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1. John Hall Wheelock papers, 1910-circa 2000

   450 items. 4 containers. 1.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet and editor. Correspondence; drafts of poems, speeches, and articles; and miscellany relating largely to Wheelock's poetry

2. Seeger family collection, 1846-2010

   approximately 38,500 items. 237 containers . 112.5 linear feet. 6 microfilm reels . -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Seeger Family Collection documents the lives and careers of pioneering musicologist Charles Louis Seeger; his second wife, modernist composer Ruth Crawford Seeger; their eldest daughter, folksinger and songwriter Peggy Seeger; and her husband, playwright, singer, and songwriter Ewan MacColl through their music manuscripts, personal and professional papers, and correspondence. The collection also includes papers relating to the Crawford family and materials associated with Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger, other Seeger family members, and Seeger/MacColl family members.

3. George Biddle papers, 1863-1973

   3,500 items. 31 containers plus 1 oversize. 12 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Artist and public official. Correspondence; diaries; drafts and printed copies of speeches, articles, and a memoir; sketchbooks; scrapbooks; announcements; book reviews; and other papers relating chiefly to Biddle's role in American art, his work for the federal support of art, and the Federal Art Project, including also material relating to his involvment with the United States War Department Art Advisory Committee, World War II, and the Nuremberg War Crime Trials.

4. Boris Brasol papers, 1919-1954

   22,000 items. 64 containers. 25.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Russian author and critic, criminologist, and lawyer. Correspondence, speeches, drafts and typescripts, notes, memoranda, and other material relating to Russia and the Soviet Union and to Brasol's writings and work as a criminologist.

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5. Louis Simpson papers, 1922-2011

   66,000 items. 212 containers plus 1 oversize. 84.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Pulitzer Prize winning poet and author. Correspondence, working drafts of various poems and writings, administrative material regarding publishing and publications, reviews, translations, interviews, memorabilia, and subject files related to Simpson's career as an author and professor.

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