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    Nathaniel Prentiss Banks papers, 1829-1911 United States representative, governor of Massachusetts, and army officer. Family and general correspondence, diaries and notebooks, letterbooks, military papers, speeches and writings, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, and miscellany relating chiefly to Banks’s political career and as an army officer during the Civil War.
    • Contributor: Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss
    • Date: 1829
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    Horace Greeley papers, 1812-1928 Journalist. Correspondence, autobiography, writings by and about Greeley, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, a notebook, printed matter, and other papers pertaining to his life and career as a journalist.
    • Contributor: Greeley, Horace
    • Date: 1812
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    Samuel Eliot Morison papers, 1939-1972 U.S. naval officer and historian. Journals and research notebooks relating mainly to the oceanic theaters of World War II, antisubmarine warfare, and Morison's writings.
    • Contributor: Morison, Samuel Eliot
    • Date: 1939
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    Katie Louchheim papers, 1906-1991 United States deputy assistant secretary of state, Democratic Party official, author, and public speaker. Journals, family papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, lists, speeches, interviews, drafts of writings, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other printed matter documenting Louchheim's public service and leadership in the Democratic Party.
    • Contributor: Louchheim, Katie
    • Date: 1906
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    Chet Baker materials from the papers of Diane Vavra, 1970-1989 Chet Baker was an American jazz trumpeter whose early success in the 1950s was due not only to his musical talents, but also to his model good looks. He rose to prominence as a member of baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan's quartet and later established himself as acclaimed vocalist during the 1950s. Baker began an on-again, off-again relationship with Diane Vavra in 1970 and was...
    • Contributor: Weber, Bruce - Baker, Chet - Vavra, Diane
    • Date: 1970
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    Arthur S. Adams papers, 1928-1975 Scientist and educator. Correspondence, speeches, lectures, writings, reports, biographical material, print and near-print material, and other papers relating to chiefly to Adams's work as a consultant to the New England Center for Continuing Education.
    • Contributor: Adams, Arthur S. (Arthur Stanton)
    • Date: 1928
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    Huntington Gilchrist papers, 1913-1973 Public official and business executive. Correspondence, personal and official documents, reports, speeches, research material, travel diaries, newspaper clippings, and other printed matter documenting Gilchrist's interest in international affairs, especially his activities on behalf of the League of Nations, United Nations, and Institute of Pacific Relations.
    • Contributor: Gilchrist, Huntington
    • Date: 1913
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    Amos Pinchot papers, 1856-1945 Lawyer and publicist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, notebooks, printed articles, speeches, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other printed material reflecting Pinchot's interests in civil liberties, labor problems, government, and politics.
    • Contributor: Pinchot, Amos
    • Date: 1856
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    Warner/Chappell collection, 1880-1987 Warner/Chappell Music is an American music publishing company that traces its establishment to Chappell & Co. in London in 1810. Warner/Chappell grew in part due to its acquisition of other music publishers, many of which played prominent roles in New York City's Tin Pan Alley and in the production of shows on Broadway and elsewhere. The Warner/Chappell Collection primarily consists of scores for musicals,...
