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New Online Resources:

Edward F. Edinger Papers

East Florida Papers

Hans Peter Kraus collection of Spanish American Documents
Featured Exhibitions:

Rosa Parks In Her Own Words

Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote |
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Closed Federal holidays
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Location
101 Independence Ave. SE
Room LM 101
James Madison Memorial Bldg
Washington, D.C. 20540-4680
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ATTENTION-- Before Visiting
the Manuscript Reading Room: All researchers are advised
to write or telephone the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting.
Many collections are stored off-site,
and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research
use.
WARNING: Selected collections unavailable beginning mid-November 2021.
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The Manuscript Division's
holdings, approximately seventy million items in eleven thousand separate
collections, include some of the greatest manuscript treasures of
American history and culture and support scholarly research in many
aspects of political, cultural, and scientific history. |
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