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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. papers, 1780-1962
25,000 items. 77 containers. 33 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Army officer, author, and public official. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, drafts of speeches and writings, subject files, newspaper clippings, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Roosevelt's service as United States assistant secretary of the navy (1921-1924) under Warren G. Harding and Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby, as governor of Puerto Rico (1929-1932), and as governor general of the Philippines (1932-1933).
Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian collection, circa 1961-1988
approximately 3346 items. 5 containers. 27.5 linear feet. 5 containers; approximately 1400 items. 197 sound cassettes : analog. 1062 sound tape reels (5 in., 7 in., 10 in.) : analog. 10 photographs : film positives, color ; 35 mm. 3 photographs : prints, black and white ; 5 x 6 in. and smaller. approximately 614 film elements. approximately 60 videocassettes. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Documentation of fieldwork conducted by Bruce Jackson in prisons in Indiana, Missouri, and Texas; recordings at concerts and festivals including the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965, 1967-1968; interviews conducted at various events including Resurrection City, 1968; interviews with and performances by various blues artists, folk artists, and others including poets and literary figures, 1961-1980s; production footage for film documentaries on various topics by Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian.
La Follette family papers, 1781-1988
418,100 items. 1,468 containers plus 22 oversize. 594.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Family active in late nineteenth and early twentieth century national politics. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, legal files, office files, campaign files, legislative files, subject files, financial records, biographical research files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and miscellany principally documenting the careers of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925), governor of Wisconsin and United States representative and senator, and his son Robert M. La Follette (1895-1953), United States senator. Also includes papers of Belle Case La Follette, Fola La Follette, and Philip Fox La Follette.
Nathaniel Sisson papers, 1838-1932
1,100 items. 10 containers plus 4 oversize. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Union soldier and businessman. Correspondence, financial records, medals, printed matter, and writings pertaining to Sisson’s Civil War service, political activities, and business enterprises in Maryville, Missouri.
Wm. Oland Bourne papers, 1841-1885
1,500 items. 6 containers plus 2 oversize. 2.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Clergyman and journalist. Letters, verse, and narratives submitted in a contest sponsored by Bourne, chaplain at Central Park Hospital, New York City, during the Civil War, and editor of the periodical The Soldier's Friend. Other correspondence pertains to slavery, economic conditions of the working man, and The Soldier's Friend, edited by Bourne.
Calvin Coolidge papers, 1915-1932
179,000 items. 294 containers. 43 linear feet. 190 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States president and businessman. White House office files from Coolidge's presidency consisting of incoming correspondence, draft replies, carbon copies of outgoing letters from Coolidge or one of his secretaries, incoming telegraph messages, appointment books, and names and addresses of White House guests. Includes telegraph messages from the first months of the Herbert Hoover administration. Additional material includes personal correspondence and writings.
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Tom Connally papers, 1896-1952
215,000 items. 624 containers plus 2 oversize. 236 linear feet. 61 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States senator and representative from Texas. Correspondence, speeches, writings, voting records, press releases, clippings, photographs, printed matter, photographs and other papers relating primarily to his career in the Senate, his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, and his involvement in the United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and issues concerning the oil industry, Texas, and Mexico.
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Bronson M. Cutting papers, 1890-1950
33,000 items. 116 containers plus 1 oversize. 46.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Publisher and United States senator from New Mexico. Correspondence, essays, articles, speeches, detective reports, biographical information, legal papers, clippings, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs relating to Cutting's career as a publisher and senator.
Wallace H. White papers, 1915-1948
24,000 items. 82 containers plus 3 oversize. 35 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States representative and senator from Maine. Correspondence, speeches, articles, scrapbooks, and printed matter relating chiefly to White's career in Congress.
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Robert A. Taft papers, 1885-1980
522,000 items. 1,451 containers plus 1 classified and 3 oversize. 581 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States senator from Ohio, Republican Party leader, and lawyer. Correspondence, family and personal papers, political and legislative files, subject files, business and financial papers, speeches and writings, and other papers relating primarily to Taft's career in the Senate and to his role as a national leader in the Republican Party.
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