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1. Robert Kleiman papers, 1935-1983

   5,000 items. 15 containers plus 1 classified and 9 oversize. 8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Journalist. Correspondence, memoranda, propaganda material including leaflets, newspapers, printed matter, and ephemera, interrogations of prisoners of war, reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and other papers relating chiefly to Kleiman's service with the United States Office of War Information during World War II and pertaining to psychological warfare and the use of propaganda in the Far East, with a much smaller portion reflecting his work as a journalist before and after the war.

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2. Samuel Chester Reid family papers, 1807-1963

   2,580 items. 11 containers. 4.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, writings, biographical and genealogical material, financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, maps, lithographs, and other papers relating mainly to Samuel Chester Reid (1783-1861), naval officer, and his son, Samuel Chester Reid, lawyer (1818-1897).

3. John Carroll Parent, Sr., collection, 1907-2015 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

   19 folders.. graphic images: 21 photographs : black and white ; various sizes.. manuscripts: 130 items.. artifacts: 1 item.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The collection includes biographical information, books, clippings, correspondence, creative works, memoirs, military papers, printed matter and photographs relating to John Carroll Parent's service in the United States Army in the Philippines, France, and the United States.

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4. World War II unit route maps collection, 1944-1945

   85 maps. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The World War II unit route maps collection consists of maps created by individual U.S. military units commemorating and outlining their movements, engagements, and routes of travel during the second World War. The maps primarily depict historical and geographic landmarks and major events pictorially. Most maps were created by units of the U.S. Army at the division and battalion level, and many are undated, but presumed to have been created in or around 1945 at the conclusion of the war. Units operating in Western Europe -- particularly France, the Low Countries, and Germany -- have the most representation, with select maps depicting Italy, North Africa, the Pacific Ocean, the Philippines, and the Aleutian Islands. The collection consists of 85 unique maps.

5. George W. Goethals papers, 1830-2014

   31,500 items. 73 containers plus 1 oversize. 27.2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. 81 digital files (21.36 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Governor of the Canal Zone, army officer, and engineer. Diaries, correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, clippings, family papers, and scrapbooks relating chiefly to the construction of the Panama Canal, Goethals' term as governor of the Canal Zone, his other public service positions, and the Goethals family.

6. Martin Oviatt papers, 1863-1995

   5 items. 1 container. 0.4 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Union army soldier. Three volume diary kept by Oviatt during his Civil War service with the Sixth Ohio Cavalry Regiment. Includes typewritten transcripts of two volumes prepared in 1995.

7. Joseph Warren Keifer papers, 1850-1865

   1,100 items. 6 containers plus 1 oversize. 2.2 linear feet. 3 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Army officer, lawyer, banker, and congressman. Correspondence, military orders, casualty lists, ordnance and paymaster records, and other military records documenting military life and operations of the Third and 110th Ohio infantry regiments, the Army of the Ohio, and the Army of the Potomac during campaigns in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.