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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

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W. B. Bryan Notes and Newspaper Extracts

Identifier: MSS54726
Abstract

Historian and author. Notes and extracts of newspapers, many published in the District of Columbia, concerning the history of the city of Washington, D.C.

Dates 1789-1888
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Frances Carpenter Collection Relating to Frank G. Carpenter

Identifier: MSS22194
Abstract

Author, geographer, and journalist. Primarily scrapbooks relating to Frank G. Carpenter's book, Carp's Washington, arranged and edited by his daughter, Frances Carpenter, including reviews of the book, proposed illustrations, newspaper articles and columns by Frank G. Carpenter, clippings, and correspondence.

Dates 1875-1960; Majority of material found within 1883-1924
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Daniel Carroll Papers

Identifier: MSS15206
Abstract

Landowner and businessman. Correspondence, financial and legal records, plat surveys, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Carroll's business interests and real estate holdings in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md.

Dates 1662-1920; Majority of material found within 1791-1868
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Schuyler Colfax Correspondence and Speeches

Identifier: MSS16394
Abstract

Vice president of the United States, congressman, and newspaper editor. Correspondence and speeches documenting Colfax's activities as a newspaper editor, his involvement in the Whig and Republican parties, and his tenure as United States representative from Indiana and vice president under Ulysses S. Grant.

Dates 1837-1882
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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)
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Peter Force Papers and Collection

Identifier: MSS20990
Abstract

Antiquarian, historian, and mayor of Washington, D.C. Chiefly Force's personal papers and papers he collected for his nine-volume American Archives. Force's personal papers document his career as a Washington printer, newspaper editor, compiler, and collector. The collection records political, military, scientific, and social aspects of eighteenth and nineteenth century America.

Dates 1492-1977; Majority of material found within 1750-1868
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Constance McLaughlin Green Papers

Identifier: MSS51292
Abstract

Historian and author. Correspondence, drafts, galleys, and page proofs of writings, notes, printed and near-print material, clippings, speeches, and other papers relating primarily to Green's research on the history of Washington, D.C., and the publication of her two-volume Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Washington (1962-1963).

Dates 1920-1969; Majority of material found within ( 1953-1963)
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Harold H. Greene Papers

Identifier: MSS85346
Abstract

Lawyer and judge. Case material, correspondence, opinions, orders, printed matter, reports, and writings relating to Greene's career in the Department of Justice and on the bench of the District of Columbia Superior Court and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Dates 1951-2001; Majority of material found within 1958-1998
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Katharine Graham and Philip L. Graham Papers

Identifier: MSS85206
Abstract

Newspaper publishers and media executives. Correspondence, writings, speeches, subject files, financial material, scrapbooks, awards, family papers, and miscellaneous printed matter in both physical and digital formats primarily relating to the Grahams’ careers with the Washington Post Company and their influence on the newspaper business.

Dates 1804-2010; Majority of material found within 1945-2001
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe Papers

Identifier: MSS48330
Abstract

Architect and engineer. Principally letters from Latrobe to John Lenthall, clerk of the works of the U.S. Capitol, concerning the construction of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Dates 1803-1817
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Mary McGrory Papers

Identifier: MSS85250
Abstract

Journalist. Correspondence, subject files, notebooks and notes, speeches and writings, newspaper clippings, printed matter, scrapbooks, and other papers relating primarily to McGrory's career as a journalist.

Dates 1928-2004; Majority of material found within 1956-2002
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John McLean Papers

Identifier: MSS32326
Abstract

U.S. representative from Ohio, U.S. postmaster general, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Ohio Supreme Court associate justice. Correspondence, financial data, docket book, printed matter, a file of reports, opinions and briefs arranged by case name, and other papers relating to McLean’s service as postmaster general and Supreme Court justice.

Dates 1816-1866; Majority of material found within 1829-1860
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Robert H. McNeill Family Papers

Identifier: MSS85979
Abstract A middle class African American family living in the District of Columbia during the twentieth century. Correspondence, journals, speeches, writings, notebooks and notes, military papers, medical records, financial papers, legal papers, genealogical papers, appointment books, calendars, address books, clippings, printed matter, and other material documenting primarily the lives of Robert H. McNeill, photographer; Bertha C. McNeill, educator and newspaper columnist; Mary A. McNeill,...
Dates 1839-2008; Majority of material found within 1906-2002
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Bryson B. Rash Papers

Identifier: MSS82777
Abstract

Journalist. Correspondence, speeches, broadcast scripts, book draft, biographical material, news clippings, and photographs documenting Rash's career in broadcast journalism.