    • Contributor: Ronell, Ann - Warner Chappell Music, Inc - Wright, Robert - Ellington, Duke - Ellis, Vivian - Revel, Harry - McHugh, Jimmy - Fain, Sammy - Myers, Richard - Forrest, George ... Ronell, Ann - Warner Chappell Music, Inc - Wright, Robert - Ellington, Duke - Ellis, Vivian - Revel, Harry - McHugh, Jimmy - Fain, Sammy - Myers, Richard - Forrest, George - Porter, Cole - Heneker, David - Henderson, Ray - De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard) - Berlin, Irving - Schmidt, Harvey - Martin, Hugh - Gershwin, George - Raksin, David - Hupfeld, Herman - Gold, Ernest - Charig, Phil - Young, Victor - Kahn, Roger Wolfe - Rosenthal, Laurence - Rodgers, Mary - Mills, Irving - Merrill, Bob - Duke, Vernon - Brown, Nacio Herb - Friend, Cliff - Gould, Morton - Shire, David - Romberg, Sigmund - Levant, Oscar - Coward, Noel - Green, Johnny - Lippman, Sidney - Kálmán, Emmerich - Arlen, Harold - Lane, Burton - Hanley, James F. (James Frederick) - Stothart, Herbert - Novello, Ivor - Coots, J. Fred - Bucci, Mark - Jurmann, Walter - Warren, Harry - Gensler, Lewis E. - Rome, Harold - Tierney, Harry - Addinsell, Richard - Alter, Louis - Bernstein, Leonard - Ornadel, Cyril - Fielding, Jerry - Conrad, Con - Kern, Jerome - Meyer, Joseph - Blake, Eubie - Schwartz, Jean - Johnson, James P. (James Price) - Herbert, Victor - Lehár, Franz - Dolan, Robert Emmett - Loewe, Frederick - Babbitt, Milton - Rodgers, Richard - Hague, Albert - Kleinsinger, George - Schwartz, Arthur - Swift, Kay - Gorney, Jay - Donaldson, Walter - Von Tilzer, Albert - Akst, Harry - Kimball, Robert - Styne, Jule - Hirsch, Louis A. (Louis Achille) - Waller, Fats - Ruby, Harry - Sondheim, Stephen - Friml, Rudolf
    • Date: 1880
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    Adolph Law Voge papers, 1915-1939 Chemical engineer, bibliographer, and genealogist. Correspondence, writings, and genealogical notes relating to Roger Barton and the Barton family, the family of John Law (1636-1708), the Reeve family, and the Serine family.
    • Contributor: Voge, Adolph Law
    • Date: 1915
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    David Foote Sellers papers, 1860-1949 Naval officer. Correspondence, journals, photos, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings relating to Sellers’s naval career.
    • Contributor: Sellers, David Foote
    • Date: 1927
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    Indian Neck Folk Festival collection Collection of audio recordings of folk festival concerts, workshops, and informal events, produced at various locations in Connecticut and Pennsylvania by the Indian Neck Folk Festival from about 1961-2015. The collection also includes papers, photographs, videocassettes, posters, and digital files.
    • Contributor: Rosenbaum, Art - Wallace, Andy - O'Donnell, Eugene - Hickerson, Kathryn W. - Schneyer, Helen - Jackson, John - Van Ronk, Dave - Moloney, Mick - Macarthur, Margaret - Staines, Bill ... Rosenbaum, Art - Wallace, Andy - O'Donnell, Eugene - Hickerson, Kathryn W. - Schneyer, Helen - Jackson, John - Van Ronk, Dave - Moloney, Mick - Macarthur, Margaret - Staines, Bill - Broudy, Saul - McClatchy, Debby - Blaustein, Richard - Dylan, Bob - Beers, Evelyne - Haslam, Cliff - Beers, Bob - Hickerson, Joseph C. (Joseph Charles) - Eberhart, Jon - Tuft, Harry M. - Hartman-Berrier, Jay - Peirce, Maggi Kerr - Seeger, Mike - McCoury, Del - Bok, Gordon - Paley, Tom - Goss, Linda - McCutcheon, John - Davis, Gary - Berkeley, Roy
    • Date: 1961
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    William O. Douglas papers, 1801-1980 Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law. Correspondence, speeches and writings, subject files, Supreme Court files, financial records, family papers and genealogy, printed matter, photographs, and other papers documenting Douglas's legal and judicial career, government service, concern for the environment, and other interests.
    • Contributor: Douglas, William O. (William Orville)
    • Date: 1801
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    H.C. Taylor papers, 1862-1904 Naval officer. Correspondence, diary, writings, photographs, and printed matter relating chiefly to the Spanish-American War and to Taylor's command of the U.S.S. Indiana (steamer).
    • Contributor: Taylor, H. C. (Henry Clay)
    • Date: 1862
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    Art Rosenbaum Georgia folklore collection, 1955-1983 Copies of audio tape recordings made by Art Rosenbaum in north and coastal Georgia and South Carolina principally in the 1970s and early 1980s. These field recordings encompass many genres of acoustic folk music, including gospel, shout, blues, ballads, and some interviews with the performers, recorded in homes, churches, and festivals.
