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Holley, Kay, 1917-1994. Kay Holley papers, 1889-1995.

Title: Kay Holley papers, 1889-1995.

The collection consists of correspondence, news articles, photographs, playbills, concert and recital programs, and legal documents. There are a few original songs and sixteen cassette recordings of her playing. Holley entered the Julliard School in 1925 at age eight and graduated in 1933 at age sixteen. During her career, Holley directed the Radio City Music Hall Glee Club (1943-1951); coached and accompanied operatic vocalists, such as Eileen Farrell, Robert Merrill, and Beverly Sills, as well as performers such as Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, and Maxene Andrews of the Andrews Sisters; following her return to Columbia, S.C., Holley served as musical director for productions with Town Theatre, Workshop Theatre and Columbia Lyric Opera, and as a voice coach for Kimberly Aiken, the 1994 Miss South Carolina and Miss America. Correspondents include Strom Thurmond, John C. West, Robert E. McNair, Max Liebman, and others; photographs, 1889-1994, include an 1889 image of her mother, Lena Halley Entzminger, as an infant, and signed photographs of Alexander Smallens, Erno Rapee, Bert Parks, Eileen Farrell, Edie Adams, Kimberly Aiken and Donald Russell. Also including one oversize sheet consisting of Christmas greetings, 1943, signed by Holley's friends and associates illustrated in color with an evergreen branch and a candle, drawn by "M.V." [located in Pob]

ArchivalResource: 1 oversize item [on site: Pob]

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Flora, A. C. (Abram Cline). A.C. Flora papers, [1910]-1970.

Title: A.C. Flora papers, [1910]-1970.

Consisting of letters, speeches, school board reports, news clippings, photographs, and short published writings re life and work of educator A.C. Flora, whose career as a teacher, principal, and administrator in South Carolina lasted from 1913, when he taught for a year in Union, to 1951, when he retired as superintendent of Columbia city schools. Items document his tenure as principal of Logan Grammar School (1914-1917) and Columbia High School (1917-1928); leadership in professional educational organizations, chiefly the S.C. Teachers' Association, the S.C. Superintendents' Association, and National Education Association, on whose board of trustees he served as chairman, presiding over dedicating the new Headquarters Building in Washington, D.C., 8 Feb. 1959. Other organizations represented in the collection are the Columbia Planning Commission, Columbia Stage Society, Central S.C. Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Juvenile Protective League of Columbia, and Kiwanis Club of Columbia. Items include outline of supervisory program for Negro Schools of Columbia (9 Feb. 1931) by C.A. Johnson, supervisor of Columbia Negro Schools; notebook (1932) re Columbia Community Chest; U.S. Senate pass (25 Jan. 1932) signed by James F. Byrnes; copy of "Report of the South Carolina Education Commission Appointed by Governor Ibra C. Blackwood" (1934); correspondence, 1946, re equalization of black and white teachers' salaries; and Kosmos Club papers, including "History of School Board of City, 1882-1957." Correspondents: Jesse T. Anderson, Havilah Babcock, Lester L. Bates, F.W. Bradley, Cyril B. Busbee, James F. Byrnes, E.R. Crow, Harry E. Davis, E.S. Dreher, J. Heyward Gibbes, Wil Lou Gray, James H. Hammond, W.H. Hand, James M. Hinton, Olin D. Johnston, Thomas F. Jones, J. Rion McKissick, Richard I. Manning, William D. Melton, Frances Perkins, William Lyon Phelps, Edwin G. Seibels, Robert L. Sumwalt, John E. Swearingen, Guy L. Varn, Patterson Wardlaw, J. Waties Waring, W.D. Weatherford, and John C. West.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear ft. (2 cartons)

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Young, T. Benton. T. Benton Young collection, 1958-1988.

Title: T. Benton Young collection, 1958-1988.

