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1. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People records, 1842-2019

   3,827,000 items. 10,969 containers plus 1 classified and 53 oversize. 4,855 linear feet. 43 microfilm reels. 7,919 digital files (136.63 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Civil rights organization. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, itineraries, speeches, testimonies, writings, legal case files, legislation, publications, resolutions, policy statements, constitutions, bylaws, charters, contracts, proposals, scripts, manuals, handbooks, music, awards, certificates, directories, daily mail sheets, notes, lists, questionnaires and surveys, flags, photographs, maps, subject files, annual convention files, biographical material, financial records, and publicity files in both physical and digital formats. Materials in digital format also includes software, databases, videos, and radio programs.

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2. Harold H. Greene papers, 1951-2001

   6,600 items. 69 containers plus 1 oversize. 29.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Lawyer and judge. Case material, correspondence, opinions, orders, printed matter, reports, and writings relating to Greene's career in the Department of Justice and on the bench of the District of Columbia Superior Court and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

3. James Forman papers, 1848-2005

   79,000 items. 255 containers plus 2 oversize. 100.2 linear feet. 1 digital file (1.09 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Author, journalist, and civil rights activist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, subject files, speeches and writings, family papers, appointment books and calendars, and other papers relating primarily to Forman's activities as executive secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and president of the Unemployment and Poverty Action Committee.

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4. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund records, 1915-1968

   80,000 items. 264 containers plus 55 restricted plus 12 oversize. 132 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Records documenting the NAACP's legal program through the mid-1960s and its coordinated attack on legal segregation and racial discrimination waged in state, federal and supreme courts. Includes administrative records, conference agenda, reports, committee files, correspondence and memoranda, notes, printed material, and legal case files.

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5. People for the American Way and People for the American Way Foundation records, 1980-2009

   105,000 items. 359 containers plus 1 oversize. 143.4 linear feet. 107 digital files (273 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Progressive advocacy organization. Founded in 1981 by Norman Lear, Barbara Jordan, Theodore M. Hesburgh, and Andrew Heiskell as Citizens for Constitutional Concerns, Inc. Renamed People for the American Way in 1985 and People for the American Way Foundation in 1998. The records include administrative files, reports, correspondence, meeting materials, photographs, publications, press files, financial documents, and legal files documenting public policy initiatives, field projects, and litigation actions.

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