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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

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African American Soldiers in World War II Collection

Identifier: MSS86243
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, oral history interviews, government documents, reports, notes, books, subject files, a scrapbook, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed matter, digital files, and other material documenting the World War II participation of African American soldiers of the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions of the United States Army.

Dates 1918-2018; Majority of material found within 1997-2010
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Julius W. Becton Papers

Identifier: MSS85425
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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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Franz Boas Papers

Identifier: MSS60202
Abstract

Anthropologist, linguist, ethnologist, educator, and curator. Microfilm of originals held by the American Philosophical Society of personal and professional correspondence, diaries, and family papers relating chiefly to Boas’s career as an anthropologist and social scientist.

Dates 1878-1943
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Benjamin Gerig Papers

Identifier: MSS61974
Abstract

Diplomat. Correspondence, reports, memoranda, printed material, and other papers pertaining to Gerig's service with the League of Nations primarily as commissioner-general of the pavilion at the New York World's Fair in 1939 and 1940, his work with the Department of State in a number of positions involving international organizations and the administration of trust territories, and his membership on the United Nations Trusteeship Council.

Dates 1927-1974; Majority of material found within 1930-1968
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Gerhard Alden Gesell Papers

Identifier: MSS81163
Abstract

Judge and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts of writings, speeches, agenda and minutes of meetings, opinions, orders, dockets, notes, sentencing information, case files, and other legal papers and material pertaining primarily to Gesell's career as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and documenting his cases in the areas of civil rights, constitutional law, antitrust matters, patent cases, and government regulations.

Dates 1913-2003; Majority of material found within 1962-1992
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Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Papers

Identifier: MSS86442
Abstract

Commander, captain, rear admiral, and vice admiral. Speeches and writings, newspaper and magazine clippings relating mostly to Gravely's career, personal and professional correspondence, awards and certificates, professional and personal event files, a file related to his wife, Alma C. Gravely, miscellany, photographs, and a scrapbook related to his time as commandant of the Eleventh Naval District.

Dates 1940-2007; Majority of material found within 1961-1999
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Julia Ward Howe Papers

Identifier: MSS26609
Abstract

Author and reformer. Chiefly speeches and writings, with correspondence, notes, and printed matter pertaining to education, immigration, prison reform, race relations, religion, and women's rights.

Dates 1845-1917
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League of Women Voters (U.S.) Records

Identifier: MSS29660
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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, proceedings, speeches, reports, project studies, subject files, biographical material, financial records, newspapers clippings, printed material, and other records concerning the league's activities at the national, state, and local levels. Documents the organization's lobbying efforts, national conventions and council meetings, and projects of the League of Women Voters Education Fund.

Dates 1884-1986; Majority of material found within 1920-1979
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Anthony Lewis Papers

Identifier: MSS75856
Abstract

Newspaper columnist and author. Correspondence, memoranda, book drafts, research files for books, notebooks and notes, articles and columns by Lewis, reports, speeches, newsletters, photographs, press releases, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material documenting primarily Lewis’s professional activities.

Dates 1941-2007; Majority of material found within 1963-2001
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Elizabeth Sutherland Martínez Papers

Identifier: MSS85946
Abstract

Civil rights activist. Correspondence, memoranda, notes, a speech, lists, and a reprint of a newspaper article pertaining chiefly to Martínez's work as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and her endeavors in helping James Forman, also a civil rights activist and SNCC member, with some of his writing projects.

Dates 1964-1998; Majority of material found within 1964-1970
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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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Rhoda Métraux Papers

Identifier: MSS83228
Abstract Anthropologist and author. Correspondence, lectures, and writings in both physical and digital format. Physical materials also include field diaries, field notes and notebooks, reports, proposals, minutes, programs, interview transcripts, questionnaires, statistical analyses, artwork and drawings, photographs, maps, census data, projective testing materials, financial records, and printed matter pertaining to Métraux's career as an anthropologist and her professional and personal...
Dates 1837-1997; Majority of material found within 1946-1990
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Moton Family Papers

Identifier: MSS78499
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, printed material, and other papers relating primarily to efforts in the 1930s by the Moton Family to promote educational and economic opportunities for African Americans and to improve race relations.

Dates 1850-1991; Majority of material found within 1930-1940
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Daniel P. Moynihan Papers

Identifier: MSS 75913
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Public official, diplomat, educator, and senator. Correspondence, memoranda, journals, speeches, writings, legislative files, notes, research material, subject files, appointment books, press releases, printed material, clippings, and photographs documenting Moynihan's career in public service, in higher education, and in politics, particularly his years as United States senator from New York.

