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Duncan Emrich manuscript collection, 1933-1977
(original) 8.75 linear feet (21 boxes) including manuscripts and 23 black-and-white photographic prints. -- American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, research materials, book contracts, and typescripts for several of author and folklorist Duncan Emrich's published and unpublished books and articles on American folklore. There are some personal papers, including Emrich's college transcripts; course materials from classes that Emrich taught at the University of Maryland; and documents pertaining to Emrich's service with the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II, and the Department of State, United States Information Agency during the 1960s. Book projects include American Folk Poetry; song lyrics prepared for An Anthology of American Folk Songs, with Charles Seeger; the Lucius Beebe Reader, with Charles Clegg; a Child's Book of Folklore, with Marion V. Emrich and George Korson; poetry and articles about the American West; and unpublished works on animal lore, death, and other topics. The collection includes a bibliography of Emrich's writings, and a Bibliography of American Folksong in the English Language compiled by Joseph C. Hickerson, galleys, photographs of Duncan Emrich, fan mail from children, and other materials.
National Urban League records, 1900-1988
616,000 items. 2,000 containers plus 2 oversize. 821 linear feet. 18 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Civil rights organization. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, speeches, reports, surveys, statistical data, financial and legal records, scrapbooks, printed material, and other records relating to the programs and policies of the league and its affiliates.
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African American soldiers in World War II collection, 1918-2018
7,000 items. 20 containers. 8.0 linear feet. 3,170 digital files (118.23 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Correspondence, memoranda, oral history interviews, government documents, reports, notes, books, subject files, a scrapbook, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed matter, digital files, and other material documenting the World War II participation of African American soldiers of the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions of the United States Army.
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Julius W. Becton papers, 1780-2008
69,300 items. 198 containers plus 8 oversize and 21 classified. 79.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Army officer, federal agency head, university president, public school superintendent. Correspondence, speeches, writings, military and civilian government documents, topical files, reports, printed matter, monographs, and miscellaneous material documenting Becton's army career, leadership of federal agencies, college presidency, and superintendency of a large, urban public school system.
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Ralph Samuel Jaffe collection, 1924-1945 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)
603 items.. 6 boxes.. graphic images: 22 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes.. correspondence: 40 folders.. manuscript: 1 diary (29 pages).. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The Ralph Jaffe collection consists of personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, a diary, a creative work, photographs, and artifacts. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence by Ralph Jaffe to his wife, Betty, and her letters to him during his time in military service.
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Elizabeth Jean Robinson collection, 1943-1945 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)
205 items.. 1 box.. 0.417 linear feet.. graphic images: 86 photographic prints : black and white, color : various sizes.. correspondence: 107 letters (238 pages).. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The collection consists of letters, military papers, newspaper clippings, printed materials (i.e. pamphlet and flyers), and scanned photographs relating to Elizabeth Jean Robinson's service in the United States Navy WAVES.
Leonard John Kovar collection, 1922-2003 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)
384 items.. 14 containers.. sound recordings: 1 sound cassette : analog.. sound recordings: 2 sound discs : analog ; 8 in.. sound recordings: 1 sound disc : analog ; 6 1/2 in.. manuscripts: 44 folders.. graphic images: 59 photographic prints : black and white, color ; various sizes.. manuscripts: 1 transcript.. 1 computer disk : 3 1/2 in.. 1 diary.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Interview conducted for the Veterans History Project 2003. This collection contains audio recordings, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, creative works, a diary, military papers, mixed manuscripts, mixed periodicals, unit histories, a transcript, and photographs relating to Leonard John Kovar's service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. The majority of this collection consists of correspondence between Kovar and his family, some of which was written while Kovar was a prisoner of war.
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George Silverton collection, 1908-2002 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)
1028 items.. 66 folders.. correspondence: 1000 letters.. graphic images: 5 photographic prints : black and white ; various sizes.. manuscripts: 3 folders.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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A colleciton of correspondence, military papers, printed matter and photographs relating to George Silverton's service as a doctor in the United States Army during World War II.
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Kenje Ogata collection, 1924-2002, 2008, 2011 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)
54 items.. 24 folders.. moving images: 1 videodisc (DVD-R) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes : analog.. graphic images: 29 photographic prints : black and white, color ; various sizes.. artifacts: 5 items.. manuscripts: 13 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The Kenje Ogata collection consists of artifacts, audio recordings, biographical material, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, a journal, maps, military papers, photographs, and a video recording relating to Ogata's service in the United States Army and Army Air Forces during World War II.
Robert Frank Augur collection, 1941-2016 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)
129 items, 11 folders. graphic images: 61 black and white, color ; various sizes. . manuscripts: 63 items.. artifacts: 5 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The Robert Frank Augur Collection includes biographical information, civilian papers, clippings, correspondence, a diary, military papers, printed matter, a scrapbook, photographs, and artifacts relating to Augur's service in the United States Army during World War II.
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