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Irving R. Levine papers, 1930-2009
100,750 items. 288 containers. 115 linear feet. 652 digital files (1.56 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist and news commentator. Correspondence, memoranda, notebooks and notes, transcripts of interviews, radio and television scripts, news commentaries, articles, speeches, book drafts, background and research material, and other papers documenting Levine's career as a broadcast journalist and news commentator.
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George Sabin Gibbs map collection
7 maps : some colored ; various sizes. 1 folder. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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George Sabin Gibbs served as Chief Signal Officer of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I and supervised the completion of the Washington-Alaska cable. The collection consists of seven printed maps of communications lines and military installations in the United States and Cuba from 1903 to 1907.
Field-Osgood family papers, 1702-1938
1,600 items. 7 containers plus 3 oversize. 7 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, speeches and writings, household financial accounts, legal papers, genealogical material, printed matter, photographs, lithographs, and engravings pertaining to the families of Samuel Osgood (1748-1813) and his daughter, Susan Osgood Field, of Massachusetts and New York.
George Sabin Gibbs papers, 1896-1947
1,500 items. 4 containers. 1.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Businessman and army officer. Correspondence, a field notebook, telegrams, reports, memoranda, military records, clippings, and printed matter. Most of the material concerns Gibbs's career leading up to his appointment as chief signal officer in 1928. Includes personal correspondence as well as correspondence relating to his vice presidency of the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation and his presidency of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company in 1931.
A.W. Greely papers, 1753-1997
46,000 items. 149 containers plus 3 oversize. 73.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Explorer, United States Army officer, and author. Correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, diaries, speeches, lectures, writings, military papers, biographical material, Greely (Greeley) family correspondence, scrapbooks, financial records, clippings, maps, prints, memorabilia, and other papers relating primarily to Greely's military career and exploration of the polar regions.
Jack S. Kilby papers, 1878-2003
34,500 items. 107 containers plus 21 oversize. 46 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Engineer and inventor. Correspondence, memoranda, patents and related material, drawings, blueprints, transparencies, photographs, subject files, speeches, writings, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating primarily to Kilby's inventions and projects while an engineer and later a consultant for Texas Instruments. The papers also document Kilby's work as a consultant and adviser to various companies and organizations.
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Cleveland Abbe papers, 1850-1954
9,700 items. 33 containers plus 3 oversize. 13 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Astronomer and meteorologist. Correspondence, diaries, and other papers relating mainly to Abbe's career with the Weather Service of the Army Signal Corps, his participation in the West African Eclipse Expedition (1880s), and his career in the United States Weather Bureau.
Albert James Myer papers, 1851-1933
300 items. 2 containers. .8 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Army officer and surgeon. Correspondence, biographical material, and printed matter relating in part to Myer's service as a surgeon in the army and his role in the founding and development of the Signal Corps, including during the Civil War.
Albert James Myer papers, 1816-1880
4 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Army officer and surgeon. Microfilm focusing on Myer's service in the Signal Corps and documentation of his work in meteorology, including correspondence, biographical material, letterbooks, diaries, reports, memoranda, legal and business papers, and printed matter. Also contains papers of his father-in-law, Ebenezer Walden, and material relating to a patent by his father, Henry Beekman Myer, for the railway sleeping car.
Harold Horwitz collection, 1943-1946 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)
649 letters.. 10 military papers.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Harold Horwitz served as a cryptographer in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Collection includes correspondence and military papers relating to his service.