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1. Neil Sheehan papers, 1910-2010

   110,000 items. 239 containers plus 8 classified and 1 oversize. 129 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Author and journalist.Correspondence, drafts of writings, notes, research material, interview transcripts, and other papers relating to Sheehan's writings concerning the Vietnam War, especially his books, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) and After the War Was Over: Hanoi and Saigon (1992), and to publication of the Pentagon Papers.

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2. Donald Rumsfeld papers, 1888-2015

   345,000 items. 947 containers plus 50 classified and 1 oversize. 398 linear feet. 35 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Secretary of defense, United States representative from Illinois, White House official, ambassador, and business executive. Correspondence, memoranda, cables, reports, notes, briefing books, minutes, agenda, appointment and scheduling files, confirmation hearings, legislative files, polls, campaign files, constituent casework and issue mail, service academy appointment files, press releases, newsletters, speeches, statements, testimony, interviews, oral histories, writings, photographs, financial records, genealogies, memorabilia, news clippings, and printed matter documenting Rumsfeld's career in the public and private sectors.

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3. Abel Wolman papers, 1904-1975

   25,000 items. 84 containers. 33.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Engineer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, clippings, maps, charts, blueprints, and other papers relating to Wolman's career as an engineer and educator in the field of sanitary engineering. Documents his work with public and private planning projects at the city, county, state, and national level, and public works in the United States and abroad.

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4. James Wyche Green papers, 1921-2012

   9,100 items. 26 containers plus 1 classified and 3 oversize. 10.4 linear feet. 1 digital file (654.7 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Community development officer, rural sociologist, and psychotherapist. Correspondence, writings, reports, publications, military records, biographical materials, journals, clippings, photographs, and other materials relating to Green’s work in rural land use and overseas agricultural and industrial development.

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5. Roger W. Wilkins papers, 1861-2012

   18,000 items. 25 containers plus 1 classified. 10 linear feet. 69 digital files (4.20 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Civil rights activist, professor of history, journalist, and United States assistant attorney general in President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, notebooks, teaching material, family papers, newspaper clippings, printed matter, photographs, digital files, and other papers relating to Wilkins's career and civil rights and social activism.

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6. Daniel F. Margolies papers, 1935-1999

   2,800 items. 19 containers. 7.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Nuremberg prosecutor and foreign policy advisor to the President's Science Advisory Committee. Reports, press releases, printed matter, memoranda, photographs, clippings, and other material pertaining chiefly to Margolies's work as a consultant for the United States Agency for International Development and other organizations.

7. 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.

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   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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8. Robert H. Nooter papers, 1951-2011

   4,200 items. 12 containers plus 1 classified. 4.8 linear feet. 157 digital files (182.36 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   United States Marine Corps officer, United States Agency for International Development administrator, World Bank official, and African art collector. Correspondence, memoranda, biographical material, photographs, calendars, and daily itineraries relating to his experience as a Marine Corps officer during the Korean War and his career as an administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and as an official at the World Bank.

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9. Julius W. Becton papers, 1780-2008

   69,300 items. 198 containers plus 8 oversize and 21 classified. 79.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Army officer, federal agency head, university president, public school superintendent. Correspondence, speeches, writings, military and civilian government documents, topical files, reports, printed matter, monographs, and miscellaneous material documenting Becton's army career, leadership of federal agencies, college presidency, and superintendency of a large, urban public school system.

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10. Elissa Blake Free papers, 1947-2021

    2,300 items. 7 containers. 2.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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    Television news producer. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, notes and notebooks, production scripts, CNN manuals and alumni newsletters, photographs, and other papers of Elissa Blake Free pertaining to her career primarily at CNN but also with CBS News.

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