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    Alexander Graham Bell family papers, 1834-1974 Inventor and educator. Correspondence, diaries, journals, laboratory notebooks, patent records, speeches, writings, subject files, genealogical records, printed material, and other papers pertaining primarily to Bell's invention of the telephone in 1876, his contributions to the education of the deaf, and his interests in a wide range of scientific and technological fields, including aviation, eugenics, and marine engineering. The collection includes the papers of other...
    • Contributor: Bell, Alexander Graham
    • Date: 1834
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    Daniel J. Boorstin papers, 1882-2004 Author, historian, and Librarian of Congress. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, calendars and schedules, speeches and writings, background and research material, family and estate papers, financial and legal records, interviews, notes, course outlines and examinations, travel documents, photographs, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers in both physical and digital formats documenting Boorstin's career as an educator, author, and administrator of the Smithsonian Institution...
    • Contributor: Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph)
    • Date: 1882
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    Bernadotte Everly Schmitt papers, 1868-1970 Educator, historian, and author. Correspondence, research notes, scrapbooks, writings and lectures, bibliographies, and printed matter relating principally to Schmitt's studies in modern European diplomatic history, especially his work on the outbreak of World War I.
    • Contributor: Schmitt, Bernadotte Everly
    • Date: 1868
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    Carl Eckart papers, 1921-1973 Physicist, oceanographer, and educator. Correspondence, writings, lectures, subject files, biographical information, printed material, photographs, and other material relating to Eckart's career as oceanographer and physicist.
    • Contributor: Eckart, Carl
    • Date: 1921
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    James A. Garfield papers, 1775-1889 United States president, army officer, lawyer, and educator. Family, personal, and official correspondence including records of Garfield's Civil War military service, diary (1848-1881), speeches and other public statements, legal papers, genealogical material, college notebooks, tributes, printed matter, scrapbooks, and other material relating primarily to Garfield's career and death.
    • Contributor: Garfield, James A. (James Abram)
    • Date: 1839
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    Lyman Bryson papers, 1893-1978 Radio and televison broadcaster, author, and educator. Correspondence, diaries, memoranda, articles, lectures, writings, transcripts of broadcasts, subject files, business and financial records, biographical material, appointment books, newspaper clippings, and other papers documenting Bryson's public relations work for the American National Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies following World War I, his subsequent work in adult education, and his role in developing...
    • Contributor: Bryson, Lyman
    • Date: 1893
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    William Henry Richards papers, 1856-1946 Lawyer, educator, and librarian. Correspondence, legal files, financial files, printed matter, and clippings relating to Richards's career as a lawyer and professor and law librarian at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Richards, William Henry
    • Date: 1856
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    Anna Jean Snowden papers, 1910-1949 African American educator and Howard University graduate. Clippings, correspondence, diaries and journals, notes, photographs, and school papers relating to Snowden's personal life and professional career.
    • Contributor: Snowden, Anna Jean, Approximately 1895
    • Date: 1910
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    J. Robert Oppenheimer papers, 1799-1980 Physicist and director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, lectures, writings, desk books, lectures, statements, scientific notes, and photographs chiefly comprising Oppenheimer's personal papers while director of the Institute for Advanced Study but reflecting only incidentally his administrative work there. Topics include theoretical physics, development of the atomic bomb, the relationship between government and science, nuclear energy, security,...
    • Date: 1799
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    John A. Casazza papers, 1938-2018 Electrical engineer and educator. Correspondence, book drafts, articles, reports, printed matter, and notes in both physical and digital formats relating to Casazza's career in the electric power industry. Materials in physical formats also include photographs and clippings.
    • Contributor: Casazza, John A. (John Andrew)
    • Date: 1938
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    Henry Barrett Learned papers, 1907-1931 Historian and professor at Stanford University. Chiefly notes and related materials gathered by Learned for revision of his book The President’s Cabinet (1912) and an unpublished history of the vice presidency.
    • Contributor: Learned, Henry Barrett
    • Date: 1907
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    Ellerton-Clements cyphering book collection, 1666-2021 Handwritten student manuscripts pertaining to mathematics education collected by professors Nerida F. Ellerton and M. A. Clements. Includes Ellerton and Clements's detailed descriptions of each manuscript.
