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BOX 540-545 Part II: Photographs, 1917-2003
Photograph albums, photograph prints, and negatives documenting Boorstin's personal and professional activities.
Arranged by type of material and therein alphabetically or chronologically.
BOX 540 Albums
1969-1973, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. See Oversize
1973, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1975-1977, Library of Congress and other photographs
(2 folders)
BOX 541 1976, New Delhi, India, Field Office of the Library of Congress
1976, Wiesbaden, Germany, trip
1978, National Central Library, Taipei, Taiwan
BOX 542 1984, Jan., New Delhi, India, Field Office of the Library of Congress
1984, May, Japan See Oversize
1986, July, Japan
1986, July, Korea
(2 folders)
Undated, Architectural Institute of Japan, Tokyo, Japan See Oversize
BOX 543 Undated, Library of Congress
Prints
Boorstin, Ruth Frankel, undated See also Oversize
Charles, Prince of Wales, 1985
Clinton, Bill, and Hillary Clinton, 1994
Colonial Williamsburg, 1995
Family and personal photographs, 1917-2003, undated
(2 folders)
Goldberg, Rube, 1970, undated See also Oversize
Graduation ceremonies
Bethany College, 1993, Sept.
New York University, 1988
Oglethorpe University, 1994, May
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1993
University of Hartford, 1993
University of Sheffield, 1981
Greek cruise, undated
Guggenheim, Charles, undated
James Madison Building dedication, Library of Congress, 1980, Apr. 24
Japanese award, 1986
BOX 544 Japanese Diet librarians, 1993, Mar. 27
Jerusalem, 1993
Kissinger, Henry, 1977, May
Library of Congress, undated See Oversize
Lisbon, Portugal, 1994, Oct. 10-15
Miscellaneous professional photographs, 1979-1989, undated See also Oversize
(2 folders)
NASA Advisory Council, Huntsville, Ala., 1991, Jun. 6
"Only Yesterday," Japan Society, 1983, Nov. 3
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., 1995
Portraits, 1951-1994, undated
(3 folders)
BOX 545 Portraits, 1951-1994, undated
(1 folder)
Powell, Colin, 1991-1993
"Read More About It" dinner, undated
Reagan, Ronald, 1980-1988
(2 folders)
Rhodes Scholar class reunion, 1995
Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, 1962
Thatcher, Margaret, 1996
University of Utah, groundbreaking ceremonies, undated
"The White House: the first 200 years", undated
World Space Congress, Washington, D.C., 1992
BOX 545-553 Part II: Miscellany, 1936-2004
Correspondence, obituaries and eulogies, biographical information, calendars and schedules, a guest book, address cards and lists, passports, visas, a telephone log, and other material.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material and therein alphabetically or chronologically.
BOX 545 Address file
Cards, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 546 Cards, undated
(4 folders)
Lists, 1988-2004
(2 folders)
BOX 547 Unfiled material, 1990-1995
Autographs of others, 1985-1986
Biographical information
Autobiography, background material, 1936-1999
(3 folders)
General, 1981-2005
(2 folders)
BOX 548 Who's Who, 1986-2005
(2 folders)
Calendars and schedules
Calendars, 1988-1996
(5 folders)
BOX 549 Calendars, 1997-2002
(6 folders)
BOX 550 Calendars, 2003-2004
(2 folders)
Schedules, 1992-1994
(5 folders)
Schedules, 1995
(1 folder)
BOX 551 Schedules, 1995
(1 folder)
Schedules, 1996-2004
(8 folders)
Death of Boorstin
Correspondence, 2004
(1 folder)
BOX 552 Correspondence, 2004
(2 folders)
Obituaries and eulogies, 2004
Memorial display, Library of Congress, 2004
(2 folders)
Memorial service, Library of Congress, 2004
(2 folders)
BOX 553 Guest book for Boorstin's home, 1952-1975
Passports, visas and identification card, 1987-1995
Telephone log, 1997
BOX OV 32-OV 38 Part II: Oversize, 1969-1987
A register of visitors, retirement letters, a scrapbook, photograph albums, and photograph prints.
Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.
Subject file
Library of Congress
BOX OV 32 Register of visitors to the librarian's office including congressman and foreign dignitaries, 1982-1986 (Container 448, Register of visitors)
BOX OV 33 Congratulatory letters upon Boorstin's retirement as librarian, 1987 (Container 448, Retirement letters)
BOX OV 34 Scrapbook of clippings, printed matter, and notes relating to Boorstin's tenure as librarian, 1987 (Container 449, Scrapbook, Boorstin as librarian)
Photographs
Albums
BOX OV 35 Photographs highlighting Boorstin's accomplishments as director at the National Museum of History and Technology, 1969-1973 (Container 540, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., )
BOX OV 36 Photographs of trip to Japan, 1984, May (Container 542, Japan)
BOX OV 37 Photographs of trip to Architectural Institute of Japan, undated (Container 542, Architectural Institute of Japan, Tokyo, Japan)
Prints
BOX OV 38 Photograph of Ruth Frankel Boorstin, undated (Container 543, Boorstin, Ruth Frankel)
BOX OV 38 Photographs relating to a visit to the White House during Richard M. Nixon's presidency, 1970 (Container 543, Goldberg, Rube)
BOX OV 38 Photograph of Boorstin and Library staff, undated (Container 544, Library of Congress)

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