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BOX 95-142 |
Speeches and
Writings,
1921-circa
1970
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Drafts of texts, galley and page proofs, as well as research
notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. |
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Arranged chronologically. Book reviews, miscellaneous radio and
television scripts, ghost writings, and introductions of persons are filed at
the end of the series along with files for Mearns's books Three Presidents and Their Books, Largely Lincoln, The Lincoln Papers, and The Story Up to Now. |
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BOX 95 |
1921-1941 |
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Apropos of Max Beerbohm. A
letter to the Editor of Current Opinion. 6 Apr. 1921. Printed in the May issue of Current Opinion. Vol. 70, No. 5, page 702. 1921 |
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Aubrey Beardsley's Posthumous
Frown. A letter to the Editor of Current Opinion. 10 July 1921. Printed in the September issue of Current Opinion, Vol. 71, No. 3, page 390. 1921 |
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The Ballad of a Dead King.
1923, Written by Mr. Mearns to amuse his mother. |
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Notes on a Bibliography of Bret
Harts. 1927. |
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The Chambers of the Supreme
Court in New York, 1790. Washington, D.C., 1933. JK1561.A5 1790 |
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The Chambers of the Supreme
Court in Philadelphia, 1791-1800, with Verner W. Clapp, Washington, D.C., 1933.
JK1561.A5 1800 |
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The Chambers of the Supreme
Court in Washington, 1801-1867, with Verner W. Clapp, Washington, D.C., 1933.
JK1561.A5 1867 |
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Some Materials for a Life of
Elias Boudinot Caldwell, with Observations on the Early History of Capitol
Hill, with Verner W. Clapp, 1933, F197.036 |
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A Descriptive List of the
Principal Pamphlet Collections in the Library of Congress in 1934. Washington,
D.C., 1934. Z733.U63P2 |
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Egg-rolling on the White House
Lawn; Descriptions by Eye-Witnesses of an Ancient Easter Monday Custom in
Washington. . . , 1858-1934, with Verner W. Clapp, Washington, D.C., 1935.
F195.M43 Office |
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Small Backlog 20,547; Mark
Twain in Washington 1867-1868. Washington, D.C. PS1332.M35 1935. |
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The Mouse Trap Quotation. 22
Jan. 1935. Prepared for Burton Stevenson and quoted by him in The Colonhon and in Famous Single Poems with acknowledgment to Mr. Mearns. |
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What the Founders Thought, May
1935. |
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Thomas Jefferson, the
Architect. Washington, LC, 1936. E332.M53 |
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F. W. A. A poem honoring
Frederick W. Ashley. 17 Dec.1936. Published in D.C. Libraries Jan. 1937, page 39 |
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The Constitution of the United
States; an account of its travels since 17 Sept. 1787, compiled by David C.
Mearns and Verner W. Clapp. Washington, D.C., 1937. |
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Mr. Archibald MacLeish.
Washington (1939?), From D.C. Libraries, Vol. II, No. 1, Oct. 1939 |
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Magna Carta; the Lincoln
Cathedral Copy Exhibited in the Library of Congress; some notes prepared by
David C. Mearns and Verner W. Clapp, Washington, D.C., 1939 and 1941. JN147.M4
1939 Same 1941. |
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Some Women of Achievement. A
typed list, buckrum bound, 1939. |
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Random Comments on Books
Selected for Inclusion in "Outpost" Libraries of the Department of State. Prior
to 1940. |
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An original play, balcony
scenes derived from Shakespeare. Composed by David C. Mearns and Verner W.
Clapp. Early 1940's. To be performed before the District of Columbia Library
Association, Pierce Hall, Washington, D.C. |
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The Five Little Millions and
How They Grew: Their Beginnings. A talk delivered to the staff of the Library
of Congress in the Coolidge Auditorium. 31 Jan. and 1 Feb. 1940. |
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The Library of Congress (140
years old). An address before the Congressional Secretaries ' Club, 21 Mar.
1940. Printed in the Congressional Record, 28 Mar. 1940, Vol. 86, No. 62, pp. 5575-76. |
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The Library of Congress: A
Brief History. A speech before the Seventy-Second Club, 1 Apr.
1940. |
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Lincolnians in the Library of
Congress. Paper read before the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, 15
Apr. 1940. Printed in the Congressional Record, Vol. 86, No. 106, 29 May 1940. pp. 10871-10873. |
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Tribute to L. H. E. For: The Bookman, Vol. 1, No. 2, 26 November 1940. Stipulation: To be published
anonymously. |
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The Arsenal. A speech made
informally before the Congressional Secretaries' Club, 28 Jan.
1941. |
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Lincoln Collections in the
Library of Congress. Article published in The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly, December 1941. Reprint issued May 1942; 2nd ed. Jan.