Dates 1765-2003; Majority of material found within 1955-2000
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records

Identifier: MSS65570
Abstract

Civil rights organization and law firm. Records documenting the NAACP's legal program through the mid-1960s and its coordinated attack on legal segregation and racial discrimination waged in state, federal and supreme courts. Includes administrative records, conference agenda, reports, committee files, correspondence and memoranda, notes, printed material, and legal case files.

Dates 1915-1968; Majority of material found within 1940-1960
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records

Identifier: MSS34140
Abstract Civil rights organization. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, itineraries, speeches, testimonies, writings, legal case files, legislation, publications, resolutions, policy statements, constitutions, bylaws, charters, contracts, proposals, scripts, manuals, handbooks, music, awards, certificates, directories, daily mail sheets, notes, lists, questionnaires and surveys, flags, photographs, maps, subject files, annual convention files, biographical material, financial records, and...
Dates 1842-2019; Majority of material found within 1919-2004
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National Urban League Records

Identifier: MSS40774
Abstract

Civil rights organization. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, speeches, reports, surveys, statistical data, financial and legal records, scrapbooks, printed material, and other records relating to the programs and policies of the league and its affiliates.

Dates 1900-1988; Majority of material found within 1930-1979
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Reinhold Niebuhr Papers

Identifier: MSS34751
Abstract

Theologian, philosopher, and author. Correspondence, speeches, sermons, lectures, articles, book reviews, typescripts of books and articles, family papers, subject files, biographical material, bibliographies, photographs, and memorabilia reflecting Niebuhr's influence on twentieth-century theology, politics, and society and his efforts to apply religious and ethical standards to modern social and political problems including labor and race relations.

Dates 1907-1997; Majority of material found within 1930-1990
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Vinnie Ream and R. L. Hoxie Papers

Identifier: MSS26674
Abstract

Sculptor Vinnie Ream and her husband, army officer and engineer Richard L. Hoxie. Correspondence, memoranda, commissions, essays, poetry by Vinnie Ream and Albert Pike, reports, notebooks, biographical data, scrapbooks, clippings, printed material, and memorabilia pertaining chiefly to Ream's work following her commission to execute the statue of Abraham Lincoln now standing in the United States Capitol rotunda.

Dates 1853-1937; Majority of material found within ( 1853-1914)
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Elijah Reynolds Papers

Identifier: MSS3963
Abstract

United States Army officer. Writings, certificates, photographs, correspondence, medals, and other papers related chiefly to Reynolds’s service in the Twenty-Fifth Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War and Philippine American War, and his position as the instructor of military science and tactics at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.

Dates 1897-1959; Majority of material found within 1940-1959
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Bayard Rustin Papers

Identifier: MSS77373
Abstract

Civil rights activist and author. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, notes, reports, press releases, financial records, agendas, printed material, and other papers documenting Bayard Rustin's leading role as an activist in the African American civil rights movement, advocate of international human rights and social reform, and pacifist.

Dates 1942-1987; Majority of material found within 1963-1980
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Mary Church Terrell Papers

Identifier: MSS42549
Abstract

African-American civil rights leader, lecturer, and educator. Correspondence, diaries, printed material, clippings, speeches and writings, and other papers focusing primarily on Terrell's career as an advocate of women's rights and equal treatment for African Americans.

Dates 1851-1962; Majority of material found within 1886-1954
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Earl Warren Papers

Identifier: MSS52258
Abstract Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Papers dating chiefly from Warren's appointment as chief justice and relating principally to his activities with the Supreme Court and to the various landmark decisions identified with his tenure (1953-1969) in such areas as civil rights, race relations, criminal procedure, legislative reapportionment, freedom of speech and press, and church-state relations. Includes personal, family, and official correspondence; speeches and writings;...
Dates 1864-1974; Majority of material found within 1953-1974
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Booker T. Washington Papers

Identifier: MSS44669
Abstract African-American leader, educator, and author. Correspondence, memoranda, book drafts and notes, articles, speeches, reports, minutes, financial papers, scrapbooks, and other papers relating chiefly to the early history and administration of Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala., founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881, as well as to the National Negro Business League which he organized in 1900, the General Education Board, New York, N.Y., Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., other African-American...
Dates 1853-1946; Majority of material found within 1900-1915
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Fredric Wertham Papers

Identifier: MSS62110
Abstract

Psychiatrist. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, speeches and lectures, reports, research notes, patient case files, psychiatric tests, transcripts of court proceedings, biographical information, newspaper clippings, drawings, photographs, and other materials pertaining primarily to Wertham's career in psychiatry.

Dates 1818-1986; Majority of material found within 1945-1975