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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

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Clinton Presba Anderson Papers

Identifier: MSS10926
Abstract

U.S. senator and representative from New Mexico and secretary of agriculture. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, hearing transcripts, reports, and other papers pertaining to Anderson's service in Congress.

Dates 1938-1973; Majority of material found within 1948-1973
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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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Thomas Henry Carter Papers

Identifier: MSS15305
Abstract

Lawyer and United States representative and senator from Montana. Correspondence, writings, memoranda, clippings, notes, invitations, photographs, and financial records relating primarily to Montana, Republican Party politics, and Carter’s career in Congress.

Dates 1833-1917; Majority of material found within 1888-1917
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Robert C. Cook Papers

Identifier: MSS61599
Abstract Geneticist, demographer, editor, and author. Correspondence, diaries, writings, research notes, professional files, family and estate papers, genealogical and biographical information, photographs, and other papers documenting Cook's career as managing editor and editor of the American Genetic Association's Journal of Heredity, as director and president of the Population Reference Bureau and editor of its Population Bulletin,...
Dates 1882-1992; Majority of material found within 1940-1970
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Mira Lloyd Dock Papers

Identifier: MSS18689
Abstract

Horticulturalist, conservationist, educator, and clubwoman. Correspondence, printed matter, speeches and writings, clippings, photographs, maps, and other papers relating primarily to Dock's efforts in forestry, conservation, gardening, park development, and nature study in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the United States as well as in Germany and England.

Dates 1814-1951; Majority of material found within ( 1899-1945)
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William O. Douglas Papers

Identifier: MSS18853
Abstract

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law. Correspondence, speeches and writings, subject files, Supreme Court files, financial records, family papers and genealogy, printed matter, photographs, and other papers documenting Douglas's legal and judicial career, government service, concern for the environment, and other interests.

Dates 1801-1980; Majority of material found within 1923-1975
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A. K. Fisher Papers

Identifier: MSS20628
Abstract

Botanist, naturalist, and zoologist. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, articles and speeches, family papers, field notes and records, memoranda, reports, drawings, bibliographic cards on birds, plants, and animals, maps, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating chiefly to Fisher's activities as an ornithologist and vertebrate zoologist.

Dates 1827-1957; Majority of material found within ( 1867-1948)
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Walter L. Fisher Papers

Identifier: MSS20669
Abstract

Lawyer, municipal reformer, and U.S. secretary of the interior. Correspondence and memoranda, letterbooks, speeches and articles, scrapbooks, photographs, subject files, clippings, and printed matter chiefly related to Chicago, Illinois, municipal matters and to Fisher's term as United States secretary of the interior.

Dates 1871-1963; Majority of material found within ( 1909-1920)
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Dagmar S. Hamilton Correspondence

Identifier: MSS85942
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Lawyer and educator. Chiefly correspondence to Hamilton from Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas pertaining to her work in assisting Douglas in writing and editing several books. The letters also reflect their close friendship and contain insights from Douglas about the business of the Supreme Court.

Dates 1969-1978; Majority of material found within 1970-1973
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William T. Hornaday Papers

Identifier: MSS52126
Abstract

Conservationist, zoologist, and taxidermist. Correspondence, diaries and journals, production materials for articles and books, notebooks, financial papers, clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other papers reflecting Hornaday's career, particularly as director of New York Zoological Park, 1896-1926.

Dates 1866-1975; Majority of material found within 1906-1936
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Harold L. Ickes Papers

Identifier: MSS27011
Abstract

Lawyer and secretary of the interior. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, family papers, legal and financial records, subject files, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting all aspects of Ickes's career, especially his service as secretary of the interior.

Dates 1815-1969; Majority of material found within 1933-1951
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Joseph Wood Krutch Papers

Identifier: MSS29009
Abstract

Author, drama critic, and naturalist. Correspondence, diaries, writings, and other papers reflecting Wood's career as a professor of English at Columbia University and scholarship in the fields of conservation, society, and drama and theater.

Dates 1920-1971; Majority of material found within ( 1950-1970)
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La Follette Family Papers

Identifier: MSS29165
Abstract Family active in late nineteenth and early twentieth century national politics. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, legal files, office files, campaign files, legislative files, subject files, financial records, biographical research files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and miscellany principally documenting the careers of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925), governor of Wisconsin and United States representative and senator, and his son Robert M. La Follette (1895-1953),...
Dates 1781-1988; Majority of material found within 1900-1953
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Benjamin Clarke Marsh Papers

Identifier: MSS31443
Abstract

Lobbyist and reformer. Correspondence, articles, extracts, legislative documents, memoranda, minutes, press releases, reports, speeches, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and clippings, mostly relating to activities of the People's Lobby, Inc., which Marsh served as executive secretary for many years.

Dates 1910-1950
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George W. Norris Papers

Identifier: MSS34850
Abstract United States representative and senator from Nebraska. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, notebooks, subject files, printed matter, scrapbooks, maps, charts, photographs, and memorabilia pertaining to Nebraska and national politics. Includes material on conservation, development of river valleys, Norris's political campaigns, his role in the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority, his stand on both world wars, and his services as chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and the...
Dates 1864-1954; Majority of material found within 1893-1944
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T. S. Palmer Papers

Identifier: MSS35428
Abstract

Naturalist, author and ornithologist. Correspondence, diaries, drafts of speeches, articles, printed matter, scrapbooks, memorandum books, and photographs. Much of the correspondence relates to the American Ornithologists' Union, of which Palmer was secretary, 1917-1937.

Dates 1877-1954
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Gifford Pinchot Papers

Identifier: MSS36277
Abstract

Conservationist, chief forester for the United States Department of Agriculture, professor of forestry at Yale University, and governor of Pennsylvania. Primarily correspondence and subject files, together with diaries, memoranda, speeches, articles, reports, financial papers, bulletins, pamphlets, clippings, memorabilia, and other papers relating chiefly to Pinchot's activities in conservation and forestry and to his terms as governor of Pennsylvania.

Dates 1770-1972; Majority of material found within 1870-1946
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Russell E. Train Papers

Identifier: MSS85254
Abstract

Environmentalist, judge, and EPA administrator. Diaries, correspondence, speeches and writings, governmental and organizational records, topical files, photographs, and miscellaneous papers relating to Train's work in public and private sectors on national and international environmental issues and policy.

Dates 1777-2012; Majority of material found within 1957-2008
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Elizur Wright Papers

Identifier: MSS46607
Abstract

Abolitionist, publisher, and actuary. Correspondence, manuscript and typewritten transcripts of writings, legal and financial papers, scrapbooks, clippings, printed material, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Wright's involvement in the antislavery movement and to his work as an actuary and as an author and translator.

Dates 1793-1935; Majority of material found within 1830-1885