1943. |
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BOX 96 |
1942-1946 |
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The Canon-Aid; or, The Egg
Which Was Laid on Memorial Day. A Speech before the Librarian's Council held in
the Senate Reading Room LC on May 30, 1942. Concerning the acquisition policy
of LC. |
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The Activities of the Library
of Congress in Wartime. A Speech delivered before the Special Libraries
Association in Detroit, 20 June 1942. Printed in: Special Libraries, Sept. 1942. |
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A Report on Certain Collections
in the Library of Congress. Prepared for the American Library Association,
Board of Resources of American Libraries. Washington, D.C., 1942.
Z733.U63R45 |
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Biographical foreword to In His Own Country, by Charles Washington Coleman. Privately printed in limited edition,
1942 |
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A "New" Washington Letter.
Article for LC Quarterly Journal, July-Sept. 1943 Vol. 1, No. 1 |
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Architects and Poets and
Prophets. Article for LC Quarterly Journal, Oct.-Dec. 1943 Vol. 1, No. 2 |
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Another England in the Great
South Sea. Article for LC Quarterly Journal, Jan.-Mar. 1944 Vol. 1, No. 3 |
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The President's Geranium.
1944. |
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The Constitution of the United
States, together with an Account of its Travels since 17 Sept. 1787, compiled
by David C. Mearns and Verner W. Clapp. Third edition, Oct. 1944. |
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Mr. Lincoln and the Man Who
Bore the Battle. A talk delivered before veterans at Walter Reed Hospital,
Washington, D.C., Feb. 1945. |
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The Reference Services of the
Library of Congress. Script prepared for the Office of War Information for
translation into Italian and broadcast on their Radio University Program. 4
June 1945. |
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Lest We Forget. Draft of a
speech prepared for possible use on Saturday, 30 June 1945, in connection with
the opening of the exhibition of German atrocity pictures sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Evening Star. |
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This Is My America. Remarks
made in accepting for the Library of Congress a copy of the anthology of poems.
"This Is My America" Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, 18 Mar.
1946. |
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The Story Up to Now: The
Library of Congress, 1800-1946. Reprinted (in 1947) from the Annual Report of
the Librarian of Congress for the Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 1946. |
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The First Sixty Years of the
Enoch Pratt Free Library: An Appreciation. 1946. |
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BOX 97 |
1947-1948 |
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The Resources of the Library of
Congress for the Study of the War of 1812. Speech delivered before the Society
of the War of 1812 at the Jackson Day Dinner, Baltimore, Md., 8 Jan.
1947. |
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The Lincoln Year. Speech given
informally in the Library of Congress before the Illinois Delegation in
Congress on 12 Feb. 1947. |
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The Exquisite Inebriation. A
speech delivered before the Cleveland Library Club, 27 Feb. 1947. |
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Essay in Alteration. A study of
and commentary on the New Draft of Planning Committee Report. 28 Feb. 1947. |
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Memorandum on the Robert Todd
Lincoln Collection. Prepared for incorporation in an article in America, 26 July 1947, pp. 459-461. |
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The Lincoln Papers. Article
prepared for The Abraham Lincoln Quarterly, Vol. IV, No. 8, Dec. 1947, pp. 369-385. |
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Nothing Only Plenty of Friends.
An article prepared for publication in the New York Herald Tribune Book Review, Sunday, 8 Feb. 1948, Vo.. 24, No. 25. |
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The Great Reality. A speech
delivered before the Friends of the Library of Brown University, 10 Feb. 1948.
Repeated with a few deletions before the ladies of The Congressional Club,
Washington, D.C., 2 Feb. 1948 and 10 Feb. 1948. |
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Reminiscing Letter by Dave
Mearns, '16, Recalls Early Days. Published in The Saint Albans News, Vol. 27, No. 9, 2 Mar. 1948, page 4. |
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The Significance of the Lincoln
Papers: an Exposition by Way of Impression. A paper read before the Mississippi
Valley Historical Society, Rock Island, Ill., 22 Apr. 1948. |
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Master of Materials: Random
Reflections on Reference Librarianship. Lecture delivered before the Department
of Library Science, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 29 Apr.
1948. Printed in The Catholic Library World, Vol. 19, No. 8, May 1948, pp. 249-251; 275, and reprinted in Reference Services, Selected by Arthur Ray Rowland, Shoe String Press, Hamden, Conn.,
1964, page 177. |
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Foreword to A Catalog of Important Recent Additions to the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, compiled by Frederick R. Goff. Published in LC Quarterly Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, May 1948. |
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The Federal Institute Dinner.
Speech delivered at the Special Libraries Association Dinner, 7 June
1948. |
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The Dubious Intelligencer.
Library of Congress, Aug. 1948. Daily Journal from DOM to the Librarian, Volume
one, Nos. one, two, and three. |
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The Lincoln Papers; the Story
of the Collection, with Selections for 4 July 1861; introd. by Carl Sandburg.
Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1948. 2 vols. |
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The Library of Congress: A
Statement Without a Conclusion. 15 Oct. 1948. Prepared for the Hansard Society
London. Printed in Parliamentary Affairs, Vol. II, No. 3, Summer 1949. |
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The Lincoln Papers. 22 Oct.
1948. A speech in Chicago before the Civil War Round Table. |
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The Man in the Memorial. 9 Dec.
1948. A talk delivered at the Arts Club, Washington, D.C. |
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BOX 98 |
1949-1950 |
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Our Reluctant Contemporary.
Speech delivered at St. John's (Parish House) Library. 4 Feb. 1949. |
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Preface to the Lincoln
Encyclopedia. 7 March 1949. Published by Macmillan 1950. |
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Morsels of History. An address
before the National Society of Autograph Collectors at Princeton, New Jersey,
11 Apr. 1949. Printed in the Autograph Collectors' Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3, Apr 1949. |
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The Kinsman. 1 June 1949. A
foreword to accompany translations of selections from Abraham Lincoln's works.
Sent to Department of Cultural Affairs, Pan American Union. |
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The Heresy of Abraham Lincoln:
An Attempt at the Last but Edgewise Word. Prepared for LC Information Bulletin, 1-11 June 1949. Reprinted in Autograph Collectors' Journal. |
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Twenty Thousand Years of
Comios. 3 Oct. 1949. Remarks at the opening of an exhibit in the Library of
Congress. |
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The Library of Congress and
Public Relations. Intern Lecture in the Library of Congress. 29 Nov.
1949. |
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Library of Congress
Sesquicentennial Year. 52 lead articles in the LC Information Bulletin, Vol. 9, Nos. 1-52, 1950. |
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Our Reluctant Contemporary:
Abraham Lincoln. A speech before members of the Abraham Lincoln Association at
their annual meeting, Springfield, Ill., 13 Feb. 1950. |
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The Sesquicentennial Program of
the Library of Congress. Remarks at Professional Forum, LC, 15 Mar.
1950. |
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For the Library of Congress
wives. Address at a luncheon meeting, 12 Apr. 1950. |
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Remarks of greeting to members
of the National Society of Autograph Collectors meeting in Washington, D.C. The
Dodge Hotel, 1 May 1950. |
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The Law Library of the Library
of Congress. 15 June 1950. Prepared for Judge Stevens and delivered via Mr.
Dwyer. |
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The Information Bulletin of the Library of Congress. Intern Lecture in the Library of Congress.
June 20, 1950. |
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Introduction to the Library of
Congress. Sesquicentennial Exhibit Catalog. June 27, 1950. |
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Inside Evans; or, Rosemary for
the Boss. Speech delivered at the Division Chiefs' luncheon on June 29,
1950. |
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Of Archibald Beatty Evans. A
tribute to Mr. Evans in the form of a letter addressed to Mrs. Mary Martin,
Principal, Bradley School, Washington, D.C. September 29, 1950. |
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The Lincoln Papers. An address
to the Military Order of the Loyal Legion Commandery of the District of
Columbia. Dinner at Raleigh Hotel, October 10, 1950. |
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On José Martí. On the
occasion of dedication ceremonies attending the unveiling of a bronze bust of
José Martí in Grove of Educators, St. Augustine, Florida, October 12, 1950.
Proceedings published in pamphlet by Inter-American Center of Florida, St.
Augustine, Florida, 1951. Published also in: Archive José Martí, Tomo V, Enerc-Junio 1951, No. 3, Publicaciones del Ministerio de
Educacion, La Habana, Cuba, 1951. |
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Virginia in the History of the
Library of Congress; or, Mr. Jefferson's Other Seedling. A speech delivered
before the Virginia Library Association meeting in Roanoke, October 20, 1950.
