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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:

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George E. Agree Papers

Identifier: MSS85335
Abstract

Author and political scientist. Correspondence, minutes, press material, reports, and writings relating to Agree’s work as president of the American Political Foundation, executive director of the National Committee for an Effective Congress, and involvement in other political groups.

Dates 1961-2001
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Joseph Alsop and Stewart Alsop Papers

Identifier: MSS10561
Abstract Authors and journalists. Correspondence, writings, interviews, notes, subject files, office files, financial papers, family papers, clippings, printed material, and other papers relating primarily to Joseph Alsop's family and personal life; acquaintance with prominent politicians, public figures, writers, and scholars; work as a journalist; World War II experiences in China; and research and writing as an art historian. Includes material relating to Joseph and Stewart Alsop's business...
Dates 1699-1989; Majority of material found within 1937-1989
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Mabel Thorp Boardman Papers

Identifier: MSS13086
Abstract

American Red Cross official. Correspondence, diaries, genealogical material, letterbooks, newspaper clippings, printed items, and other material relating to Boardman’s career in the American Red Cross and as a commissioner of the District of Columbia.

Dates 1853-1945; Majority of material found within ( 1894-1929)
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Joel Thompson Boone Papers

Identifier: MSS13227
Abstract

Physician and naval officer. A memoir, diaries, correspondence, photographs, reports, military papers, and other material documenting Boone's career as a medical officer in World War I, personal physician to Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, naval officer and doctor, and his work with the Hoover Commission, Veterans Administration, and the medical survey of the bituminous coal industry.

Dates 1755-1971; Majority of material found within 1905-1971
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Gutzon Borglum Papers

Identifier: MSS13284
Abstract

Sculptor, artist, and author. Correspondence, diaries, family papers, subject files, speeches and writings, and other papers relating primarily to Borglum's artistic works, especially the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and plans for a Confederate memorial at Stone Mountain, Georgia. Also includes records of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and of its officials.

Dates 1881-2019; Majority of material found within 1912-1941
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Robert H. Bork Papers

Identifier: MSS65871
Abstract

Lawyer, educator, and judge. Personal and official correspondence, lectures, legal briefs and opinions, legal case files, memoranda, speeches, writings, research notes, and other papers documenting Bork's career as a lawyer, legal scholar, professor of law, and federal appellate court judge. Also included is material relating to his unsuccessful nomination to the Supreme Court.

Dates 1798-2012; Majority of material found within 1973-2003
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Henry Brandon Papers

Identifier: MSS82722
Abstract Journalist and author. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, articles, reviews, speeches, reports, transcripts of interviews, reference files, notes, appointment books, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to Brandon's career as chief American correspondent for the Sunday Times, London. The collection documents his coverage of major events and presidential administrations of the second half of the twentieth century, his interest in international relations, and...
Dates 1939-1994
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Irving Brant Papers

Identifier: MSS13656
Abstract

Author, historian, and newspaper editor. Correspondence, memoranda, writings and speeches, research notes, and other papers reflecting Brant's career with various newspapers, in the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a playwright, and his interest in James Madison.

Dates 1910-1977; Majority of material found within 1938-1975
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Breckinridge Family Papers

Identifier: MSS13698
Abstract Family prominent in Kentucky and national politics and government. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and articles, subject files, financial and legal papers, scrapbooks, and other papers of various members of the Breckinridge family. The bulk of the collection is composed of the papers of John Breckinridge, Robert J. Breckinridge, John C. Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Mary Desha, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge, Madeline McDowell...
Dates 1752-1980
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Raymond Leslie Buell Papers

Identifier: MSS61465
Abstract

Educator, lecturer, and publicist; active in international affairs. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, statements, writings, subject files, and other papers relating to Buell's career as a writer and speaker on international affairs, to his travels, and to his activities with the Foreign Policy Association and the Republican Party.

Dates 1915-1984; Majority of material found within 1920-1946
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Emanuel Celler Papers

Identifier: MSS51755
Abstract

Lawyer and U.S. representative from New York. Correspondence, notes, clippings, memoranda, speeches, financial records, printed material, and other papers relating chiefly to Celler's service as representative in Congress from New York and as chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Dates 1924-1973; Majority of material found within 1945-1973
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Bainbridge Colby Papers

Identifier: MSS16360
Abstract

United States secretary of state, statesman, and lawyer. Correspondence, letterbooks, speeches, notebooks, scrapbooks, printed matter, photographs, and other papers primarily relating to Colby's career as a politician and statesman after 1912, including his service as Woodrow Wilson's secretary of state.

