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1. Margaret Mead papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996

   530,000 items. 1,790 containers plus 50 oversize. 783.2 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. 31,604 digital files (564 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Anthropologist, author, and educator. Personal, professional, and family papers, consisting of correspondence, notebooks, organization files, appointment books, writings, teaching and office files, field notes, photographs, and miscellany relating primarily to anthropological and ethnological fieldwork, Mead's association with various universities and other cultural, scientific, and educational institutions, and her interests and activities in the broader areas of race, technological change, overpopulation, and peace. Also includes papers of Mead's associates and colleagues.

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2. Abel Wolman papers, 1904-1975

   25,000 items. 84 containers. 33.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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   Engineer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, clippings, maps, charts, blueprints, and other papers relating to Wolman's career as an engineer and educator in the field of sanitary engineering. Documents his work with public and private planning projects at the city, county, state, and national level, and public works in the United States and abroad.

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