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A.T. Mahan papers, 1779-1970
6,500 items. 16 containers plus 5 oversize. 7.2 linear feet. 12 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval officer and historian. Correspondence, family papers, subject files, speeches and writings, scrapbooks, biographical file, printed matter, and other papers relating to Mahan’s naval career, writings, and personal and family life.
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Edward L. Bernays papers, 1777-1994
227,000 items. 860 containers plus 54 oversize. 160.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Public relations counsel. Correspondence, memoranda, research notes, speeches, articles, book drafts, surveys, reports, publicity material, scrapbooks, photographs, printed matter, and other material documenting Bernays's career as a pioneer in the field of public relations and the development of that profession and its influence on American society.
United States Strategic Bombing Survey : [reports]
109 items. -- Science Section, Researcher Engagement and General Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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During World War II, the United States undertook massive aerial attacks against cities and industrial areas in the Pacfic Theater of Operations (PTO) to destroy Japanese military forces. After the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945, the United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) was ordered by President Harry S. Truman to study the effects of this strategic bombing in the Pacific. Organized in November 1944, the USSBS was assigned two tasks: to establish a basis for evaluating the importance and potential of air power as an instrument of military strategy, and to plan the future development of the armed forces. The USSBS conducted surveys in both Europe (European War reports) and the Pacific (Pacific War reports).
Oscar Terry Crosby papers, 1878-1947
1400 items. 9 containers. 3.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States assistant secretary of the treasury, public utilities executive, explorer, and author. Correspondence, diaries, subject files, speeches and writings, clippings, and printed material relating primarily to Crosby's activities with the Commission for Relief in Belgium, his work at the Treasury Department, 1917-1918, interest in international finance, post-World War I German reparations and Allied debts, the establishment of an international peace tribunal, and travels in Africa, the Near and Far East, and Europe.
Henry F. Pringle papers, 1932-1957
7,500 items. 32 containers. 12.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist, historian, and government official. Personal and official correspondence, subject files consisting of correspondence, reports, minutes, lists, research data, and print and near-print material, and other papers relating principally to Pringle's biography of William H. Taft and to his work in the Office of Facts and Figures (later the Office of War Information).
George Thomas Washington papers, 1934-1965
5,200 items. 15 containers. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Judge, official in the U.S. Office of the Attorney General, and law professor. Correspondence, articles, drafts of a book, personal and office files, legal memoranda, lecture notes, speeches, and memorabilia from Washington's career in government.
Charles Linza McNary papers, 1921-1944
20,000 items. 64 containers. 24.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Justice of the Oregon supreme court and U.S. senator from Oregon. Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, legislative files, notebooks, pamphlets, clippings, and other material relating to McNary's career as a judge and legislator.
Rudy Abramson papers, 1941-1990
1,000 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist and author. Research files for Abramson’s biography of W. Averell Harriman, Spanning the Century: The Life of W. Averell Harriman, 1891-1986, consisting of oral history interview transcripts, correspondence, memoranda, research notes, printed matter, and other papers.
United States Strategic Bombing Survey : [reports]
212 items. -- Science Section, Researcher Engagement and General Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
During World War II, the United States undertook massive aerial attacks against cities and industrial areas in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) to destroy German military forces. To study the effects of this strategic bombing in Europe, the United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) was organized in November 1944 by order of President Harry S. Truman. The USSBS was assigned two tasks: to establish a basis for evaluating the importance and potential of air power as an instrument of military strategy, and to plan the future development of the armed forces. Initially focused on Europe (European War reports), a Pacific survey (Pacific War reports) was added after the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945.
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Robert H. Nooter papers, 1951-2011
4,200 items. 12 containers plus 1 classified. 4.8 linear feet. 157 digital files (182.36 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States Marine Corps officer, United States Agency for International Development administrator, World Bank official, and African art collector. Correspondence, memoranda, biographical material, photographs, calendars, and daily itineraries relating to his experience as a Marine Corps officer during the Korean War and his career as an administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and as an official at the World Bank.
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