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John Ericsson papers, 1821-1890
1,500 items. 11 containers. 4.4 linear feet. 6 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Engineer and inventor. Correspondence, writings, design specifications, articles, memoranda, technical notes, financial and legal papers, drawings, printed matter, and miscellany relating primarily to Ericsson's activities in marine engineering, especially his work on screw propellers and his design of the steamship Princeton and the ironclad Monitor. Includes correspondence of Ericsson's biographer, William C. Church.
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Thomas H. Robbins papers, 1918-1971
2,250 items. 11 containers plus 1 classified. 4.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States naval officer. Correspondence, duty orders, logbooks, biographical material, speeches, and other papers relating to Robbins's naval career and emphasizing his specialty in naval aviation.
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Leonard F. Cushing papers, 1794-1959
3,600 items. 13 containers. 5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval architect. Correspondence, blueprints, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to the restoration of the Constitution (frigate) and the Constellation (frigate).
Victor F. Blakeslee and Irina Skariätina papers, 1930-1944
20 items. 7 containers. 2.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author and naval officer (Victor F. Blakeslee). Author (Irina Skariätina). Holograph and typewritten manuscripts of novels, short stories, and plays about the Russian revolution, the military, and other topics by Blakeslee and his wife, Irina Skariätina, the former Countess Wladimirovna Keller.
Elliot Snow papers, 1790-1942
9,450 items. 28 containers. 12 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval officer. Correspondence, logbooks, speech, article, and book file, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to the history and restoration of the Constitution. Includes papers of Horatio D. Smith (1845-1918), officer in the Revenue-Cutter Service, and a small group of papers of Josiah Fox (1763-1847), naval constructor.
John Calvin Leonard papers, 1882-1920
300 items. 1 container. .4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval officer. Chiefly diaries relating to Leonard's naval career and role of the U.S. Navy in the Spanish-American War and in World War I.
Harry E. Yarnell papers, 1909-1958
875 items. 3 containers plus 1 classified. 1 linear foot. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval officer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, reports, articles, printed matter, and miscellaneous papers related to military aspects of United States China policy, reorganization of United States armed forces, naval and military strategy during World War II, and Yarnell’s naval career.
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Benjamin V. Cohen papers, 1902-1983
9,850 items. 29 containers plus 8 classified. 14.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer and statesman. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, notes, reports, printed matter, and other papers pertaining to Cohen's career in public service and as a private counselor.
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Fox Movietone newsreel collection--World War II paper records, 1922-1946
14,000 items. 37 containers plus 7 oversize. 16 linear feet. -- Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Cameramen’s dope sheets (detailed notes of stories filmed), continuity sheets (synopses of newsreels distributed to theaters), and turnovers (one sentence descriptions of each story filmed) from this major pioneer in the newsreel industry. Collection also contains other paper materials including telegrams, speeches, photographs, programs, and memoranda that provide details of the newsreels created by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Although the entire Fox Movietone newsreel collection spans 1916-1963, these materials document the World War II period.
William Rea Furlong papers, 1892-1985
4,875 items. 17 containers. 6.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author and United States Navy rear admiral. Correspondence, memoranda, ship diaries, lecture and research notes, drafts of speeches and writings, reports, rosters, biographical materials, photographs, and other papers relating mainly to Furlong's service in the United States Navy.