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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

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Julius W. Becton Papers

Identifier: MSS85425
Abstract

Army officer, federal agency head, university president, public school superintendent. Correspondence, speeches, writings, military and civilian government documents, topical files, reports, printed matter, monographs, and miscellaneous material documenting Becton's army career, leadership of federal agencies, college presidency, and superintendency of a large, urban public school system.

Dates 1780-2008; Majority of material found within 1951-2008
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Edward Lindley Bowles Papers

Identifier: MSS67993
Abstract

Inventor, engineer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, manuscripts, speeches, transcripts of recorded recollections, reports, minutes, subject files, notes, legal documents, printed material, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Bowles's career as an engineer and consultant in private industry and in government, his association with research universities, and work relating to the securing and defense of patents.

Dates 1869-1990; Majority of material found within 1920-1982
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Tom Connally Papers

Identifier: MSS16592
Abstract

United States senator and representative from Texas. Correspondence, speeches, writings, voting records, press releases, clippings, photographs, printed matter, photographs and other papers relating primarily to his career in the Senate, his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, and his involvement in the United Nations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and issues concerning the oil industry, Texas, and Mexico.

Dates 1896-1952; Majority of material found within 1929-1952
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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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Ernest Gallaudet Draper Papers

Identifier: MSS18952
Abstract

Manufacturer and government official. Chiefly speeches and articles, including also biographical material, a diary, correspondence, book reviews, clippings, and notes, relating to Draper's service as assistant secretary of commerce and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and including his involvement with various New York state and city agencies concerned with unemployment and labor.

Dates circa 1919-1955; Majority of material found within ( 1928-1953)
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Ira Eaker Papers

Identifier: MSS19331
Abstract United States Army air corps officer, aviation pioneer, aircraft industry executive, and newspaper columnist. Part I consists of correspondence, memoranda, diaries, reports, meetings minutes, printed material, and other papers documenting Eaker's military career in the aeronautical section of the United States Army, particularly his experiences in World War II. Part II consists of correspondence, memoranda, diaries speeches, writings, and scheduling and subject files pertaining to Eaker's...
Dates 1917-1989; Majority of material found within 1942-1945
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George Fielding Eliot Papers

Identifier: MSS19646
Abstract

Author, journalist, and military analyst. Correspondence, diary, biographical material, manuscripts of writings, drafts of various articles, notes, speeches and drafts of radio broadcasts, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating mainly to Eliot's career as a newspaper columnist, contributor to periodicals, and military editor of Collier's Encyclopedia.

Dates 1939-1971; Majority of material found within 1950-1971
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Edwin J. Feulner Papers

Identifier: MSS85758
Abstract Author, political consultant, former president of the Heritage Foundation. Correspondence, diaries, appointment books, daily schedules, notebooks, clippings, chronological files, biographical material, family papers, speech and travel files, itineraries, meeting files, financial records, legal records, memoranda, organization files, meeting minutes, reports, subject files, memorabilia, photographs, writings, notes, and other papers relating to Feulner's career devoted to conservative public...
Dates 1934-2014; Majority of material found within 1966-2012
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Charles Herzfeld Papers

Identifier: MSS86187
Abstract

Physicist and technology advisor. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, speeches, writings, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, and other papers in physical and digital formats relating to Herzfeld's career in government and business that focused on the development and use of science and technology. Materials in digital format also include videos and a sound recording.

Dates 1892-2014; Majority of material found within 1946-2014
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John Leonard Hines Papers

Identifier: MSS26047
Abstract

Army officer. Correspondence, reports, speeches, articles, and printed matter, relating to Hines's army career.

Dates 1881-1944; Majority of material found within 1916-1932
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William Hoppen Papers

Identifier: MSS84420
Abstract Lawyer and environmental activist. Correspondence, memoranda, a collection inventory, litigation files, legal research, legislative bills, meeting agenda and minutes, reports, proposals, hearing transcripts, organizational mailings, newsletters, fact sheets, handbooks, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, press releases, posters, lists, notes, petitions, speeches, statements, financial records, maps, photographs, drawings, news clippings, and other printed matter relating to Hoppen's involvement in...
Dates 1831-1998; Majority of material found within ( 1965-1985)
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Jack Kemp Papers

Identifier: MSS85547
Abstract

United States cabinet officer, United States representative from New York, and football player. Chiefly correspondence, memoranda, speeches, statements, writings, legislative files, subject files, appointment books, scheduling files, press releases, newsletters, printed matter, clippings, and photographs documenting Kemp's career as a professional athlete and as a public official.

Dates 1924-2009; Majority of material found within 1963-1996
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Curtis E. LeMay Papers

Identifier: MSS29918
Abstract

Aviator and U.S. Army and Air Force officer. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, teletype messages, flight orders, mission reports, strategic plans and operation reports, appointment calendars, maps, photographs, commissions, scrapbooks, and other papers chiefly concerning LeMay's career as an aviator and officer in the U.S. Army and Air Force and as a vice-presidential candidate in 1968.

