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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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Faith Berry Papers

Identifier: MSS61711
Abstract Author, editor, and professor. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, speeches, writings, book reviews, reports, radio and television transcripts, research materials, press releases, clippings, printed matter, posters, photographs, and other papers pertaining to Berry's research on the life and literary career of poet Langston Hughes; to her collaboration with professor and literary critic J. Saunders Redding; to her career as a writer, editor, and professor; and to her work on behalf of civil...
Dates 1859-2009; Majority of material found within 1971-1991
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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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Adelaide Johnson Papers

Identifier: MSS27821
Abstract

Sculptor and suffragist. Family and general correspondence, diaries, speeches, articles, notes, and other papers concerning Johnson's life and activities as sculptor and feminist. Documents her work on the monument to Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, now located in the United States Capitol. Also includes records of sittings by Susan B. Anthony, John Burroughs, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and others of whom she created portrait busts.

Dates 1873-1955
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Myrtilla Miner Papers

Identifier: MSS33027
Abstract

Educator. Correspondence, school essays, notes, clippings, printed matter, an unfinished biography of Miner by Lester Grosvenor Wells, and other papers relating to the Normal School for Colored Girls in Washington, D.C., slavery, the Civil War, feminism, and spiritualism.

Dates 1825-1960; Majority of material found within 1851-1861
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Papers

Identifier: MSS41210
Abstract

Reformer, feminist, and suffragist. Correspondence, speeches, articles, drafts of books, scrapbooks, and printed matter documenting Elizabeth Cady Stanton's career as an advocate for women's rights. Includes material on her efforts on behalf of women's legal status and women's suffrage, the abolition of slavery, rights for African Americans following the Civil War, temperance, and other nineteenth-century social reform movements.

Dates 1814-1946; Majority of material found within 1840-1902
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William H. Taft Papers

Identifier: MSS42234
Abstract

President of the United States and chief justice of the Supreme Court. Correspondence including letterpress books, speeches and addresses, presidential and judicial files, legal files and notebooks, family papers and letters, business and estate papers, engagement calendars, guest lists, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, memorabilia, and photographs documenting Taft's career.

Dates 1784-1973; Majority of material found within 1880-1930
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Paul M. Weyrich Scrapbooks

Identifier: MSS85568
Abstract

Political activist and commentator. Correspondence, speeches and writings, photographs, press passes, media scripts and programming guides, news clippings, political cartoons, news releases and newsletters, agenda, conference schedules, programs, minutes of meetings, advertisements, posters and flyers, brochures and booklets, as well as rail transit, family, school, and church records.

Dates 1942-2009; Majority of material found within ( 1960-2008)