Correspondence, poetry, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials relating to South Carolina poet laureate Archibald Rutledge compiled by Thomas Benton Young, Jr., both prior to Rutledge's death on 15 Sept. 1973 and subsequently for the yearly Celebration of the Arts Day at the South Carolina Department of Education. Correspondents, in addition to Archibald Rutledge and T. Benton Young, include Rosamund P. Bell, Marion Edmunds, James B. Edwards, Gary D. Ford, Frank N. Handal, Helen von Kolnitz Hyer, Hobart D. Lewis, Robert E. McNair, Willson Powell, Richard W. Riley, Irvine H. Rutledge, John C. West, and A.G.D. Wiles. Items previously contained in two loose-leaf binders: (15 Dec. 1958-15 Sept. 1973) and (15 Sept. 1973-15 Sept. 1988).

ArchivalResource: 7 folders (1 box)

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Harvey, Gordon E. (Gordon Earl), 1967-. [A Life of Public Service: Interviews with John Carl West] 2005 Apr. 24.

Title: [A Life of Public Service: Interviews with John Carl West] 2005 Apr. 24.

Essay discussing career of John C. West, governor of South Carolina, via brief quotes from interviews on various topics. Keynote address delivered at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the University South Caroliniana Society in Columbia, S.C.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313411533 View

Merritt, Lewie Griffith, 1897-1974. Lewie Griffith Merritt papers, 1917-1974.

Title: Lewie Griffith Merritt papers, 1917-1974.

Letters, commissions and certificates (1917-1918 and 1940-1974) and photographs, re Merritt's military service as an officer in the Marine Corps and his career as director of the S.C. Legislative Council. Correspondents include Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, Mark Clark, J. Strom Thurmond, James F. Byrnes, and John C. West; places represented include Charleston and Columbia, S.C., and elsewhere. Photographs include 19th-century images of Merritt's family and homes in Ridge Spring, S.C., and elsewhere; includes images of Merritt during World War II, including view of Merritt sitting at a desk in a tent in the jungle, with sign, "We are fighting the Axis - not one another", and views with various S.C. politicians, including Gov. Robert E. McNair. Scrapbook, 1923-1974 [legal size, photocopy] includes newspaper clippings re Merritt's life in the Marine Corps and as head of the S.C. Legislative Council.

ArchivalResource: 27 photographs

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Hemphill, Robert W. (Robert Witherspoon), 1915-1985. Robert W. Hemphill papers, 1926-1984

Title: Robert W. Hemphill papers, 1926-1984

Papers chiefly document Hemphill's service as a member of Congress and Federal District Court judge, 1964 to 1983. The papers are arranged in seven series: General, Judicial, Speeches, Topical Files, Writings, Photographs, and Clippings. General Papers, 1926 to 1983, consist primarily of correspondence; this series documents Hemphill's political campaigns in 1950 for Solicitor and 1956 for Congress; activities in Congress, 1957 to 1964; and his 1964 appointment to the bench and subsequent judicial career; also contains records relating to the Democratic Party in Chester, S.C., and elsewhere in S.C.; and letters and other papers documenting social events associated with hunting and fishing which provided Judge Hemphill and his friends and associates with opportunities for fellowship and recreation. Correspondents include Sol Blatt, Jr.; John Bolt Culbertson; Tom S. Gettys; Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr.; Olin D. Johnston; John F. Kennedy; Robert Kennedy; J. Robert Martin, Jr.; Julius B. "Bubba" Ness; Donald Russell, John Spratt, Strom Thurmond; John West, and others. Judicial Opinions, 1964 to 1979, consist of eight bound volumes. Speeches include the texts of speeches presented by Hemphill as well as programs for events at which Hemphill spoke. Topical Files contain Hemphill's military records and reflect activities in his native Chester County, S.C.; and elsewhere; topics include Chester High School; Civil Air Patrol, 1966-1977; an autobiography of Weston Carrier Cook; life at USC during the Great Depression, 1933-1937; files re U.S. Army Air Force, 1941-1945 (Hemphill volunteered as a Flying Cadet and served as instructor stationed at airfields in Texas training pilots on the B-24 Liberator bomber). Material relating to Hemphill's leadership in Purity Presbyterian Church (Chester, S.C.) includes Sunday School lesson plans and minutes of the Board of Deacons. Writings consist of articles and drafts of articles, chiefly reminiscences of his courtroom experiences. In a letter to Thomas Harrington Pope, 13 January 1975, regarding Pope's editorial comments on an article for The Transcript, Hemphill noted, "I have a number of stories written, in a notebook in Columbia, that I cannot publish, because they would offend the people who are living....If the Lord lets me live...I am going to retire at age 65 and then try to see if I can write." Other materials inlcude photographs, miscellany, clippings, and 9 scrapbook volumes.