Dates 1918-1969; Majority of material found within 1943-1969
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Robert McNutt McElroy Papers

Identifier: MSS32078
Abstract

Editor, author, and historian. Correspondence, writings, and other material relating to McElroy's book Grover Cleveland: The Man and the Statesman and papers pertaining to his work as educational director of the National Security League, as professor of American history at Princeton University, and supporter of Leonard Wood and Warren G. Harding for the Republican nomination for president in 1920.

Dates circa 1909-1924; Majority of material found within ( 1913-1924)
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Robert S. McNamara Papers

Identifier: MSS83793
Abstract United States secretary of defense, president of the World Bank, and corporate executive. Correspondence, memoranda, organization records, subject files, speeches and writings, reports, conferences and meetings, background and research material, and other papers relating primarily to McNamara's private and public life following his service as secretary of defense, including his leadership of the World Bank, his role as counselor and adviser to various private corporations and nonprofit...
Dates 1934-2009; Majority of material found within 1968-2005
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John Purroy Mitchel Papers

Identifier: MSS33084
Abstract

Soldier, lawyer, and mayor of New York, N.Y. Correspondence, desk diaries, speeches, articles, press releases, notebooks, memorabilia, and scrapbooks relating primarily to Mitchel's administrations as counselor and mayor of New York City.

Dates 1835-1932; Majority of material found within ( 1892-1918)
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William E. Odom Papers

Identifier: MSS77198
Abstract Army officer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, logbooks, subject files, scrapbooks, printed material, family papers, photographs, and other papers pertaining to Odom's military career, particularly his service as military assistant to the assistant to the president for national security affairs, United States Army assistant chief of staff for intelligence, and director of the National Security Agency as well as his work as an authority on national security...
Dates 1913-2008; Majority of material found within 1950-2008
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James R. Schlesinger Papers

Identifier: MSS84843
Abstract

Economist, U.S. secretary of defense, and U.S. secretary of energy. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, notebooks, subject files, appointment books, telephone logs, photographs, printed matter, and other papers chiefly concerning Schlesinger's service as secretary of defense and secretary of energy and his activities in the years following that government service. Materials from the post-government period are in both physical and digital formats.

Dates 1863-2013; Majority of material found within 1969-2013
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John McAllister Schofield Papers

Identifier: MSS39107
Abstract

Correspondence, diary, journals, military papers, memoranda, reports, despatches, financial records, court-martial papers, speeches and articles, a memoir, maps, memorabilia, and printed material pertaining chiefly to Schofield's military career.

Dates 1837-1906; Majority of material found within 1862-1895
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George Sherwin Simonds Papers

Identifier: MSS40113
Abstract

Army officer. Correspondence, memoranda, and other records pertaining mainly to the operation of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Corps with the British armies during the Ypres-Lys (Ieper) and Somme offensives of 1918, the operation of the American Embarkation Center (Le Mans, France), and the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, Geneva, Switzerland, 1932-1934.

Dates 1894-1937
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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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Robert A. Taft Papers

Identifier: MSS42226
Abstract

United States senator from Ohio, Republican Party leader, and lawyer. Correspondence, family and personal papers, political and legislative files, subject files, business and financial papers, speeches and writings, and other papers relating primarily to Taft's career in the Senate and to his role as a national leader in the Republican Party.

Dates 1885-1980; Majority of material found within 1938-1953
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Charles H. Townes Papers

Identifier: MSS84413
Abstract

Physicist, astrophysicist, and educator. Correspondence, computation notebooks, technical memoranda and notes, patents, teaching files, astronomical observations, grants and projects, subject files, legal files, speeches, writings, biographical material, awards, printed matter, photographs, digital files, microfilm, and other papers relating to Townes's career beginning in 1948.

Dates 1898-2014; Majority of material found within 1950-2010
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Thomas James Walsh and John Edward Erickson Papers

Identifier: MSS44503
Abstract

United States senators from Montana. Official correspondence, personal correspondence, speeches, legislative files, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs relating chiefly to the senatorial career of Walsh and his successor, John Edward Erickson.

Dates 1910-1934
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Caspar W. Weinberger Papers

Identifier: MSS75883
Abstract United States secretary of defense, United States secretary of health, education, and welfare, California state legislator, lawyer, journalist, and business executive. Correspondence, legal and subject files, appointment books and daily schedules, diary notes and other jottings, family papers, financial material, interview transcripts, television scripts, newspaper columns, book and speech files, and legislative and political material relating to Weinberger's career in journalism and...
Dates 1910-2005; Majority of material found within 1951-2005