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    Clarence Edward Mulford papers, 1921-1936 Author. Drafts of writings and related card files focused on the American West and Hopalong Cassidy, the fictional cowboy created by Mulford.
    • Contributor: Mulford, Clarence Edward
    • Date: 1921
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    1985 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1985 Manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of African American Piedmont blues music; music of the Andes; bluegrass music; Scottish harp music and Gaelic songs; Omaha Indian music and dance; Spanish flamenco music and dance, and African American gospel music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through October...
    • Contributor: MartĂ­nez, Ana - Kinnaird, Alison - Hastings, Dennis - Cephas, John - Primrose, Christine - Wiggins, Phil
    • Date: 1985
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    Henry L. Dawes papers, 1833-1933 United States representative and senator from Massachusetts. Correspondence, memoranda, letterbooks, diaries, speeches, reports, notebooks, biographical material, family papers, photographs, citations, congressional commissions, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, and an incomplete biography of Dawes by his daughter, Anna Laurens Dawes. The collection documents mainly Dawes's career as a federal legislator and his work on issues relating to the American Indian, including his tenure as chairman of...
    • Contributor: Dawes, Henry L. (Henry Laurens)
    • Date: 1833
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    William Medill papers, 1834-1864 Lawyer, United States representative and governor of Ohio, and United States government official. Correspondence, account books, and miscellaneous material primarily relating to Medill’s service as assistant postmaster general (1845), commissioner of Indian affairs (1845-1850), and first comptroller of the United States treasury (1857-1861).
    • Contributor: Medill, William
    • Date: 1834
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    Shelby family papers, 1738-1916 Correspondence, memoranda, legal and financial papers, military records, genealogical data, and memorabilia relating mainly to Evan Shelby, soldier and frontiersman, and to his son, Isaac Shelby, soldier and political leader, providing a record of frontier life and political and economic developments in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
    • Date: 1738
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    La Follette family papers, 1781-1988 Family active in late nineteenth and early twentieth century national politics. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, legal files, office files, campaign files, legislative files, subject files, financial records, biographical research files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and miscellany principally documenting the careers of Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925), governor of Wisconsin and United States representative and senator, and his son Robert M. La Follette (1895-1953),...
    • Date: 1781
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    Pennell-Whistler collection, 1597-1937 Correspondence, clippings, book drafts and galleys, articles, lecture files, and other papers of Pennell and his wife, Elizabeth Robins Pennell, relating to family affairs, his art work, their joint book publications, and to James McNeill Whistler.
    • Contributor: Pennell, Joseph
    • Date: 1597
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    Miles-Cameron families correspondence, 1661-1956 Army officer. Correspondence addressed to Elizabeth Cameron, J. D. Cameron, Nelson Appleton Miles, and Sherman Miles.
    • Contributor: Miles, Nelson Appleton
    • Date: 1661
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    Ai Ogawa papers, 1820-2010 Poet, author, and educator. Correspondence, writings, subject files, research files, photographs, posters, negatives, slides, notebooks, notes, financial and legal papers, student papers, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material in both physical and digital formats pertaining chiefly to Ogawa's career as a poet and professor.
    • Contributor: Ai
    • Date: 1820
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    Ebenezer Foote family papers, 1751-1871 Continental Army officer, jurist, merchant, and legislator, of Delaware County, N.Y. Family and general correspondence, orders, petitions, and legal and other papers of Foote and various members of his family. Topics include the Tammany Society of New York, the death of Alexander Hamilton, the War of 1812, the incident aboard the frigate Chesapeake, the first Seminole War, and New York politics.
    • Contributor: Foote, Ebenezer
    • Date: 1751
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    John Hamilton and William Hamilton correspondence, 1838-1896 Correspondence of the Hamilton family, primarily of brothers, John Hamilton, Texas pioneer and soldier; and of William Hamilton, lawyer and soldier. Letters of John Hamilton are addressed to his mother, Rosanna Boyd Hamilton, and other family members from his home in Zavala, Texas. William Hamilton's letters were written primarily during his service as a private in Company D, 2nd Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves, U.S. Army...
    • Contributor: Hamilton, William
    • Date: 1838
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    Thomas Henry Carter papers, 1883-1917 Lawyer and United States representative and senator from Montana. Correspondence, writings, memoranda, clippings, notes, invitations, photographs, and financial records relating primarily to Montana, Republican Party politics, and Carter’s career in Congress.
    • Contributor: Carter, Thomas Henry
    • Date: 1833
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    Martin Van Buren papers, 1787-1910 United States president, vice president, secretary of state, and senator from New York. Correspondence, drafts of writings, speeches, and messages to Congress, autobiographical material, notes, certificate, legal record book, estate record book, and other papers pertaining to slavery and the antislavery movement, banking and the Second Bank of the United States, party politics in New York State and at the national level relating to...