ArchivalResource: 6.25 linear feet

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Clemson University. Office of the President. Robert C. Edwards presidential records. Correspondence. 1960-1979, 1971-1975.

Title: Robert C. Edwards presidential records. Correspondence. 1960-1979, 1971-1975.

The series may be divided into the following general categories: instructional programs and facilities development, relations with the state of South Carolina, and student affairs. Efforts to improve the quality of programs and instruction at Clemson may be found throughout the series in records from consultants and organizations such as Cresap, McCormick, and Paget; the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education; the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges; the Southeastern Library Network; and the Southern Regional Education Board. Files documenting improvements to the facilties include those on the Stadium, Lee Hall, and the Clemson House. Other buildings constructed were the Fike Recreation Center, Jervey Athletic Center, Rhodes Hall, and the Forest and Recreation Resources building. A number of files concern topics related to the State of South Carolina: the Atlantic Coastal Plains Regional Commission, the South Carolina Forestry Commission, and the Water Resources Research Institute. A small number of files document affairs of concern to students: student government, fraternities and sororities, censorship of publications, and campus unrest in 1971. Also are letters on various topics from students. The files of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association contain minutes, reports, bulletins, and rankings of schools in the conference. Much of the correspondence documents the decision of the University of South Carolina to leave the ACC and Clemson's decision to remain a member. Also included are files on financial aid awards and the method of awarding them, recruiting violations, and problems encountered in complying with civil rights legislation.

ArchivalResource: 18 cubic ft. 46 photographs, 6 oversize items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23675589 View

Furman, H. W. C. Random recollections about John West and Lois Rhame West ; 2006 : [typescript] / by H.W.C. Furman, Camden, SC.

Title: Random recollections about John West and Lois Rhame West ; 2006 : [typescript] / by H.W.C. Furman, Camden, SC.

Essay, 2006, re Gov. John C. West and his wife, Lois, captures memories of a friendship that dates back to the days that Furman and West were classmates at The Citadel and continued during their later practice in the same law firm in Camden, S.C., and close association during West's years in political office. Topics include anecdotes while on the campaign trail; a visit to the Darlington Raceway during the Southern 500; leisure time spent at a rustic beach house on Kiawah Island, S.C.; and an account of Lois West's encounters with the Ku Klux Klan at the time of their threats against her husband.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (7 leaves) ; 28 cm.

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Hill, Hoyt Benjamin. Hoyt Benjamin Hill papers, 1941-1990.

Title: Hoyt Benjamin Hill papers, 1941-1990.

Certificates, commissions, citations, and letters (42 items + 40 photographs) documenting Hill's appointment as State Veterans Service Officer and his long service with the S.C. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as his association with such organizations as the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, La Societe des 40 Hommes, Knights Templar, Scottish Rite Masons, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Among the photographs are images of William Jennings Bryan Dorn, James B. Edward, Earle Morris, Richard Riley, and John C. West, as well as group photographs of some of the aforementioned organizations.

ArchivalResource: 1.25 linear ft. (1 carton)

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Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003. Strom Thurmond Campaigns Series. 1938-1980, 1954-1979.

