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Speeches and Writings, 1921-circa 1970 (continued)
Remarks of greeting to members of the National Society of Autograph Collectors meeting in Washington, D.C. The Dodge Hotel, 1 May 1950.
The Law Library of the Library of Congress. 15 June 1950. Prepared for Judge Stevens and delivered via Mr. Dwyer.
The Information Bulletin of the Library of Congress. Intern Lecture in the Library of Congress. June 20, 1950.
Introduction to the Library of Congress. Sesquicentennial Exhibit Catalog. June 27, 1950.
Inside Evans; or, Rosemary for the Boss. Speech delivered at the Division Chiefs' luncheon on June 29, 1950.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BOX 99 1951
Exhibits, Publications, and Informational Activities of the Library of Congress. Orientation Lecture-Special Recruiting Program-LC-February 15, 1951
The Constant American. An address before the Colonial Dames, Washington, D.C., April 11, 1951.
A Neglected Bookman: Calvin Coolidge. A paper read before the Literary Society (Washington, D.C.) at the Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, April 21, 1951.
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.
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.
The Nitid Crimson. An address before the Society of American Archivists, Annapolis, Maryland, October 16, 1951. Offprint published April 9, 1952.
The Fair Inheritance. An address to the Public Library of the District of Columbia and the Motion Picture Council, November 2, 1951.
A Plume for Madame. An address to the District of Columbia Branch of the National League of American Penwomen, November 28, 1951.
Alfred Whital Stern and the Hoaf Prints. December 10, 1951. Published in Library of Congress Quarterly Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, February 1952.
Abraham Lincoln: Bibliographer: Some Notes on the First Inaugural. Compiled by David C. Mearns and C. Percy Powell. December 21, 1951.
BOX 100 1952
The Fair Inheritance. An address delivered to the Colonial Dames, Dumbarton House, Washington, D.C., January 9, 1952. A variation of the 1951 writing.
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.
Activities of the Manuscript Division. Special Recruits Lecture Series, 1951-1952, Page School in LC, Room 309 MB, February 21, 1952.
Who in Triumph Advances. An address before the Lincoln Association of Jersey City, February 12, 1952.
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.
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.
Gloriously Dispelled. Written for a Festschrift honoring Nathan Van Patten, Stanford University. June 6, 1952.
Abraham Lincoln Goes to Press: A Documentary Memorandum. Published in the LC Quarterly Journal, Vol. 9, No. 4, August 1952.
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.
Change the Name of NSAC? An article appearing in Autograph Collectors' Journal. Summer 1952, p. 37.
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.
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
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 Whittall Pavilion, Library of Congress.
Remarks at a reception given by Mrs. John R. Murdock. December 1, 1952.
Nineteenth Century Collectors. Article appearing in the Autograph Collectors' Journal. Vol. IV, No. 11, Winter 1952.
BOX 101 1953
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.
Lincoln and the Image of America. An address before the Lincoln Fellowship of Hamilton, Canada, at McMaster University, February 12, 1953. E457.7.M4
Remarks at the Opening of the Manuscript, Exhibition, Ohio State Museum, Columbus, Ohio, May 3, 1953.
The First White House Library. Article prepared for D.C Libraries, Vol. 24, No. 3, July 1953.
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.
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.
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
BOX 102 1954
Abraham Lincoln and the Future of America. January 21, 1954. Article for the Washington Post for a Lincoln's birthday feature in issue of February 7, 1954.
Preface to Three Lincoln Masterpieces by Benjamin Barondess. February 16, 1954. Published in January 1955.
The Man Who Prolonged Lincoln's Life: The Story As Told in Two Documents Recently Received by the Library of Congress. March 26, 1954. Address at a meeting of the American Public Relations Association, New York City, April 6, 1954.
Talk presented at the National Cathedral School for Boys, Mount St. Albans, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1954.
