34 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) United States--Social life and customs.

  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. Alex. Brown & Sons records, 1796-1908

    circa 80,000 items. 266 containers. 51 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Lettercopy and letterpress books (1802-1880), daybooks (1800-1867), cashbooks (1829-1876), ledgers (1796-1878), and other business records of the firm founded by Alexander Brown in Baltimore, Md., circa 1800 which grew from a mercantile business into an international banking house.

  3. Jeane Dixon papers, 1915-1996

    5,250 items. 15 containers plus 3 oversize. 6.65 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Psychic and astrologer. Correspondence, speeches and talks, notes, writings, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, sheet music, clippings, printed matter, and other material documenting Dixon’s career as a psychic, her charitable work, her social activities, and her interest in mid-twentieth century politics. The collection also includes files relating to her husband’s automobile business as well as his endeavors as a songwriter.

  4. Ai Ogawa papers, 1820-2010

    18,000 items. 51 containers plus 3 oversize. 21.8 linear feet. 18 digital files (1.78 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Poet, author, and educator. Correspondence, writings, subject files, research files, photographs, posters, negatives, slides, notebooks, notes, financial and legal papers, student papers, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material in both physical and digital formats pertaining chiefly to Ogawa's career as a poet and professor.

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