Title: Strom Thurmond Campaigns Series. 1938-1980, 1954-1979.

Correspondence, memoranda, lists, publicity material (such as mailings, posters, clippings and speeches) and financial records documenting Senator Thurmond's own campaigns and those he was involved in, except the 1956 senatorial and 1976 presidential campaigns. This series also includes polls and opinion surveys, congratulatory and thank you letters, lists of grants obtained by the Senator for South Carolina, patronage files, case files and petitions. These items relate to campaign planning and administration, fund-raising and financial management, publicity and public relations, and information gathering on opponents and their campaigns. It may be in- or out-of-state. Of particular interest is material concerning the 1954 "write-in" senatorial campaign, the 1964 Goldwater and 1968 Nixon presidential campaigns, and the 1978 senatorial campaign.

ArchivalResource: 28 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24230780 View

Anderson, Martha Bee. Martha Bee Anderson papers, 1944-1991.

Title: Martha Bee Anderson papers, 1944-1991.

Correspondence to and from Martha Bee Anderson, including letters from public officials in response to her communications expressing her thoughts on political, economic, and social issues, and articles written by Anderson for publication in newspapers. Early items include form letter, 21 Mar. 1944, Columbia, S.C., Edgar A. Brown, to "Students and Faculty at Winthrop College and Others Interested in Its Welfare," enclosing copy of his "Statement With Reference to Winthrop" made on the floor of the S.C. Senate, 15 Mar. 1944, re ways in which the statement had been misinterpreted by Dr. Fraser. Also including letter, 6 Nov. [19]46, Greenville, S.C., Raven I. McDavid, to Sen. [George] Warren, requesting assistance in identifying residents of Hampton County, S.C., to be interviewed for McDavid's Linguistic Atlas of the South. Civil War memoir, 1909, written by the Rev. John Malachi Bowden, appears in draft of 1961 article by Anderson; Bowden was father of banker Ralph O. Bowden, of Hampton, S.C.; newspaper article, 21 June 1978, "County Seat Is Born," by Anderson published in Hampton County Guardian; correspondents include Ernest F. Hollings; Ron Nessen, Press Secretary to President Gerald R. Ford; Thomas L. Johnson; Jessica Loring; Carew Rice; L. Mendel Rivers; Milton J. Sharpp; John C. West; and W.D. Workman, Jr. Essay, 1974, re Anderson's attendance in Philadelphia at Bicentennial meeting honoring First Continental Congress in 1774, "Declaration and resolves of the governor and delegates ..." [see details in online catalog].

ArchivalResource: 28 items (3 folders)

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Moore, William Reid, 1921-2008. William Reid Moore papers, 1968-1996.

Title: William Reid Moore papers, 1968-1996.

Organized as follows: Box 1: files on persons and organizations, arranged chronologically. Box 2: moratorium coupons, local and out-of-state clippings and miscellaneous papers. Box 3: books, reference material, address files, and bumper stickers. Consisting of correspondence, clippings and reference material, chiefly re Moore's work in South Carolina during the 1970s for the national campaign for a moratorium on the licensing and operation of civilian nuclear power plants and related issues. Correspondents include Senators Ernest F. Hollings and Strom Thurmond of S.C., and Mike Gravel of Alaska, and with Congressman Floyd Spence of S.C.; others include Lane L. Bonner, Jr., W.J. Bryan Dorn, Hugh P. Harris, Allan Mazur, George McGovern, Hyman Rubin, Alex Sanders, Ruth Thomas, John C. West, Eugene "Nick" Zeigler, and officials of Allied-General Nuclear Services (Barnwell, S.C.). S.C. organizations represented include Environmentalists, Inc., Palmetto Alliance, Piedmont Organic Movement, Public Research Foundation, and S.C. Environmental Action, Inc. National or regional organizations represented include Citizens' Energy Council, Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, Inc., Environmental Defense Fund, National Intervenors, New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, Sierra Club, Task Force Against Nuclear Pollution, and Union of Concerned Citzens. Box 3 includes publications [listed individually in catalog] consisting of books, pamphlets, and government documents re nuclear power plants, solar energy, hazardous waste, etc.; unpublished essay, 1972, by John W. Gofman, Some Important Unexamined Questions re the Barnwell Nucluear Fuel Reprocessing Plant (23 sheets); Who's Who at Barnwell nuclear fuel plant, 1971, an illustrated biographical directory; and bumper stickers condemning nuclear power, and promoting solar energy and conservation.

