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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

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Florence Ellinwood Allen Papers

Identifier: MSS10454
Abstract

Judge, feminist, author, and lecturer. Correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, honors and citations, clippings, photographs, and other papers relating to Allen’s service as an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, her tenure on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and her activities in behalf of women’s rights and peace through international law.

Dates 1907-1965
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William Edgar Borah Papers

Identifier: MSS13276
Abstract

Lawyer and United States senator from Idaho. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, subject and legislative files, speeches and articles, patronage and constituent files, notebooks, newspaper clippings, and other material relating primarily to Borah's political interests and career in the Senate.

Dates 1905-1940; Majority of material found within 1912-1940
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William Jennings Bryan Papers

Identifier: MSS14217
Abstract

Author, lawyer, orator, United States representative from Nebraska, and secretary of state. Correspondence, military papers and other material relating mainly to the presidential campaign of 1896, the Spanish-American War, Bryan's efforts to preserve world peace during World War I, his career as a lecturer for the Chautauqua Institution and its affiliates, and his interest in prohibition, political and monetary reform, and religious issues.

Dates 1877-1940; Majority of material found within ( 1896-1925)
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Andrew Carnegie Papers

Identifier: MSS15107
Abstract

Industrialist and philanthropist. Correspondence, reports, memoranda, speeches, articles, book files, financial papers, printed materials, and other papers relating to Carnegie's steel manufacturing and other business and philanthropic activities.

Dates 1803-1935; Majority of material found within 1890-1919
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Carrie Chapman Catt Papers

Identifier: MSS15404
Abstract

Feminist, lecturer, and author. Correspondence, diaries (1911-1923), drafts of speeches and articles, subject files, biographical papers, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers, chiefly 1890-1920, relating primarily to Carrie Chapman Catt's efforts on behalf of the women's suffrage movement, feminism, and the cause of international peace.

Dates 1848-1950; Majority of material found within 1890-1920
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Stuart Chase Papers

Identifier: MSS15628
Abstract

Economist and author. Correspondence, drafts and manuscripts of books and writings, notes, reports, book reviews, contracts, subject files, printed matter, and other papers pertaining to Chase's contributions to economics and social policy, especially as member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "brain trust."

Dates 1907-1978; Majority of material found within 1931-1955
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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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Oscar Terry Crosby Papers

Identifier: MSS17319
Abstract United States assistant secretary of the treasury, public utilities executive, explorer, and author. Correspondence, diaries, subject files, speeches and writings, clippings, and printed material relating primarily to Crosby's activities with the Commission for Relief in Belgium, his work at the Treasury Department, 1917-1918, interest in international finance, post-World War I German reparations and Allied debts, the establishment of an international peace tribunal, and travels in Africa,...
Dates 1878-1947; Majority of material found within 1900-1938
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Russell Wheeler Davenport Papers

Identifier: MSS61549
Abstract Author, editor, and political activist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, writings, speeches, research material, political files, biographical material, photographs, photograph albums, artifacts, and other papers relating primarily to Davenport's career as a writer and editor with Fortune and Life magazines, his involvement with the Republican Party, his work with the Institute for Creative Research, New York, N.Y., his...
Dates 1866-1980; Majority of material found within 1930-1954
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Norman H. Davis Papers

Identifier: MSS17962
Abstract

Economist, diplomat and humanitarian. Correspondence, journals, minutes, speeches, statements, scrapbooks, memoranda, news clippings, printed matter, photographs, and other material relating mainly to Davis's participation between the world wars in international conferences on peace, disarmament, and international monetary matters.

Dates 1898-1979; Majority of material found within 1915-1944
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Harry Augustus Garfield Papers

Identifier: MSS21949
Abstract

Lawyer, educator, public official, and son of President James A. Garfield. Correspondence, diaries, family papers, legal files, subject files, writings, scrapbooks, financial matter, printed matter and other papers relating to Garfield's career as a lawyer, professor, and university administrator, and to his interest in politics and international affairs.

Dates 1855-1961; Majority of material found within 1888-1934
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John Haynes Holmes Papers

Identifier: MSS22335
Abstract

Unitarian clergyman and author. Correspondence, writings, printed matter, and other papers reflecting Holmes's public career and social reform movements that he supported.

Dates 1899-1983; Majority of material found within 1935-1964
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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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International Council of Women Records

Identifier: MSS27235
Abstract

International federation of national women’s organizations; affiliated with the United Nations. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, press releases, and publications concerning the involvement of the International Council of Women in educational cinematography, peace and disarmament, and other global issues.

Dates 1931-1957
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John Adams Kingsbury Papers

Identifier: MSS28662
Abstract

Social worker and social reformer. Includes correspondence, journals and diaries, family papers, autobiographical material, travel notes, manuscripts of Kingsbury's books, speeches and articles, news releases, legal and financial papers and documents his activities as a social reformer and public health advocate such as his efforts to improve the conditions of public institutions in New York and Eastern European relief work.

Dates 1841-1966; Majority of material found within 1906-1939
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Henry A. Kissinger Papers, Part I

Identifier: MSS75867
Abstract U.S. secretary of state and assistant to the president for national security affairs. Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, cables, memoranda of conversations, typewritten transcripts of telephone conversations, minutes of meetings, interviews, articles, speeches, reports, agenda and briefing papers, talking points, research and policy papers, notes, biographical material, press releases, printed matter, maps, audiotapes, and other papers relating chiefly to Kissinger's service as national...
Dates 1957-1982; Majority of material found within 1969-1977
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Charles Habib Malik Papers

Identifier: MSS58339
Abstract

Lebanese diplomat, statesman, philosopher, and educator. Correspondence, subject files, speeches, writings, and other papers documenting Malik's teaching career at the American University of Beirut and public service as Lebanese minister to the United States, as Lebanese delegate to the United Nations and president of its General Assembly, and as Lebanon's foreign minister during a period of civil and political strife.

Dates 1888-1994; Majority of material found within 1930-1982
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Theodore Marburg Papers

Identifier: MSS31294
Abstract

Diplomat, publicist, civic leader, and peace advocate. Scrapbooks and correspondence relating to Marburg's civic activities in Baltimore, Maryland, his belief in internationalism and advocacy for peace before and after World War I, his role as United States minister to Belgium from 1912 to 1914, and his work as an art collector and public art advocate.

Dates 1856-1940; Majority of material found within 1893-1940
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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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Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives

Identifier: MSS32441
Abstract Anthropologist, author, and educator. Personal, professional, and family papers, consisting of correspondence, notebooks, organization files, appointment books, writings, teaching and office files, field notes, photographs, and miscellany relating primarily to anthropological and ethnological fieldwork, Mead's association with various universities and other cultural, scientific, and educational institutions, and her interests and activities in the broader areas of race, technological change,...
Dates 1838-1996; Majority of material found within 1911-1978
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Henry Morgenthau Papers

Identifier: MSS33498
Abstract

Businessman and diplomat. Diaries, correspondence, letterbooks, family papers, speeches and writings, subject files, printed matter, memorabilia, and other papers relating chiefly to Morgenthau's service as ambassador to Turkey, other diplomatic efforts, involvement in Democratic Party politics, and as a philanthropist.

Dates 1795-1941; Majority of material found within 1870-1941
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National Council of Jewish Women Records

Identifier: MSS61810
Abstract

Jewish women’s voluntary organization focused on advocacy efforts related to women, children and families in both the United States and Israel. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, transcripts of proceedings, reports, reference material, official publications, speeches, testimony, photographs, printed matter, and other records chiefly documenting the organization's activities in both physical and digital formats.

Dates 1893-2020; Majority of material found within 1940-1993