64 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) United States--Politics and government--1945-.

  1. Hugo LaFayette Black papers, 1883-1976

    130,000 items. 513 containers plus 19 oversize. 216 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, United States senator from Alabama, and lawyer. Family and general correspondence, memoranda, reports, notebooks, research materials, case files, legal and subject files, speeches and writings, printed and near-print materials, clippings, scrapbooks, and miscellany relating primarily to Black's service in the Senate (1927-1937) and on the Supreme Court (1937-1971).

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  2. William A. Rusher papers, 1940-2010

    94,500 items. 273 containers. 109.2 linear feet. 34 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Author, lawyer, and publisher. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, drafts and manuscripts of articles, books, book reviews, columns, minutes of meetings, reports, research notes, reference material, financial and legal papers, photographs, and other papers relating to Rusher's role as publisher of the National Review and the development of the conservative movement in American politics.

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  3. Eric Sevareid papers, 1909-2008

    51,400 items. 149 containers plus 2 oversize. 60.4 linear feet. 17 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Journalist, radio and television commentator, and author. Includes correspondence, fan mail, radio and television scripts, news analyses, lectures, speeches, writings, book and subject files, awards, newspaper clippings, printed matter, a diary, photographs, and other papers. Primarily consists of scripts for Sevareid's radio and television news broadcasts and analyses documenting his career with the Columbia Broadcasting System from World War II as a correspondent in Burma, China, and western Europe; as chief Washington, D.C., correspondent from 1946 to 1959; and as news analyst and essayist until his retirement from CBS News in 1977.

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  4. John Adams Kingsbury papers, 1841-1966

    57,400 items. 165 containers. 65.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Social worker and social reformer. Includes correspondence, journals and diaries, family papers, autobiographical material, travel notes, manuscripts of Kingsbury's books, speeches and articles, news releases, legal and financial papers and documents his activities as a social reformer and public health advocate such as his efforts to improve the conditions of public institutions in New York and Eastern European relief work.

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  5. Louis Martin papers, 1931-1998

    4,525 items. 13 containers. 5.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Civil rights activist, political adviser, newspaper columnist, and newspaper publisher. Correspondence, memoranda, subject files, speeches, and writings relating to Martin's civil rights activities, his journalism career, and his role as an adviser to presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Jimmy Carter.

  6. 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.

  7. James A. Michener papers, 1906-1992

    55,300 items. 202 containers plus 6 oversize. 82.6 linear feet. 177 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Author. Correspondence, writings, speeches, journal, interviews, scripts, notes, legal and financial records, biographical material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers documenting Michener's literary career, his interest in politics, his art collection, and the adaptation of his works for stage and screen.

  8. Stuart Chase papers, 1907-1978

    5,000 items. 29 containers. 14 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Economist and author. Correspondence, drafts and manuscripts of books and writings, notes, reports, book reviews, contracts, subject files, printed matter, and other papers pertaining to Chase's contributions to economics and social policy, especially as member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "brain trust."

  9. Roland Herbert Shackford papers, 1925-1981

    7,000 items. 22 containers. 9.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Journalist and author. Correspondence, memoranda, notes, notebooks, invitations, printed matter, photographs, and other papers documenting primarily Shackford's career as a journalist with the Scripps-Howard news agency and other newspapers.

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  10. William E. Odom papers, 1913-2008

    102,250 items. 286 containers plus 10 oversize and 8 classified. 120 linear feet. 3 microfiche sheets. 20,923 digital files (5.87 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Army officer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, logbooks, subject files, scrapbooks, printed material, family papers, photographs, and other papers pertaining to Odom's military career, particularly his service as military assistant to the assistant to the president for national security affairs, United States Army assistant chief of staff for intelligence, and director of the National Security Agency as well as his work as an authority on national security policy and the Soviet Union in the years following his retirement from the Army.

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