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1. Ralph Ellison papers, 1890-2005

   74,800 items. 314 containers plus 25 oversize. 143 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   African-American author and educator. General correspondence, organizational correspondence and reports, family papers, drafts, notes, and production files for novels, essays, poetry, short stories, reviews, and other writings, speeches, lectures, and interviews, reference file, and miscellany documenting Ellison's career and development as a writer. Among the many works represented are Going to the Territory (1985), Invisible Man (1952), Shadow and Act (1964), and the second novel Ellison left unpublished at his death.

2. Fredric Wertham papers, 1818-1986

   82,200 items. 222 containers plus 2 oversize. 90 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Psychiatrist. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, speeches and lectures, reports, research notes, patient case files, psychiatric tests, transcripts of court proceedings, biographical information, newspaper clippings, drawings, photographs, and other materials pertaining primarily to Wertham's career in psychiatry.

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3. Herbert Hill papers, 1869-2004

   87,500 items. 250 containers plus 1 oversize. 100 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Civil rights activist, educator, author, and NAACP labor secretary. Correspondence, legal case files, articles, draft books, speeches, news clippings, trade union records, governmental records, writings, speeches, photographs, printed matter, and other material relating to Hill's labor, social, and civil rights activism; writing and editing; and his academic career.