Herbert Putnam: Librarian of the United States: The Minneapolis Years. An address delivered before the American Library History Round Table of the ALA Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21, 1954. Printed in: Wilson Library Bulletin, Vol. 29, No. 1, September 1954.
Remarks made to the Ampersand Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 24, 1954.
The Great Rochambeau Mystery. An administrative document. September 1954.
How to Write a Book, In One Lesson. An article appearing in Manuscripts, Vol. VI, No. 11, Winter 1954.
Introduction to Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass Centennial-Detroit 1955. December 23, 1954. Catalogue of an Exhibition held at the Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan, February and March 1955. A Selection of the Manuscripts, Books, and Association Items gathered by Charles E. Feinberg.
BOX 103 1955
Mr. Lincoln on Loyalty. Some statements extracted from The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Roy P. Basler, Editor. January 25, 1955.
Herbert Putnam: Librarian of the United States. An article appearing in D.C. Libraries, Vol. 26, No. 1, January 1955.
Remarks before Dr. Posner's class on the History and Administration of Archives of American University at a meeting in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress on January 26, 1955.
Christian Without a Creed: Some Remarks on Abraham Lincoln's Religion. An address before the young people of St. John's Parish, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C., February 13, 1955. Printed in small pamphlet form, 14 p. 16 cm. Washington, 1955. Talk repeated at 1) First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, March 15, 1955; 2) Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, October 30, 1955; and 3) International Crossroads Sunday Morning Breakfast, Central YMCA, Washington, D.C., February 12, 1956. E457.2M49
Pardon Me Boy. An address before the Tennessee Library Association, Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 21, 1955. Printed in Tennessee Librarian, Vol. 7, No. 4, June 1955.
Of More Portentous Sound: A Codicil to Boston's Literary Testament. An address delivered at the School of Library Science, Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, May 17, 1955.
Doubleday & Company, Inc. Lecture, published in Books and Publishing 1955. Vol. II, by School of Library Science, Simmons College, Boston, Mass., 1955.
Herbert Putnam, 1861-1955. August 16, 1955. Published in The Library Journal, Vol. 80, No. 16, September 15, 1955.
Thayer's The Pioneer Boy: A Second and Harder Look. November 3, 1955. Published in LC Quarterly Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3, May 1956.
BOX 104 National Libraries Issue of Library Trends. May 31, 1955. Current Trends in National Libraries. Published in Library Trends, Vol. 4, No. 1, July 1955, David C. Mearns, Issue Editor.
BOX 105 National Libraries Issue of Library Trends. Survey materials and galley proofs.
BOX 106 Herbert Putnam 1861-1955: A Memorial Tribute. December 1955. Booklet published by the Library of Congress in 1956.
BOX 107 Herbert Putnam: A Chronology. Published with Memorial Tribute. February 23, 1956.
BOX 108 1956
St. Albans Revisited. Address at a meeting of the Board of Governors at St. Albans School for Boys, Washington, D.C. March 12, 1956.
Herbert Putnam and His Responsible Eye. An address at the Herbert Putman Memorial Ceremonies, Library of Congress, April 5, 1956. Printed in the booklet Herbert Putnam: A Memorial Tribute. 1956
The Very Essence of a Library. An address delivered at the annual dinner meeting of the Friends of the University of North Carolina Library in Chapel Hill on May 11, 1956. Printed in The Bookmark, No. 25, August 1956. Reprinted from The Bookmark as a separate.
Dress Rehearsal. A discourse delivered before the Washington Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, May 22, 1956. Printed in: College and Research Libraries, Vol. 18, No. 4, July 1957, pp. 261-266.
The Nature of a Manuscript Record of the Proceedings of the Continental Congress September 5 to October 26, 1774. June 20, 1956.
Commencement Address delivered at the 10th Annual Institute in the Preservation and Administration of Archives. A meeting at the Hotel Occidental, Washington, D.C., July 13, 1956.
Mr. Jefferson to His Namesakes. July 18, 1956. An article printed in the LC Quarterly Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, November 1956.
