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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

 Collection

James J. Davis

Identifier: MSS17913
Abstract

U. S. secretary of labor and senator from Pennsylvania. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, investgation files, financial papers, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed matter relating to Davis's service as secretary of labor in three Republican presidential administrations, his tenure as senator from Pennsylvania, and as organizer and leader of the Loyal Order of Moose.

Dates 1895-1946; Majority of material found within ( 1921-1945)
 Collection

Felix Frankfurter Papers

Identifier: MSS47571
Abstract

Lawyer, professor of law, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, oral history interviews, writings, speeches, notes, legal file, newspaper clippings, printed material, photographs, and other papers reflecting Felix Frankfurter's involvement with significant political and social movements and events and his acquaintance with leaders in many segments of society.

Dates 1846-1966; Majority of material found within 1907-1966
 Collection

Paul Field Sifton and Claire Sifton Papers

Identifier: MSS48074
Abstract

Paul Field Sifton, playwright, government official, and Claire Sifton, editor and author. Correspondence, diaries, writings, subject files, family papers, printed matter, and miscellany relating to the Siftons' literary, labor, and governmental careers.

Dates 1912-1980; Majority of material found within 1925-1971
 Collection

Roy Wilkins Papers

Identifier: MSS75939
Abstract

Civil rights leader and journalist. Correspondence, memoranda, diary, manuscripts of speeches, newspaper columns, and articles, subject files, reports, minutes, committee, board, and administrative material, printed material, and other papers relating primarily to Wilkins's career with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in various positions between 1931 and 1977, especially his service as executive director (1965-1977).

Dates 1901-2001; Majority of material found within 1932-1980
 Collection

Arthur Woods Papers

Identifier: MSS49619
Abstract

Police commissioner and military officer. Diary, correspondence, reports, notes, scrapbooks, clippings, and photographs chiefly documenting the service of Arthur Woods as New York City police commissioner, colonel in the Division of Military Aeronautics, United States War Department, and assistant to the secretary of war.

Dates 1884-1938; Majority of material found within ( 1914-1923)