Printed in: Virginia Library Bulletin, No. 16, May 1, 1951.New Light on an Old Subject: Thanksgiving as a
National Holiday. Memorandum. November 16, 1950. |
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The Declaration of
Independence; the Story of a Parchment. Washington, D.C., 1950. Reprinted from
the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1949. |
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BOX 99 |
1951 |
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Exhibits, Publications, and
Informational Activities of the Library of Congress. Orientation
Lecture-Special Recruiting Program-LC-February 15, 1951 |
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The Constant American. An
address before the Colonial Dames, Washington, D.C., April 11,
1951. |
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A Neglected Bookman: Calvin
Coolidge. A paper read before the Literary Society (Washington, D.C.) at the
Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, April 21, 1951. |
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The Community of Greatness. An
address at the annual meeting of the National Society of Autograph Collectors,
May 2, 1951. Printed in: Autograph Collectors' Journal, Summer 1951. |
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Publications Program of the
Library of Congress: Historical Aspects. Speech before the Staff Forum in
Coolidge Auditorium to consider the publications program of the Library of
Congress May 17, 1951. |
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The Nitid Crimson. An address
before the Society of American Archivists, Annapolis, Maryland, October 16,
1951. Offprint published April 9, 1952. |
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The Fair Inheritance. An
address to the Public Library of the District of Columbia and the Motion
Picture Council, November 2, 1951. |
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A Plume for Madame. An address
to the District of Columbia Branch of the National League of American Penwomen,
November 28, 1951. |
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Alfred Whital Stern and the
Hoaf Prints. December 10, 1951. Published in Library of Congress Quarterly Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, February 1952. |
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Abraham Lincoln: Bibliographer:
Some Notes on the First Inaugural. Compiled by David C. Mearns and C. Percy
Powell. December 21, 1951. |
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BOX 100 |
1952 |
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The Fair Inheritance. An
address delivered to the Colonial Dames, Dumbarton House, Washington, D.C.,
January 9, 1952. A variation of the 1951 writing. |
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History of the Manuscript
Division. An address delivered before the American University class in the
History and Administration of Archives, held in the Manuscript Division of the
Library of Congress, January 23, 1952. |
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Activities of the Manuscript
Division. Special Recruits Lecture Series, 1951-1952, Page School in LC, Room
309 MB, February 21, 1952. |
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Who in Triumph Advances. An
address before the Lincoln Association of Jersey City, February 12,
1952. |
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Research in American History:
Opportunities Provided by the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. A
speech delivered before a dinner meeting of Beta Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta,
National Honorary History Fraternity, March 23, 1952. |
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No Tedious Business. An address
by the Assistant Librarian for American Collections upon receiving from Alfred
Whital Stern the gift of the printer's copy of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
April 28, 1952. |
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Gloriously Dispelled. Written
for a Festschrift honoring Nathan Van Patten, Stanford University. June 6,
1952. |
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Abraham Lincoln Goes to Press:
A Documentary Memorandum. Published in the LC Quarterly Journal, Vol. 9, No. 4, August 1952. |
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Forever is Twenty-Eight Years.
Concerning the transfer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
of the United States to the National Archives. August 14, 1952. |
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Change the Name of NSAC? An
article appearing in Autograph Collectors' Journal. Summer 1952, p. 37. |
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The Formative Years of the
Manuscript Division 1897-1903: An Intimate Search for Origins. A Talk presented
at the Staff Forum of LC, September 1952. |
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The Story of the Queen's
Letter. A historical note to accompany a facsimile of a letter of condolence
written on April 29, 1865, by Queen Victoria to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Printed
in limited edition for presentation to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in
remembrance of the visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and
the Duke of Edinburgh to the Library of Congress, November 2, 1951. Washington,
D.C., 1952. E457.52.U593 |
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The Library of Congress. A talk
delivered before the Chevy Chase Branch of the National League of American Pen
Women, October 11, 1952, in the Whittal Pavilion, Library of
Congress. |
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Remarks at a reception given by
Mrs. John R. Murdock. December 1, 1952. |
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Nineteenth Century Collectors.
Article appearing in the Autograph Collectors' Journal. Vol. IV, No. 11, Winter 1952. |
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BOX 101 |
1953 |
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Abraham Lincoln as a Purer
Nelson. Address delivered before the Pennsylvania Historical Junto in the
Conference Room, National Archives, Washington, D.C., February 6,
1953. |
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Lincoln and the Image of
America. An address before the Lincoln Fellowship of Hamilton, Canada, at
McMaster University, February 12, 1953. E457.7.M4 |
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Remarks at the Opening of the
Manuscript, Exhibition, Ohio State Museum, Columbus, Ohio, May 3,
1953. |
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The First White House Library.
Article prepared for D.C Libraries, Vol. 24, No. 3, July 1953. |
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In the Presence of the
Scholars. An address delivered before the North Carolina Library Association,
Asheville, N.C., October 22, 1953. Printed in North Carolina Libraries, Vol. 12, No. 3, April 1954, and in College and Research Libraries, April 1954. |
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Manuscript Sources of American
History: Problems of Their Control, Use, and Publication. Comments on a
Symposium held on November 12, 1953, at the American Philosophical Society.
Printed in Proceedings of the Society, Vol. 98, No. 3, June 15, 1954. Also reprinted in
pamphlet form. |
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The Great Invention of the
World: Mr. Lincoln and the Books He Read. A Confused and Confusing
Consideration. Phineas Windsor Lecture delivered at the University of Illinois,
December 2, 1953. Printed by University of Illinois Press in Three Presidents and Their Books by Arthur E. Bestor, David C. Mearns, and Jonathan Daniels. Hardback
1955: Paperback, 1964. E176.1T48 |
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