David C. Mearns papers, 1830-1979 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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	Speeches and Writings, 1921-circa 1970 (continued)
			From the Od!DSE of Homer. Remarks on the occasion of the retirement from the Library of Congress of Dorothy S. Eaton. October 24, 1966.
			Gettysburg on the Eve of an Address. A speech delivered on the occasion of the 103rd Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1966.
			Not Enough Room. A talk delivered at the Area Chapter meeting of the Manuscript Society, held in the Library of Congress, March 3, 1967.
			Ainsworth the Unforgettable. [Ainsworth Rand Spofford]. A paper read before the Literary Society, Washington, D.C., May 13, 1967. Printed in: LC Quarterly Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, January 1968.
			Waldo G. Leland. [Tribute-Obituary] October 19, 1967. Prepared for the American Philosophical Society and published in their Yearbook 1968.
			Mearns Autobiography. Prepared at the request of, and forwarded to, Mr. Armistead Boothe of the Literary Society, Washington, D.C. October 26, 1967.
			Diminuando. Remarks of Mr. Mearns made at his retirement dinner, The Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., December 16, 1967.
			A Doleful Sound. Paper read before the Iota Chapter, Beta Phi Mu, Department of Library Science, The Catholic University of American, Thursday evening, April 25, 1968.
			Capitol Punishment: An Address on the Defamation of Cuspidoria Americana. Delivered before the U. S. Capitol Historical Society, September 11, 1968.
			History of the Library of Congress. Lecture delivered on September 19, 1968, in the George Washington-Library of Congress Lecture Series, in the Library of Congress, Page School, Room 324A Main Building.
			"Ever and Ever, Carl." An address delivered at the dinner meeting of the Manuscript Society held in Springfield, Illinois. September 26, 1968. [A tribute to Carl Sandburg presented under the auspices of the Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission.]
			To Forgive Divine. An address delivered before the Cum Laude Society, St. Albans School, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1968.
			Manuscript Resources of the Library of Congress for the Study of the Secession Years. A lecture delivered on November 12, 1968, in the George Washington-Library of Congress Lecture Series, in the Library of Congress, Page School, Room 324A, Main Building.
			Remarks at Reference Department Division Chiefs' Luncheon. Library of Congress, Whittall Pavilion. February 12, 1969.
		circa 1970, Address delivered to a convocation at St. Albans School for Boys, Washington, D.C., 1970 or 1971
BOX 121		Book Reviews
			1945-1958
BOX 122			1959-1964
		Radio and Television Broadcast Scripts, 1949-1962; and Introductions of persons, alphabetically arranged.
BOX 123		Ghost writings, 1944-1963
BOX 124		Three Presidents and Their Books, University of Illinois Press, 1955 hardback; 1963 paperback. Research Notes; galley proof, page proof, clippings, comments, etc.
BOX 125		Largely Lincoln, St. Martin's Press, 1961. Drafts.
BOX 126		Largely Lincoln, St. Martin's Press, 1961. Printer's copy; reviews, comments, etc. See also Oversize
BOX 127		The Lincoln Papers, 2 vols. Published by Doubleday, 1948
			Correspondence concerning the details of publication and correspondence about the published volumes; promotional material; and clippings.
BOX 128			Research notes (2 binders)
BOX 129			Abstracts from correspondence in the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection. Binder, copies 1 and 2.
BOX 130			Drafts
BOX 131			Transcripts from the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection
BOX 132			Transcripts from the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection. Selected but not used.
BOX 133			Handwritten transcript notes.
BOX 134			Typed transcriptions, no. 1
BOX 135			Typed transcriptions, no. 2
BOX 136			Index - Galleys.
BOX 137		The Story Up To Now
			1946 (Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress)
			1947 (Separate)
			Rough drafts
				Text
BOX 138				Notes and abstracts, miscellaneous
BOX 139				Partial bibliography; miscellaneous
BOX 140			Typescript copies 2 and 3
BOX 141			Galley proofs, page proofs (annotated)
BOX 142			Corrected galley proofs; page proofs
BOX 143-149	Research File
		Notes on a variety of subjects including material on the history of the various copies of the Gettysburg Address. Includes bound copies of Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War (2 vols., 1865) and copies of newspaper articles about Mark Twain in Washington, D.C., published in 1868.