    • Contributor: Rosenbaum, Art - Finster, Howard - Jones, Bessie - Pattman, Neal - Tanner, Gordon - Bruce, W. Guy - Heaney, Joe
    • Date: 1955
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    Thurgood Marshall papers, 1949-1991 Lawyer, judge, solicitor general, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, legal papers, and subject files relating to Marshall's career as a federal judge, solicitor general, and associate justice of the Supreme Court.
    • Contributor: Marshall, Thurgood
    • Date: 1949
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    Linda Chavez and Christopher Gersten papers, 1889-2011 Author, news commentator, and government official (Linda Chavez). Government official (Christopher Gersten). Photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, memoranda, notebooks, appointment calendars, correspondence, speeches and writings, and printed matter relating primarily to Chavez’s career as an author, news commentator, and government official including her service in the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan.
    • Date: 1889
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    James Martin Barnes papers, 1918-1958 Lawyer, judge, and United States representative from Illinois. Correspondence, memoranda, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Barnes’s service as administrative assistant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    • Contributor: Barnes, James Martin
    • Date: 1918
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    May Benzenberg Mayer papers, 1926-1983 Philosopher, amateur psychiatrist, and founder of the School of Applied Philosophy, also known as the Path of Joining of Devotion and Gnosis (POJODAG) House. Lectures and teachings manuscript, teaching posters, pamphlets, and other writings in both physical and digital formats documenting Mayer’s teaching at the School of Applied Philosophy, New York, N.Y., and its influence by Jungian psychoanalysis and the theosophy movement.
    • Contributor: Mayer, May Benzenberg
    • Date: 1926
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    Lawrence Van Buren family papers, 1721-1938 Family of Lawrence Van Buren, farmer and civic leader of Kinderhook, New York, and brother of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States. Correspondence, deeds, indentures, photographs, newspapers, news clippings, notes, agreements, and genealogical material documenting the Van Buren, Dodge, and Woolfolk families from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. Of special interest are papers concerning land and financial transactions...
    • Contributor: Van Buren, Lawrence
    • Date: 1721
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    Kathleen Lanier Harriman Mortimer papers, 1935-2011 Journalist and socialite. Correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Mortimer's professional and social activities in London and Moscow during World War II.
    • Contributor: Mortimer, Kathleen Lanier Harriman
    • Date: 1935
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    James A. Michener papers, 1906-1992 Author. Correspondence, writings, speeches, journal, interviews, scripts, notes, legal and financial records, biographical material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers documenting Michener's literary career, his interest in politics, his art collection, and the adaptation of his works for stage and screen.
    • Contributor: Michener, James A. (James Albert)
    • Date: 1906
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    John Werner Kluge papers, 1793-2002 Businessman and philanthropist. Correspondence, photographs, inventories and catalogs, scrapbooks, clippings, financial records, reports, and printed material documenting Kluge's art collecting, real estate properties, business activities, and philanthropic pursuits.
    • Contributor: Kluge, John Werner
    • Date: 1793
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    Franko Goldman family papers, 1886-1972 The Franko Goldman Family Papers are primarily related to the professional lives of brothers Sam (1857-1937) and Nahan Franko (1861-1930), their nephew Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956), and his son Richard Franko Goldman (1910-1980). Sam and Nahan were violinists and conductors; Edwin was a bandmaster and band composer; and Richard was a bandmaster, composer, educator, and music critic. The materials include correspondence from prominent musicians,...
    • Contributor: Goldman, Edwin Franko - Goldman, Richard Franko - Franko, Sam
    • Date: 1886
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    Lester Horton Dance Theater collection, 1918-1996 The Lester Horton Dance Theater was a modern dance company and school in Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s. Founded by dancer and choreographer Lester Horton (1906-1953), the company served as an incubator for the careers of a generation of dancers, including Alvin Ailey, Carmen de Lavallade, Bella Lewitzky, James Mitchell, Joyce Trisler, and James Truitte. The collection documents Horton's early life and...
    • Contributor: Lester Horton Dance Theater - Horton, Lester - Eng, Frank
    • Date: 1918