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1. Michael Pertschuk papers, 1949-2002

   49,400 items. 149 containers. 59.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer, federal trade commissioner, and lobbyist. Correspondence, memoranda, email, speeches, statements, book files, subject files, and other papers primarily concerning Pertschuk's career as chairman and commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and consumer and tobacco control issues.

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2. Stuart Chase papers, 1907-1978

   5,000 items. 29 containers. 14 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Economist and author. Correspondence, drafts and manuscripts of books and writings, notes, reports, book reviews, contracts, subject files, printed matter, and other papers pertaining to Chase's contributions to economics and social policy, especially as member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "brain trust."

3. Joseph Edward Davies papers, 1860-1958

   75,000 items. 224 containers plus 5 oversize. 97.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Diplomat, lawyer, and author. Correspondence, diaries, drafts of articles, books, and speeches, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to Davies's career as an ambassador to Belgium and Russia, presidential advisor, and author.

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4. William Howard Taft IV papers, 1958-1989

   29,750 items. 85 containers. 34 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Lawyer and government official. Personal and family correspondence, official correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, and daily records chiefly documenting Taft's government service in the Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and Ronald Reagan presidential administrations.

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5. Caspar W. Weinberger papers, 1910-2005

   473,500 items. 840 containers plus 363 classified and 2 oversize. 494 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   United States secretary of defense, United States secretary of health, education, and welfare, California state legislator, lawyer, journalist, and business executive. Correspondence, legal and subject files, appointment books and daily schedules, diary notes and other jottings, family papers, financial material, interview transcripts, television scripts, newspaper columns, book and speech files, and legislative and political material relating to Weinberger's career in journalism and government.

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6. Huston Thompson papers, 1908-1965

   1,500 items. 9 containers plus 1 oversize. 3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Lawyer and government official. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, speeches, articles, photographs, and near-print and print material relating to the presidential candidacy of Woodrow Wilson, Thompson's service as legal counsel in the investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s, and his service as mediator in national industrial strike emergencies.

7. Victor Murdock papers, 1824-1971

   38,300 items. 129 containers plus 1 oversize. 51.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   U.S. representative from Kansas and newspaper editor. Diary, family papers, general correspondence, Federal Trade Commission files, writings, and miscellany documenting Murdock's political career as a congressman from Kansas and leadership of the Republican insurgents who contested the power of House Speaker Joseph Cannon in 1910. Includes material concerning Murdock's activities on behalf of the Progressive Party and as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Also contains family papers relating especially to his father, Marshall M. Murdock, and brother, Marcellus M. Murdock, and their association with the Wichita Daily Eagle.

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8. John Sharp Williams papers, 1902-1924

   36,000 items. 120 containers. 91 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   United States representative and senator, lawyer, and planter from Mississippi. Correspondence, biographical and genealogical material, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers documenting Williams's Congressional service. Pertains primarily to politics in Mississippi and the nation during the presidential administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding.

9. William E. Humphrey papers, 1903-1936

   500 items. 2 containers. .6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer, United States congressman, and member of the Federal Trade Commission. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and other papers relating primarily to Humphrey's service in the United States House of Representatives (1903-1917) and on the Federal Trade Commission (1925-1933).

10. 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.

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    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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