		Arranged by type of material.
BOX 143		Declaration of Independence and Life of Mistress Dorothie Vernon of Haddon Hall
BOX 144		General and Miscellaneous
BOX 145		Vestvali
BOX 146		Dunlap-Mearns notes on the Gettysburg Address
			Set 1
BOX 147			Set 2
BOX 148			Set 3
BOX 149		Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, 2 vols., 1865 See Oversize
		Lincoln assassination conspiracy. Negative copies of material in National Archives concerning Criminal Case No. 4525 and Pardons
		Mark Twain in Washington, copies (negative photostats) of newspaper articles published in 1868 relating to the residence of Mark Twain See Oversize
		Parsons, Edward Alexander, notes on collection
BOX 150-155	Editorial File and Advisory Review Material
		Books and articles submitted to Mearns as editor or for advisory review by publishers.
		Arranged by title of publication or type of material.
BOX 150		The Papers of Woodrow Wilson, Vol. I
			Pages 1-599
				(4 folders)
BOX 151			Pages 600-924
				(2 folders)
		The Lincoln Collector(Story of the Oliver Barrett Collection) by Carl Sandburg. Advance uncorrected proofs. (Reviewed for the New York Herald Tribune, 1949)
			Checklist of the Abraham Lincoln Collection of Oliver R. Barrett, copies, 1948
				(2 folders)
BOX 152				(1 folder)
			Uncorrected proofs
				(2 folders)
BOX 153		Lincoln Day By Day, Vol. III. Page proofs; galley proofs for complete index published in Vol. III
			(2 folders)
		The American Story, Broadcast Music, Inc., in association with the Society of American Historians, 1955
BOX 154		Papers and books
			Hollis, C. Carroll, “Lincoln's First Biographer”
			Miers, Earl Schenck, “Capitol Hill”
			Searcher, Victor, “Lincoln's Journey to Greatness”
BOX 155			Thomas, Benjamin P., “Abraham Lincoln”
			Ulin, Arnold Arthur, “Take Your Case to the People” [radio and television techniques]
BOX 156-160	Miscellany, 1830-1967
		Appointment calendars, awards, mementoes and souvenirs, photographs, and prints.
		Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
BOX 156		Appointment calendars
			1950-1957
				(2 folders)
BOX 157			1958-1960
				(2 folders)
BOX 158			1961-1965
				(3 folders)
BOX 159			1966-1967
		Awards and certificates, 1948-1949, 1958-1967
		Invitations, 1939, 1954-1967
			(4 folders)
BOX 160		Mementoes and souvenirs
			Autographs
				Collected, 1830-1935
				Compliments of authors, 1940-1944, 1954-1961
			Library of Congress sesquicentennial logo, 1950
			Presidential inaugural souvenir book, 1901
		Photographs and prints
			Collected portraits, some inscribed to Mearns
			Collected prints (reproductions) See Oversize
			Library of Congress
				Christmas programs, 1936-1940
				Print, 1897 See Oversize
				Reference Department office, circa 1945 See Oversize
			Mearns, David C., as Library of Congress official, circa 1938-circa 1960s
BOX 161	Addition, 1918-1979
		Correspondence, printed matter, newspaper clippings, photographs, and programs.
		Arranged alphabetically by subject or name of correspondent.
BOX 161		Daniels, Josephus, 1918-1919, 1932-1933, 1963
		Frankfurter, Felix, 1948-1949, 1967
		Frost, Robert, 1960-1963
		Library of Congress employment
			Honorary dinner and retirement celebration, 1967
				Correspondence
					Mearns, David C.
					Mumford, L. Quincy
				Scrapbook
			Miscellany, 1924, 1941-1949, 1968
		MacLeish, Archibald, 1948, 1973, 1979
		Miscellaneous correspondence, 1935, 1964, 1969
		Sandburg, Carl, 1953
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