Dates 1918-1992
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William Henry Richards Papers

Identifier: MSS85978
Abstract

Lawyer, educator, and librarian. Correspondence, legal files, financial files, printed matter, and clippings relating to Richards's career as a lawyer and professor and law librarian at Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Dates 1856-1946; Majority of material found within 1895-1930
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Cuno Hugo Rudolph Scrapbooks

Identifier: MSS38489
Abstract

President, Board of Commissioners, Washington, D.C. Scrapbooks containing correspondence, speeches, testimonials, photographs, clippings, and memorabilia relating to social and civic affairs in Washington, D.C.

Dates 1911-1929
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Edward Shaw Papers

Identifier: MSS85789
Abstract

United States Patent Office clerk. Chiefly letters from Shaw's family, friends, and acquaintances documenting daily life of women in antebellum New England, Shaw's financial investments, and letters relating to Shaw's work as a patent clerk.

Dates 1847-1867; Majority of material found within ( 1850-1859)
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Hedrick Smith Papers

Identifier: MSS62065
Abstract Journalist, author, and documentarian. Correspondence, memoranda, interview transcripts, drafts of speeches, articles, books, notes, radio broadcasts, legal material, research material, family papers, press releases, printed material, posters, maps, digital files, and other papers relating primarily to Smith's research for his books and television productions about the Soviet Union, United States politics, and issues affecting the American working class. Documents his career with the ...
Dates 1923-2010; Majority of material found within 1965-2010
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John Aldrich Stephenson Collection of the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich Families Papers

Identifier: MSS65753
Abstract

Correspondence, diaries, journals, travel diaries, manuscripts of sermons, poems, essays, and other writings, business and financial records, printed works, biographical and genealogical materials, drawings and reproductions of paintings and photographs, and other papers collected by Stephenson relating to the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families.

Dates 1745-1966
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Hugh T. Taggart Collection Relating to the District of Columbia and Maryland

Identifier: MSS94656
Abstract

United States district attorney. Correspondence, letterbooks, daybooks, minutes, notebooks, accounts, invoices, financial records, broadside, and printed matter collected by Hugh T. Taggart relating to the survey, sale, and assessment of property in the District of Columbia, Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), and Maryland.

Dates 1751-1889; Majority of material found within ( 1791-1880)
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William Tappan Autograph Collection

Identifier: MSS42325
Abstract

Autograph collector. Correspondence, miscellaneous documents, prints, poetry, rare printed matter, photographs, and some letters to Tappan, chiefly autographic in nature.

Dates 1640-1939; Majority of material found within ( 1800-1900)
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Robert H. Terrell Papers

Identifier: MSS42556
Abstract

Teacher, lawyer, and judge. Correspondence, speeches and writings, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating to Terrell's interest in African American education and welfare, courts and schools in Washington, D.C., Republican politics, and the Washington Board of Trade.

Dates 1870-1954; Majority of material found within 1884-1925
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Joseph Meredith Toner Collection of Manuscripts

Identifier: MSS43059
Abstract

Physician, author and collector. Correspondence, diary, notes, lists, bibliographical material, printed matter, and other papers reflecting primarily the personal and professional life of Toner, the history and practice of medicine in the United States, and the life and times of George Washington.

Dates 1741-1896
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Washington Post Historical Collection

Identifier: MSS86027
Abstract

American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. A collection of clippings, photographs, editorials, research files, memoranda, correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, newsletters, scrapbooks, directories, video files, audio files, and newspapers documenting the broad history of the newspaper through the records and papers of multiple departments and staff members.

Dates 1877-2015; Majority of material found within 1942-2007
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George Watterston Papers

Identifier: MSS44842
Abstract

Lawyer, editor, and Librarian of Congress. Correspondence, memorandum books, miscellaneous writings, and legal documents pertaining mainly to Watterston’s duties as Librarian of Congress and his life and activities in Washington, D.C.

Dates 1809-1866; Majority of material found within ( 1820-1845)