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1. Photographs, Illustrations, and Objects series, Library of Congress archives, 1909-1991

   15,000 items. 155 containers. 62 linear feet. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Photographs, illustrations, and objects from the Library of Congress Information Office documenting daily Library activities, including images of staff, buildings, grounds, equipment, social and ceremonial functions, and notable guests of the Library. Comprised largely of photographs used in Information Bulletin and other Library publications but also includes images from the Library’s Poetry Office and Literary Functions File.

2. Poetry Office series, Library of Congress archives, 1915-1990

   91,000 items. 317 containers. 127 linear feet. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poetry Office, Library of Congress, an office established to provide assistance to the Consultants in Poetry to the Library of Congress and, later, the Poet Laureate Consultants in Poetry, as well as oversight of various poetry and literature programs. Correspondence, memoranda, notes, literary manuscripts, minutes, reports, financial records, photographs, printed matter, and exhibits relating to the operation of the Poetry Office, the work of the Consultants in Poetry and, later, the Poet Laureate Consultants in Poetry, and various literary programs sponsored by or held at the Library of Congress.

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3. Letters of Delegates to Congress Project series, Library of Congress archives, 1746-2004

   28,350 items. 81 containers plus 3 oversize. 31.6 linear feet. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Documentary publishing project. Correspondence, editorial guidelines, financial records, search files, source files, maps, lists and photocopies of delegates’ original letters, diaries, and congressional journals created in the production of the Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789 series by the Library of Congress.

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4. Henriette D. Avram MARC development collection, 1964-1989

   124 containers. 49.6 linear feet. 43,400 items. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Henriette D. Avram MARC Development Collection consists of office files and publications related to the development of the MARC (MAchine-Readable Cataloging) standard and related international standards, various MARC formats, and related automation efforts and networking activities at the Library of Congress.