Herbert Putnam's Guest Books. Prepared for the LC Information Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 33, 1956, 435-437.
Verner Warren Clapp. A tribute. September 20, 1956.
Margaret B. Martin. A tribute. October 4, 1956.
BOX 109 Introduction to the facsimile edition of Illinois Political Campaign of 1858: Lincoln-Douglas Debates. November 28, 1956. Published by the Library of Congress under the Alfred Whital Stern Fund, Washington, D.C., 1958.
Historical Manuscripts. Including Personal Papers. A chapter included in Library Trends: Manuscripts and Archives, R. W. G. Vail, Issue Editor, January 1957. Also printed as a separate for the author.
BOX 110 1957
Act Well Your Part: Being the Story of Mr. Lincoln and the Theater. An address before the Cosmos Club, February 4, 1957.
Verner Warren Clapp. A citation presented to Verner W. Clapp by the District of Columbia Library Association. February 15, 1957.
The Fanway Incident. A paper read before the Literary Society, Washington, D.C., March 9, 1957.
The Bright and the Shining: A Tribute to the Constants. An address delivered before the Florida Library Association, St. Petersburg, Florida, March 29, 1957. Printed in: Florida Libraries, Vol. 8, No. 1, June 1957.
Remarks at a luncheon meeting of the St. Albana Alumni Association. April 6, 1957.
BOX 111 Charlotte Cushman's "True and Faithful" Lincoln" Some Documents With Some Observations. Published in The Lincoln Herald, Vol. 59, No. 2, Summer 1957.
But When He Saw His Eyes Were Out; or, Reveries on Invictus.A paper presented at panel discussion of the acquisition policies of Presidential libraries at a joint meeting of the Society of American Archivists and the American Association for State and Local History, Columbus, Ohio, October 4, 1957. Proceedings of Conference published in July 1959 by AASLR in The Present World of History: A Conference on Certain Problems in Historical Society Work, compiled and edited by James H. Rodabaugh. Pages 34; 45-52.
The Inexhaustible Story. A talk delivered before The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, October 31, 1957. Repeated for: Epsilon Psi (Phi Alpha Theta) American University, 11/14/58; Soroptimist International, 3/18/59; Off-the-Record Club, 4/4/59; and St. Albans School, 2/16/61.
Those Were the Days: An article appearing in St. Albans Bulletin, No. 13, Winter 1957 (first installment) and No. 14 (second installment).
The Lincoln Papers. A speech delivered before the Chevy Chase Women's Club, November 20, 1957.
BOX 112 1958
Lincoln Growing. An address before The Lincoln Club of Los Angeles, February 12, 1958.
Abraham Lincoln and The Future of America. Address at the convocation, Claremont Men's College, Claremont, California, February 13, 1958. Repeated Lincoln as a World Figure added at Old Dominion College, Norfolk, Virginia, February 3, 1963.
Exquisite Collector: An Essay in Two Parts. Part I The Scalping of Abraham Lincoln Part II The Extraordinary Disappearance of the Gettysburg Address. A paper read before the Civil War Round Table of Los Angeles, February 13, 1958. Both parts sent to Clyde C. Walton, Jr., State Historian, Illinois State Historical Society, August 25, 1958, for publication.
The Fortunate Statement: Being an Experiment with an Empty Bottle. [Monroe] April 28, 1958.
Gertrude Clarke Whittall. A verse. August 25, 1958.
Great Day in "Ottaway" (The Debates Begin: Douglas and Lincoln Face to Face). Published in The Washington Post, August 21, 1958.
An Invitation to the Better Angels. A talk delivered before the DC Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, October 19, 1958.
Prayer to the Better Angels. An address delivered at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 16, 1958.
Remarks of Mr. Mearns on the occasion of his 40th anniversary luncheon in the Library of Congress. December 16, 1958.
BOX 113 1959
The Grandeur of Abraham Lincoln. January 30, 1959. Selected passages from the writings of eminent men.