Dates 1863-1950; Majority of material found within 1912-1950
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George Creel Papers

Identifier: MSS17210
Abstract Author, editor, and government official. Scrapbooks and bound volumes of writings by and about Creel form the bulk of the collection. Includes correspondence, notes, speeches, lectures, book reviews, and campaign material. A series on Woodrow Wilson and the United States Committee on Public Information contains correspondence with Wilson as well as his corrections of drafts of Creel's cables, letters, speeches, and other writings relating to the Wilson administration during World War I and...
Dates 1857-1953; Majority of material found within ( 1896-1953)
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William J. Crowe Papers

Identifier: MSS85313
Abstract

Naval officer and diplomat. Correspondence, memoranda, biographical material, clippings, memorabilia, naval records, orders for duty, political campaign files, press releases, photographs, printed matter, scheduling notebooks, reports, research material, speeches and writings, and subject files relating chiefly to Crowe's naval career, service as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and tenure as ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Dates 1932-2003; Majority of material found within 1971-2003
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Joseph Edward Davies Papers

Identifier: MSS17855
Abstract

Diplomat, lawyer, and author. Correspondence, diaries, drafts of articles, books, and speeches, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating to Davies's career as an ambassador to Belgium and Russia, presidential advisor, and author.

Dates 1860-1958; Majority of material found within 1912-1958
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Elmer Holmes Davis Papers

Identifier: MSS17889
Abstract

Author, journalist, news analyst, and government official. Correspondence, manuscripts of articles and early pieces of fiction, subject file, radio scripts, biographical material, lectures and speeches, and photographs relating to Davis's career.

Dates 1865-1957; Majority of material found within 1946-1955
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Democratic Study Group Records

Identifier: MSS57125
Abstract Legislative service organization operating from 1959 to 1995 to assist Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives. Records include research publications, reports, position papers, draft legislation, correspondence, legal documents, government records, voting and whip records, hearing statements, committee and caucus records, surveys, media files, campaign records, photographs, and training material provided to members in support of common political and legislative...
Dates 1912-1995; Majority of material found within 1960-1990
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Nancy Dickerson Papers

Identifier: MSS85393
Abstract

Broadcast journalist and Washington hostess. Correspondence, family papers, scrapbooks, speech material, television scripts, writings, and other material relating to Dickerson's work as a pioneering woman in television journalism and her social activities.

Dates 1927-2006; Majority of material found within 1954-1995
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Jeane Dixon Papers

Identifier: MSS86441
Abstract

Psychic and astrologer. Correspondence, speeches and talks, notes, writings, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, sheet music, clippings, printed matter, and other material documenting Dixon’s career as a psychic, her charitable work, her social activities, and her interest in mid-twentieth century politics. The collection also includes files relating to her husband’s automobile business as well as his endeavors as a songwriter.

Dates 1915-1996; Majority of material found within 1953-1988
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William Edward Dodd Papers

Identifier: MSS18697
Abstract

Historian and diplomat. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, autobiographical notes, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating to Dodd's work as an author, professor of history at the University of Chicago, and ambassador to Germany.

Dates 1895-1955; Majority of material found within ( 1900-1940)
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Leonard Downie Jr. Papers

Identifier: MSS86419
Abstract

Journalist and editor. Correspondence, interoffice memoranda, interviews, speeches, writings, reports, notes, political ephemera, photographs, and other papers documenting Downie's career as a journalist and editor at the Washington Post. Subjects include national politics, domestic terrorism, international affairs, foreign policy, and the internal operations and culture of the Washington Post.

Dates 1961-2020
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Richard Dudman Papers

Identifier: MSS58248
Abstract

Editor, executive, and journalist. Correspondence, notebooks, writings, and background material relating mainly to Dudman's career as a journalist with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Dates 1911-2014; Majority of material found within 1944-1983
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Elections Research Center Records

Identifier: MSS78897
Abstract

Nonprofit elections research and analysis organization. Newspaper clippings, ballots, election returns, reports, notes, statistical data, correspondence, and printed material documents elections in all fifty states and the District of Columbia collected by the organization between 1955 and 1992 for the purpose of compilation, analysis, and publication.

Dates 1918-1992; Majority of material found within 1932-1992
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Amitai Etzioni Papers

Identifier: MSS62018
Abstract Educator, sociologist, and leader of the Communitarian movement. Administrative and subject files, research notes, project proposals, position papers, book manuscripts, essays, and other writings, newsletters, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers documenting Etzioni's career as a professor of sociology, his work at various nonprofit organizations, and as an advisor to President Jimmy Carter in both physical and digital formats. Materials in digital format also include...
Dates 1918-2023; Majority of material found within 1968-1997
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Rowland Evans Papers

Identifier: MSS85253
Abstract

Journalist and author. Correspondence, notebooks, interviews, drafts, transcripts, articles and other writings, research and reference material, subject files, printed matter, and miscellaneous items relating to Evans’s career as a journalist and political commentator.

Dates 1924-2001; Majority of material found within ( 1940-2001)