    • Date: 1666
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    Joseph Story correspondence, 1807-1843 Lawyer, United States representative from Massachusetts, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, and educator. Personal, legal, and professional correspondence regarding cases at law, questions before the Supreme Court, the teaching of history and law, the development of Harvard Law School, and other judicial and political topics.
    • Contributor: Story, Joseph
    • Date: 1807
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    Waldemar Gurian papers, 1916-1968 Political scientist, historian, editor, and educator. Emigrated from Germany to Switzerland in 1934 and to the United States in 1937. Correspondence, notes, writings by Gurian and others, newspaper clippings, reviews of his books, and other papers documenting Gurian's career after his arrival in the United States to become a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.
    • Contributor: Gurian, Waldemar
    • Date: 1916
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    Francis Lieber correspondence and essay, 1830-1872 Educator, political scientist, and jurist. Principally Lieber's letters to Samuel B. Ruggles relating to Lieber's writings on political ethics and to discussions of political, economic, and social topics.
    • Contributor: Lieber, Francis
    • Date: 1830
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    Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain papers, 1775-1913 Union Army officer, educator, and governor of Maine. Correspondence, biographical notes, record books, military reports, speeches, accounts of engagements of the Army of the Potomac, and other material mostly concerning the Civil War.
    • Contributor: Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence
    • Date: 1775
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    Frank Maloy Anderson papers, 1895-1961 Author, historian, and educator. Correspondence, memorabilia, and research notes for Anderson’s books, articles, lectures, and classes, especially in preparation for an unfinished study of the secession crisis, "The Two Hundred Days of 1860-1861."
    • Contributor: Anderson, Frank Maloy
    • Date: 1895
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    Samuel Dash papers, 1748-2004 Lawyer, educator, and author. Correspondence, memoranda, legal material and opinions, writings, speeches, engagement file, teaching file, organization and committee file, clippings, photographs, appointment calendars, and other papers relating primarily to Dash's legal career after 1964, and more particularly his role in governmental investigations.
    • Contributor: Dash, Samuel
    • Date: 1748
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    Matthew Simpson papers, 1829-1927 Methodist clergyman, educator, editor, and orator. Family and general correspondence, diaries, journals, notebooks, notes, scrapbooks, copies of speeches, sermons, and writings, and miscellaneous printed material relating to Simpson's early life in Ohio and Pennsylvania, his presidency of Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University), editorship of the Western Christian Advocate, and service as a Methodist Episcopal bishop.
    • Contributor: Simpson, Matthew
    • Date: 1829
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    Glenn T. Seaborg papers, 1866-1999 Nuclear chemist, public official, and educator. Journals, correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, telephone and appointment logs, scientific research, speeches, writings, photographs, biographical material, newspaper clippings, and other printed matter documenting Seaborg's work as a nuclear chemist who codiscovered numerous chemical elements, as a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, California, and as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1961 to 1971.
    • Contributor: Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore)
    • Date: 1866
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    John Davis Batchelder collection of manuscripts, 1537-1944 Educator and collector. Autographs, letters, official documents, writings, printed material, photographs, and other papers of prominent historical figures in the arts, science, and politics of the Western world collected by Batchelder.
    • Contributor: Batchelder, John Davis
    • Date: 1537
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    Herbert Hill papers, 1869-2004 Civil rights activist, educator, author, and NAACP labor secretary. Correspondence, legal case files, articles, draft books, speeches, news clippings, trade union records, governmental records, writings, speeches, photographs, printed matter, and other material relating to Hill's labor, social, and civil rights activism; writing and editing; and his academic career.
    • Contributor: Hill, Herbert
    • Date: 1869
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    Lorenzo J. Greene papers, 1680-1988 African-American historian, educator, editor, and civil rights and social activist. Chiefly academic files documenting Greene's career as a professor of history and pioneer in the field of African-American studies at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri.
    • Contributor: Greene, Lorenzo J. (Lorenzo Johnston)
    • Date: 1680