. 7.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Biweekly, general interest popular magazine published in Des Moines, Iowa, from March 1937 to October 1971. Drafts, correspondence, notes and field notes, interoffice memos, reference materials, clippings, and other papers documenting Look's writing, editorial, and research processes.

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  2. John Sharp Williams papers, 1902-1924

    36,000 items. 120 containers. 91 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    United States representative and senator, lawyer, and planter from Mississippi. Correspondence, biographical and genealogical material, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers documenting Williams's Congressional service. Pertains primarily to politics in Mississippi and the nation during the presidential administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding.

  3. Felix Frankfurter papers, 1846-1966

    70,650 items. 259 containers. 106.5 linear feet. 165 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Lawyer, professor of law, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, oral history interviews, writings, speeches, notes, legal file, newspaper clippings, printed material, photographs, and other papers reflecting Felix Frankfurter's involvement with significant political and social movements and events and his acquaintance with leaders in many segments of society.

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  4. Leonard Downie Jr. papers, 1961-2020

    7,500 items. 20 containers plus 2 oversize. 8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Journalist and editor. Correspondence, interoffice memoranda, interviews, speeches, writings, reports, notes, political ephemera, photographs, and other papers documenting Downie's career as a journalist and editor at the Washington Post. Subjects include national politics, domestic terrorism, international affairs, foreign policy, and the internal operations and culture of the Washington Post.

  5. Thomas Lowe Hughes papers, 1918-2018

    71,500 items. 200 containers plus 5 classified. 82 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Public official, diplomat. Correspondence, writings, notes, professional files, and other papers of Thomas Lowe Hughes documenting his career as a close aide to Chester Bowles and Hubert Humphrey, his service in the Department of State as the director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1963-1969), and his work as president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1971-1991).

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  6. Rudy Abramson papers, 1941-1990

    1,000 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Journalist and author. Research files for Abramson’s biography of W. Averell Harriman, Spanning the Century: The Life of W. Averell Harriman, 1891-1986, consisting of oral history interview transcripts, correspondence, memoranda, research notes, printed matter, and other papers.

  7. Leland Harrison papers, 1915-1947

    50,000 items. 125 containers. 49.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Diplomat. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, minutes and resolutions of conferences, treaty documents, reports, notes, bulletins, clippings, maps, and memorabilia relating primarily to the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920).

  8. National Endowment for Democracy records, 1961-2000

    51,450 items. 147 containers plus 1 classified. 59 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions abroad. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, legislative material, publications, speeches, photographs, printed matter, and other records documenting the establishment and early work of the endowment in promoting democracy around the world through the distribution of grants to nongovernmental organizations.

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