    • Contributor: Van Buren, Martin
    • Date: 1787
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    David Bailie Warden papers, 1800-1840 Author, book collector, and diplomat. Correspondence, diaries, scientific notes and articles, business papers, historical notes, and miscellaneous material. Includes material relating to Warden's service as private secretary to John Armstrong, U.S. minister to France, and as U.S. consul at Paris.
    • Contributor: Warden, David Bailie
    • Date: 1800
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    Philip Henry Sheridan papers, 1853-1896 Army officer. Correspondence, letterbooks, telegrams, writings, reports, orders, financial records, scrapbooks, and other papers relating primarily to the Civil War, Reconstruction, Mexican border disputes, Indian wars, and Sheridan's service as commanding general of the army.
    • Contributor: Sheridan, Philip Henry
    • Date: 1853
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    Daniel O. Drennan papers, 1775-1904 Military aide. Copies of correspondence, military dispatches, reports and other documents, as well as original letters, newspaper clippings, notes, architectural drawings, memorabilia, and printed matter collected by Drennan during his service as military secretary to Philip Henry Sheridan from 1865 to1888.
    • Contributor: Drennan, Daniel O.
    • Date: 1775
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    August V. Kautz papers, 1846-1939 United States army officer. Diaries, memoirs, scrapbooks, military orders, correspondence, newspaper clippings, topical files, and miscellaneous material relating chiefly to Kautz's military service in the Civil War and during conflicts with Native Americans in the West before and after the war.
    • Contributor: Kautz, August V. (August Valentine)
    • Date: 1846
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    David Murray papers, 1866-1930 Educator. Mainly writings and notes by Murray on education and the history and culture of Japan based on Murray’s observations while superintending the educational reform of that country.
    • Contributor: Murray, David
    • Date: 1866
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    National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) collection Collection of concert and workshop recordings of events at the National Folk Festivals, Lowell Folk Festivals, and other festivals, tours, and concerts sponsored by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), formerly the National Folk Festival Association founded in 1934. Features performances and traditions from throughout the United States and from around the world.
    • Contributor: Wallace, Andy - Boyer, Horace Clarence - Baker, Etta - GutiĂ©rrez, JosĂ© (GutiĂ©rrez RamĂłn) - O'Sullivan, Jerry - Ellis, Wilbert - Daugherty, Junior - Morrison, Harold - Williams, Claude - O'Hare, Kieran ... Wallace, Andy - Boyer, Horace Clarence - Baker, Etta - GutiĂ©rrez, JosĂ© (GutiĂ©rrez RamĂłn) - O'Sullivan, Jerry - Ellis, Wilbert - Daugherty, Junior - Morrison, Harold - Williams, Claude - O'Hare, Kieran - Lamond, Mary Jane - Howard, Clint - Sizemore, Whit - Bellar, Johnny - Ohrlin, Glenn - Collins, Cal - Little, Jeff T. - Barnes, Lucy - Stanky, John - Ross, Gayle (Singer) - Best, Carroll - Daigrepont, Bruce - Knott, Sarah Gertrude - Pennington, Eddie - JimĂ©nez, Santiago, Jr - Kimbrough, James - Lawson, Doyle - Riley, Steve (Singer) - Watson, Doc - Wang, Yuqin - Sheehy, Daniel - Sapoznik, Henry - Wilson, Joe - Lynch, Claire - Kirchen, Bill - Ayala, Pedro - Doyle, John - Flippen, Benton - Bergey, Barry - Chavis, Boozoo - Magic Slim (Musician) - Griffith, James S. - D. R. (Dalton Roberts) - Henderson, Wayne - Mulvihill, Brendan - Frank, Keith - Damessae, Seleshe - Robinson, Lavaughn - Slyde, Jimmy - Hagopian, Richard A. - Cephas, John - Martinez, Roberto - Wallin, Doug - Blazonczyk, Eddie - East, Ernest - Ardoin, Chris - Kouyate, Djimo - Fraley, J. P. - McKenna, Antoinette - Sproat, Clyde HalemaĘ»umaĘ»u - Laprelle, Elizabeth - Pleasants, Dick - Mitchell, Fleeta - Galbraith, Art - Townsend, Henry - Holloway, Quentin - Wine, Melvin - Gaffney, Brian (Musician) - Lang, Julian - Doucet, Michael - Mighty Sparrow - Van Arsdale, Paul - Sredzienski, Gary - Cage, Bob - Paulin, Ernest - Williams, Warner - St. Pierre, Simon - Olin, Julia - Saldivar, Mingo - McCoury, Del - Carroll, Liz - Cormier, Joseph - Robinson, Debbie - Mitchell, Nathaniel - Menard, D. L. - Ti-Coca - Holeman, John Dee - Bruce, Vin - Hooven, Greg - Connolly, SĂ©amus - Jackson, John - Trowbridge, Kenneth - Delafose, John - Moloney, Mick - Marshall, Brian (Musician) - Hayes, Martin - Courville, Sady - Baker, Kenny - Douglas, Jerry - Savoy, Marc - Paisley, Danny - Ivers, Eileen - Bright, Fletcher - Sutphin, Kirk - Cruz, Lorenzo - Walser, Don - McIntyre, Chuna - White, Buck - Lohman, Jon - Barnes, Brady - Roy, Gilles (Dancer) - Ball, Marcia - Delafose, Geno - Ross, Dr. (Isaiah) - Viesca, Juan - Locke, Kevin - Cahill, Dennis - Spitzer, Nicholas R. - Cooney, Michael B. - Toups, Wayne - McGee, Dennis - Dahlin, Paul - Mouton, Walter - Casserino, Matteo - Dickey, Lotus - Cuesta, Iván - Pierson, Leroy Jodie - Tanner, Gordon - Shelor, Sammy - Roheim, Anund - Quimby, Frankie - Walden, Charlie - Butler, Henry (Pianist) - Fraley, Annadeene - Watson, Dale - Egan, SĂ©amus - Grcevich, Jerry - Raghavan, Jothi - Doyle, Danny - Mainer, Wade - McCann, Gordon - Keane, Sean - Cormier, J. P. (John Paul) - Labeef, Sleepy - Mangan, Patrick - Doucet, David - Pearson, Barry Lee - Martin, Reed (Banjoist) - Haleamau, Karin - Derrane, Joe - Bass, Fontella - Spottswood, Richard K. (Richard Keith) - Duskin, Big Joe - Hinton, Algia Mae - Tipton, Carl - Stanley, Ralph - Ford, Brownie - Rockin' Dopsie, Jr - Krauss, Alison - Burris, J. C. - Kaapana, Ledward - Vinagre, Ana Bela - Macmaster, Natalie - Cano, Nati - Ellis, Tony (Banjoist) - Thompson, Hayden - Nguyẽ̂n, ThuyĂ©Ě‚t Phong - Quimby, Doug - Severe, Duff
    • Date: 1961
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    John Austin Moon papers, 1832-1921 Lawyer, jurist, and U.S. representative from Tennessee. Correspondence and petitions relating to statehood for the Indian Territory, 1902; merchant ledgers belonging to Austin M. Appling, Moon’s grandfather, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia; and newspaper clippings concerning Moon’s political campaigns and the Tennessee Supreme Court.
    • Contributor: Moon, John Austin
    • Date: 1832
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    Waldo Gifford Leland papers, 1844-1966 Archivist and historian. Honorary consultant in international relations, Library of Congress. Correspondence, diaries, articles, reports, memoranda, notes, and miscellaneous papers relating to Leland's career as archivist, historian, and consultant in international relations.
    • Contributor: Leland, Waldo Gifford
    • Date: 1844
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    Eloise Hubbard Linscott collection, circa 1815, 1929-2002 Eloise Hubbard Linscott’s collection of research materials for her book, Folk Songs of Old New England (1939) and other folk music research through about 1955. The collection includes correspondence; music transcriptions; sound recordings of folk music, lectures, and radio broadcasts; photographs of Linscott's informants; documentation of events and trips within New England; plus some materials from her estate, dated circa 1815-2002.
    • Contributor: Sherrard, William J. - Reed, Elizabeth Foster - Grover, Carrie B. - Linscott, Eloise Hubbard - Bayard, Samuel Preston
    • Date: 1815
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    Charles Linza McNary papers, 1921-1944 Justice of the Oregon supreme court and U.S. senator from Oregon. Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, legislative files, notebooks, pamphlets, clippings, and other material relating to McNary's career as a judge and legislator.
    • Contributor: McNary, Charles Linza
    • Date: 1921
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    Jay I. Kislak Collection, 2000 BCE-2007 CE The Jay I. Kislak Collection encompasses almost fourteen hundred rare books, maps, manuscripts, historical documents, graphic works, and archaeological objects related to the history of the early Americas, including the pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean and Mesoamerica.
    • Contributor: Kislak, Jay I.
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    Albert James Myer papers, 1816-1880 Army officer and surgeon. Microfilm focusing on Myer's service in the Signal Corps and documentation of his work in meteorology, including correspondence, biographical material, letterbooks, diaries, reports, memoranda, legal and business papers, and printed matter. Also contains papers of his father-in-law, Ebenezer Walden, and material relating to a patent by his father, Henry Beekman Myer, for the railway sleeping car.
    • Contributor: Myer, Albert James
    • Date: 1816