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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:

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Adee Family Papers

Identifier: MSS10231
Abstract

Journals, correspondence, poetry, speeches and writings, newspaper clippings, genealogical records of the Adee and Graham families, and miscellaneous family material, including papers of Alvey A. Adee, chief of the Diplomatic Bureau at the United States Department of State and assistant secretary of state; Augustus Alvey Adee, United States Navy surgeon; and David Graham Adee, author and lawyer.

Dates 1824-1966
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Arthur Family Papers

Identifier: MSS49577
Abstract

Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, writings, printed matter, clippings, and miscellaneous material chiefly of Chester Alan Arthur II (1864-1937), sportsman and rancher, and Chester Alan ("Gavin") Arthur III (1901-1972), author and bohemian, son and grandson respectively of President Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886).

Dates 1817-1972; Majority of material found within ( 1874-1972)
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Found in: Music Division

Ernst Bacon Collection

Identifier: ML31.B23
Abstract

Ernst Bacon was an American composer, pianist, and conductor. Largely a self-taught composer, Bacon also became an esteemed administrator and educator, serving as director of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Music Project in 1935 and later as composer-in-residence at Syracuse University from 1947-1963. The collection contains music, writings, correspondence, iconography, programs, clippings, publicity materials, and other miscellaneous items.

Dates 1898-1990; Majority of material found within ( 1930-1980)
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Clara Barrus and John Burroughs Papers

Identifier: MSS85382
Abstract

Physician, author, and editor (Clara Barrus). Naturalist and author (John Burroughs). Correspondence, estate papers, printed matter, scrapbooks, and writings pertaining to the works and travels of Clara Barrus and John Burroughs and the administration of their estates.

Dates 1877-1981; Majority of material found within ( 1920-1958)
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John Berryman Papers

Identifier: MSS79067
Abstract

Poet, scholar and professor at the University of Minnesota. Journals, correspondence, and other miscellany recording Berryman's relationship with his first wife, Eileen B. Simpson, his creative process, and his struggles and joys in life.

Dates 1942-1982
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John Leeds Bozman Family Papers

Identifier: MSS13524
Abstract

Historian and lawyer of Maryland. Correspondence and other material pertaining to John Leeds Bozman, John Leeds Kerr, John Bozman Kerr, J. S. Bozman, William Vans Murray, Daniel Carroll (1730-1796), and others.

Dates 1669-1883; Majority of material found within ( 1784-1841)
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Frances Hawks Cameron Burnett Papers

Identifier: MSS52803
Abstract Author, poet, and wife of Charles Burnett, United States military attaché in Japan. Correspondence, subject files, speeches, poems and other writings in Japanese, newspaper clippings, printed materials, drawings, and memorabilia relating primarily to Burnett's associations and activities in Japan. Documents the founding of the Nippon Jindo Kai (Japan Humane Society), Burnett's work with the Nippon Renmei Shonendan (Boy Scouts of Japan), social life in Tokyo and at the Imperial Court, and her...
Dates 1818-1936; Majority of material found within ( 1911-1936)
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Horace Callaway Carlisle Poems

Identifier: MSS15040
Abstract

Author, poet, and teacher. Typescripts of unpublished poems by Carlisle dealing primarily with patriotic and Christian themes.

Dates 1900-1956
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Katherine Garrison Chapin Papers

Identifier: MSS12682
Abstract

Poet and author. Correspondence, writings, and other material relating mainly to Garrison's published and unpublished poetry and plays.

Dates 1930-1972
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Lewis Nathaniel Chase Papers

Identifier: MSS15602
Abstract

Editor, author, and educator. Autographed letters and correspondence with poets, writers, artists, musicians, and actors; family papers; and miscellaneous personal and academic material stemming from Chase's career as a writer and university professor.

Dates 1836-1947; Majority of material found within 1900-1941
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John Vance Cheney Papers

Identifier: MSS15651
Abstract

Poet, essayist, and librarian. Family correspondence, general correspondence, a diary, manuscripts of poems, short stories, articles, and drafts of Cheney's unpublished autobiography, and other papers.

Dates 1847-1927; Majority of material found within ( 1898-1922)
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Found in: Music Division

David Diamond Papers

Identifier: ML31.D535
Abstract David Diamond was an award-winning American-Jewish composer and prominent symphonist of the mid-twentieth century. A former student of Roger Sessions and Nadia Boulanger, Diamond ultimately composed eleven symphonies and countless other chamber and vocal works, such as his influential Symphony no. 4 (1945), Elegy in memory of Maurice Ravel (1938), and Rounds (1944). His social circle of musical...
Dates 1915-2003; Majority of material found within ( 1935-1993)
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Found in: Music Division

Vernon Duke Collection

Identifier: ML31.D98
Abstract

Vernon Duke (born Vladimir Dukelsky) was an American composer and songwriter. He rose to success in the 1930s with hit songs such as "April in Paris" and "Autumn in New York" and later collaborated with many leading composers and lyricists of the period, including George and Ira Gershwin, Serge Prokofiev, and Serge Koussevitzky. The collection contains manuscript and printed music, correspondence, subject files, photographs, and other materials related to his career.

