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1. Harold H. Burton papers, 1792-1965

   118,000 items. 399 containers plus 4 oversize plus 1 classified. 159.5 linear feet. 5 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and United States senator. Diaries, correspondence, legal case files, speeches and writings, reports, photographs, maps, printed matter, and newspaper clippings pertaining primarily to Burton's activities as an associate justice of the Supreme Court and Senator.

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2. 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.

   Summary:

   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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3. Matthew Stanley Quay papers, 1776-1949

   5000 items. 45 containers plus 11 oversize. 23 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States senator from Pennsylvania (1887-1904). Correspondence, election materials, financial papers, genealogical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Quay's career in Pennsylvania and national politics as a member of the Republican party and the United States Senate.

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4. Thomas F. Bayard papers, 1780-1899

   60,000 items. 220 containers plus 18 oversize. 49.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Senator, secretary of state, and ambassador. Correspondence, letterbooks, scrapbooks, and miscellany relating to Bayard's career after the Civil War as a politician and legislator and as a cabinet official and diplomat during the presidential administrations of Grover Cleveland.

5. James Couzens papers, 1903-1940

   32,000 items. 350 containers. 207 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   General manager and treasurer of Ford Motor Company, mayor of Detroit, and United States senator. Correspondence, articles, speeches, subject files, and scrapbooks documenting his career as an industrialist and politician.

6. Samuel Smith family papers, 1772-1911

   3,100 items. 9 containers. 3.6 linear feet. 6 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Army officer and statesman. Correspondence, letterbooks, military and political papers, and miscellaneous material relating to Samuel Smith's forty years in Congress, his military career, and the history and politics of Maryland. Includes papers relating to John Spear Smith, Robert Smith, and other Smith family members.

7. John Aldrich Stephenson collection of the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families papers, 1745-1966

   4,000 items. 19 containers. 8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, diaries, journals, travel diaries, manuscripts of sermons, poems, essays, and other writings, business and financial records, printed works, biographical and genealogical materials, drawings and reproductions of paintings and photographs, and other papers collected by Stephenson relating to the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families.

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8. Daniel P. Moynihan papers, 1765-2003

   1,306,400 items. 3,734 containers plus 10 oversize and 3 classified. 1,490 linear feet. 1,021 microfilm reels. 275 digital files (534.8MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Public official, diplomat, educator, and senator. Correspondence, memoranda, journals, speeches, writings, legislative files, notes, research material, subject files, appointment books, press releases, printed material, clippings, and photographs documenting Moynihan's career in public service, in higher education, and in politics, particularly his years as United States senator from New York.

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9. Benjamin Harrison papers, 1780-1948

   69,600 items. 925 containers plus 6 oversize. 360 linear feet. 151 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   President of the United States, United States senator from Indiana, and army officer. Correspondence, speeches, articles, notebooks in shorthand, legal papers, financial records, scrapbooks, memorials, printed material, and memorabilia.

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10. William Maclay journals and note, 1789-1791

    4 items. 3 containers. .4 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    United States senator from Pennsylvania, lawyer, and jurist. Three volumes (later published) of a journal kept by MacLay as a senator in the first United States Congress and one note to John Nicholson.