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Ray Stannard Baker papers, 1836-1947
30,000 items. 138 containers. 55.6 linear feet. 97 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Journalist and author. Correspondence, diaries, journals, notebooks, drafts of books and articles, family papers, scrapbooks, clippings, and printed matter concerning Baker's career in newspaper and magazine writing, his books, and his role in the Paris Peace Conference. Included is a large group of papers collected by Baker for his biography of Woodrow Wilson. Also includes portions of an autobiography of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925) and material relating to Baker's study of African Americans in the Progressive era, "Following the Color Line."
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Theodore Marburg papers, 1856-1940
15 items. 6 containers plus 5 oversize. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Diplomat, publicist, civic leader, and peace advocate. Scrapbooks and correspondence relating to Marburg's civic activities in Baltimore, Maryland, his belief in internationalism and advocacy for peace before and after World War I, his role as United States minister to Belgium from 1912 to 1914, and his work as an art collector and public art advocate.
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Woodrow Wilson papers, 1786-1957
278,700 items. 1,345 containers plus 52 oversize. 600 linear feet. 540 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, author, educator, president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey, and president of the United States. Personal, family, and official correspondence, drafts and proofs of books, articles, speeches, academic lectures, scrapbooks, shorthand notes, and memorabilla relating chiefly to Wilson's presidental administrations.
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Henry Morgenthau papers, 1795-1941
30,000 items. 60 containers plus 1 oversize. 23.8 linear feet. 41 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Businessman and diplomat. Diaries, correspondence, letterbooks, family papers, speeches and writings, subject files, printed matter, memorabilia, and other papers relating chiefly to Morgenthau's service as ambassador to Turkey, other diplomatic efforts, involvement in Democratic Party politics, and as a philanthropist.
Albert Sidney Burleson papers, 1845-1943
13,000 items. 37 containers. 9 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States representative from Texas, postmaster general in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, and Democratic Party leader. Correspondence, memoranda, printed matter, scrapbooks, and articles relating chiefly to Burleson’s career in politics and government, including letters to and from Woodrow Wilson.
Edith Benham Helm papers, 1915-1961
10,000 items. 28 containers plus 4 oversize. 14 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Social secretary at the White House. Letters, notes, scrapbooks, and photographs documenting Helm's career as social secretary at the White House during the Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman administrations.
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Irwin Hood Hoover papers, 1909-1933
650 items. 7 containers. 2.8 linear feet. 9 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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White House usher. Chiefly diaries and diary notes kept by Hoover as White House usher concerning presidents from Benjamin Harrison to Franklin D. Roosevelt and life in the White House
Henry White papers, 1812-1931
31,500 items. 103 containers . 43 linear feet. 6 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Diplomat. Correspondence, business records, conference proceedings, bulletins, memoranda, and notes relating to White’s career in the foreign service and as a member of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace.
George Creel papers, 1857-1953
500 items. 8 containers plus 22 oversize. 9.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Author, editor, and government official. Scrapbooks and bound volumes of writings by and about Creel form the bulk of the collection. Includes correspondence, notes, speeches, lectures, book reviews, and campaign material. A series on Woodrow Wilson and the United States Committee on Public Information contains correspondence with Wilson as well as his corrections of drafts of Creel's cables, letters, speeches, and other writings relating to the Wilson administration during World War I and subsequent peace negotiations.
William Shepherd Benson papers, circa 1791-1952
17,000 items. 51 containers plus 6 oversize. 26.3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Naval officer and public official. Correspondence, memoranda, dispatches, speeches, reports, maps, naval appointments, family papers, photographs, and printed materials relating primarily to Benson’s naval career, including service as chief of naval operations during World War I.
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