Dates 1918-1968
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Elisabeth Dupuy Papers

Identifier: MSS19216
Abstract

Author, poet, and playwright. Poems, plays, short stories, correspondence, notebooks, and miscellaneous material.

Dates 1892-1922; Majority of material found within ( 1892-1897)
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Charles N. Elliot Collection

Identifier: MSS76064
Abstract

Collector and researcher of Walt Whitman. Correspondence, drafts, printed matter, and miscellaneous items relating to Whitman material and scholarship. Includes a small collection of Whitman manuscripts.

Dates 1873-1951
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James A. Emanuel Papers

Identifier: MSS83268
Abstract

Poet and educator. Appointment calendars, biographical material, correspondence, poems, interviews, material relating to poetry festivals and readings, anthologies and collections, subject files, teaching material, photographs, textbooks, and writings by others relating primarily to Emanuel's career.

Dates 1922-2018; Majority of material found within 1960-2012
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Duncan Emrich Manuscript Collection

Identifier: AFC 1977/007
Abstract Correspondence, research materials, book contracts, and typescripts for several of author and folklorist Duncan Emrich's published and unpublished books and articles on American folklore. There are some personal papers, including Emrich's college transcripts; course materials from classes that Emrich taught at the University of Maryland; and documents pertaining to Emrich's service with the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II, and the Department of State,...
Dates 1933-1977; Majority of material found within 1950-1969
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Lillian Everts Papers

Identifier: MSS20057
Abstract

Poet. Correspondence, biographical material, clippings, photocopies, invitations, advertisements, scripts, and printed matter relating to Everts's career in poetry.

Dates 1933-1956; Majority of material found within ( 1949-1956)
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Janet Flanner and Solita Solano Papers

Identifier: MSS47084
Abstract

Journalists, writers, and literary editors. Correspondence, subject files, drafts of articles, books, poems, and other writings, and miscellaneous material, including scrapbooks and memorabilia, relating primarily to Flanner's career as a writer, especially with the New Yorker; to Solano's interest and writings; and to literary and intellectual life in Paris and New York.

Dates 1870-1976; Majority of material found within 1955-1975
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Found in: Music Division

German National Music Collection

Identifier: ML31.G35
Abstract

The German National Music Collection primarily contains manuscript and published sheet music, songbooks, and lyric sheets related to and written for the German armed forces, with the largest majority of this material having been published during the period of the Third Reich (1933-1945).

Dates 1846-1974; Majority of material found within 1920s-1940s
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Louis M. Goren Papers

Identifier: MSS86435
Abstract

Poet and Yiddish press author. Correspondence, writings (drafts and published versions), photographs, notebooks, notes, scrapbooks, financial papers, postcards, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material relating chiefly to Goren's career as a poet and writer.

Dates 1908-1963; Majority of material found within 1927-1949
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Florence Hamilton Collection Relating to Edwin Markham

Identifier: MSS31393
Abstract

Poet and lecturer. Correspondence, poetry, articles and speeches, biographical material, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, printed matter and other papers pertaining mainly to the poet Edwin Markham.

Dates 1857-1959; Majority of material found within ( 1926-1942)
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Thomas Biggs Harned collection of Walt Whitman papers

Identifier: MSS45443
Abstract

Lawyer. Correspondence, manuscripts of poetry and prose, notes and notebooks, proofs and offprints, printed material, and other papers received by Harned as one of Walt Whitman's three literary executors. The collection contains material relating to many aspects of Whitman's career, especially the publication of and subsequent controversy surrounding "Leaves of Grass" and his commitment to the ideals embodied in the life and death of Abraham Lincoln.

Dates 1842-1937; Majority of material found within ( 1855-1892)
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Daniel Hoffman Papers

Identifier: MSS86114
Abstract

Poet, literary critic, and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Correspondence, drafts of poems and books, reference files, and personal papers and objects documenting Hoffman's life and work as a poet and scholar.

Dates 1918-2012; Majority of material found within 1946-2012
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Found in: Music Division

Music from the Bob Hope Collection

Identifier: ML31.H67
Abstract In a career that spanned nearly seventy years, American comedian and entertainer Bob Hope performed in theater, radio, film, television, and numerous public appearances, including his tours in support of the U.S. military. Music from the Bob Hope Collection contains manuscript scores, instrumental parts, and lyrics for nearly 500 works used in Hope's films, television programs, and personal appearances. These materials are part of the Bob Hope Collection held by the Motion Picture,...
Dates 1932-1997; Majority of material found within 1979-1990