What's To Become of Mr. Lincoln? Being Some Speculations on the Old Gentleman's Past, Present and Future Condition. An address delivered before the Lincoln Group of Boston, February 14, 1959.
Who in Triumph Advances. An address before The New Brunswick Historical Club, New Brunswick, New Jersey, February 20, 1959. Printed in: Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society: A Magazine of New Jersey History, April 1959, p. 111. Printed also in a pamphlet: Special Joint Session of The New Jersey Senate and the General Assembly Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Historic Appearance Before the Legislature, February 21, 1861, presented by the New Jersey Civil War Centennial Commission, February 21, 1961.
Lincoln the Young Thinker. Prepared for The American Story Series issued by Broadcast Music, Inc., in association with the Society of American Historians. 1959 series: The Abraham Lincoln Story 1809-1959. March 6, 1959.
Washington Awaiting. Article prepared for, and published in, the Wilson Library Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 10, June 1959. March 11, 1959.
Briefed from The Inexhaustible Story. A talk delivered at a luncheon meeting of the Soroptimist International, Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., March 18, 1959.
The Fruits of Our Liberties and How to Preserve Them. A paper read before the Independence Bell Chapter of the D.A.R., at Chapter House, Washington, D.C., March 21, 1959.
Lincoln and Libraries. An address delivered at a banquet in honor of the Lincoln Authors of America as part of the National Library Week celebration in Illinois. Springfield, Illinois, April 17, 1959.
Engrafted Angel. An address delivered at Allegheny College, May 2, 1959. Printed in: Allegheny College Bulletin, June 1959, p. 14.
Lincoln as a World Figure. An address delivered before the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia meeting at the Library of Congress, May 20, 1959. Printed in Congressional Record, pp. A4290-4291, Appendix. Repeated before the Clyde Kelly Class of Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church under the title of "Lincoln Viewed Today" on January 15, 1951, and combined with "Lincoln and the Future of America" for a lecture at Old Dominion College, Norfolk, Virginia, on February 3, 1963.
BOX 114 The President and the Princess; or, The Great Kissing Performance. An address delivered before the Friends of the Library of the University of Detroit, May 22, 1959. Repeated with variations on May 28, 1960, in Lincoln, Illinois, and on May 5, 1962, before the Literary Society, Washington, D.C.
To be Enduring: The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. A paper presented at the Rare Books Conference sponsored by the Rare Books Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, June 18, 1959. Printed in: College and Research Libraries, Vol. 20, No. 5, September 1959, p. 341.
Remarks at a luncheon in Room 410, House Office Building, on Friday, August 7, 1959.
Part I of The Exquisite Collector [2/13/68] printed in Illinois State Historical Society Journal, Vol. LII, No. 1, p. 45, Lincoln Sesquicentennial Issue, Spring 1959. (See also Cont. 112)
Remarks at Raleigh, North Carolina, to receive for the collections of the Library of Congress from the Governor of North Carolina, tape recording and slides of interviews with North Carolina's oldest inhabitants. Friday, August 21, 1959.
Notes on Melvil Dewey for possible use of the Director of the Reference Department at Amherst. October 8, 1959.
Lincoln and Rothschilds. A memorandum. December 11, 1959.
Introduction to Lincoln for the Ages. Sent to Mr. Carl Haverlin, Broadcast Music, Inc., New York, N.Y., on December 31, 1959. Volume was printed in November 1960 by Doubleday.
BOX 115 1960
Welcoming remarks: Lincoln Symposium in the Library of Congress. February 11, 1960.
Remarks made at the presentation of ten-year service pins to Aimes Pratt and Virginia David. Manuscript Division, March 2, 1960. It's a Long Time Between Drinks. A letter to Jonathan Daniels dated March 10, 1960, printed in The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 20, 1960. Also included in The North Carolina Miscellany: A collection of warm and delightful fragments of North Carolina's past and present. Edited by Richard Walser, Chapel Hill, Univ. of N.C. Press, 1962.
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