ArchivalResource: 3.75 linear ft. (3 cartons)

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Smith, Selden Kennedy. Selden Kennedy Smith research files, 196u-200u.

Title: Selden Kennedy Smith research files, 196u-200u.

Research files, correspondence, publications, and other papers related to Smith's professional and personal interests in the civil rights movement and social justice issues, Holocaust studies, African American history, Columbia College, the Eau Claire area and other neighborhoods in Columbia, S.C., materials related to maritime and naval history, etc. (Box 1): Civil Rights topics include: correspondence, 1965-1970, with Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Organization (Washington, D.C.); letter, 1969, to Edward Kennedy re wage conditions in S.C. and the nomination of Clement J. Haynsworth to the Supreme Court; correspondence, 1966-1970, re opposition to the Supreme Court nomination of G. Harold Carswell; letter to the editor, 1968, The State Newspaper re Barbary Coast pirates; essays, 1969, re Civil Rights movement; correspondence and publications, 1963-1964, re the Civil Rights Act of 1964; campaign materials for John West's 1970 campaign for S.C. governor; Charlotte Observer article, 1969, re Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings; newspaper clippings re the 1962 political race between A. Paul Kitchin and John P. Kennedy for North Carolina's 8th Congressional District seat; campaign materials, 1972, re Bob Moore's run for Richland County(S.C.) District 1 School Board; National Observer article, 1968, re Ted Kennedy's election campaign. Other Civil Rights topics: notes, 1970, re classes on African American history; memo, 1972, re open forum at Columbia College featuring Robert Shelton, Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan; newspaper clippings, 1968-1969, re school desegregation in the U.S.; Your Schools newsletters, 1970-1973, re school desegregation in S.C.; newspaper clippings and publications, 1965-1966, re U.S. Civil Rights movement; Georgia Teachers and Education Association publication, 1970; church bulletin, 1970, from memorial service for Martin Luther King held at Zion Baptist Church (Columbia, S.C.); publications, 1966, re the NAACP's Legal Defense and Education Fund; publications, 1963-1964, by the Southern Regional Council, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and Office of Economic Opportunity re civil rights movement in S.C.; letters, 1964-1979, from the National Peace Conversion Campaign re opposition to construction of B-1 Bomber; publications and advertisements, 1980, re touring Japan and Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation); correspondence and reports, 1976-1978, re Southeastern Public Education Program (SEPEP). Topics relating to the Eau Claire Community Project include: history and background of this neighborhood improvement project; correspondence, 1975-1988; application for swimming pool, 1980; notes, 1990-1991, re the community council; contract, 1976, contract with Dr. Leonard Lanfranco for a North Columbia Business Seminar; plans for Community Center, 1977; reports, 1979, re economic conditions and demographics in Fairfield County, Lexington County, Newberry County and Richland County; correspondence, 1973, re Manpower Advisory Council of Richland County (S.C.). (Box 2): Smith's Holocaust research files include: essays and drafts; grant application, 1992, from South Carolina Humanities Council for project titled "The Holocaust: A South Carolina Teacher's Resource"; correspondence, 1986, with Simon Wiesenthal Center re teacher's guides; letters, 1997, re Nuremberg Seminar Committee. Research notes, 1982, on the economic development of Japan (compiled by Lillie Herdon); notes on the history of Vietnam, compiled 1971; essay re life of U.S. Senator Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith of S.C., nomination, 1979, of Seaside Plantation (Edgar Fripp Plantation) in Beaufort, S.C., to National Register of Historic Places; Historic Columbia Foundation (S.C.) files (Docent's notes and research re boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson, ca. 1970s), Ainsley Hall House (Robert Mills House), and Mann-Simons Cottage; letters, 1969, re Charleston hospital workers' strike: to the editor of Columbia Record newspaper, and to Gov. Robert McNair. (Box 3): Files relating to the Columbia Community Development Project include the following topics: Correspondence, 1972, re the health services provided in Columbia, Maryland; letters, 1990-1992, re management and location of Columbia Neighborhood Redevelopment Commission; correspondence, 1976-1976, re Housing and Urban Development Advisory Council; letters, 1976-1990, re Richland County Community Development Citizen's Advisory Committee; correspondence and newsletters, 1976-1977, re School Advisory Council; letters, 1977-1978, re Columbia Committee on Economic Development; minutes and roster re meetings for the Richland County Community Development; Richland County School District One Facilities Report, 1982; Columbia Neighborhood Redevelopment Commission notebook, 1990. (Box 4): Columbia College files reflect Smith's courses and research: Bibliography, 1972, re course titled, "Black Experience in America"; correspondence and notes, 1971-1975 re Quaker history and literature in the United States; correspondence, 1989, re seminar offered by University of South Carolina and Benedict College titled, "Institute for the Development of Knowledge and Skills for Teaching Black History and Culture in Teacher Education Programs in South Carolina's Colleges and Universities;" letters, 1964-1967, re Committee on Non-Western Studies; correspondence, 1988-1995, re fund for lecture series at Columbia College established by David Baker of S.C.; letters, 1969, re S.C. Dept. of Education's Textbook Selection Committee; newspaper clippings, 1964, re Columbia College fire; newsletters and correspondence, 1964-1994, re the American Association of University Professors; correspondence and notes, 1980-1982, re Phi Alpha Theta (International Honors Society in History); correspondence and outline, 1990, re course titled, "Remember the Children," about children in the Holocaust; reports, 1969, 1983, re possible textbooks to be published and used by the SC Board of Education; and papers related to prosecution of anti-war activists associated with the UFO Coffee House in Columbia, S.C., during the Vietnam War, along with related letters, 1960s and 1970, and transcripts from the trial, with testimony of Smith and Raymond L. Moore. (Box 5): Other research interests of Smith include: Notes and publications, 1987, re the African American History Institute; articles, 1959-1964, re John Ciardi; newsletter, 1971, re the Columbia Urban League; notes, 1975, the Executive Committee Staff Retreat; articles and publications, 1986, re the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture; correspondence, 1977, re Naval Reserve status of Selden Smith; letters, 1988-1989 re "S.C. by the Sea," about tourism on the S.C. coast; annual report, 1988-1989, of S.C. Dept. of Parks Recreation and Tourism. Fact sheet and notes, 1977, re the League of Women Voters; articles, publications and notes, 1975-1988, re feminism in S.C.; correspondence, 1985-1997, re S.C. Consortium of International Studies; correspondence, 1990-1993, Postscript (a student organization at Columbia College); correspondence, financial records, and newsletters, 1967-1970, for South Carolina Association of Non-Western Scholars (SCANS); newsletters, 1991-1993, re Partners in Dialogue, an interfaith community service project of USC Dept. of Religious Studies; correspondence, 1985-1994, re Center for the Study of the Presidency, a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy and education organization that applies lessons of history to current national challenges; correspondence and publications, 1970-1977, re American Friends Service Committee, Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths and has the goal of improving social justice, peace and humanitarian service. (Box 6): Personal and professional correspondence, 1959-1993, with: Emily Cheng, 1969; Naval Reserve Personnel, 1976; John West, 1969; and others; also includes invoices, 1978-1990; photographs and prints, 1967-1968; scrapbook of Fannie Dowling, who "began to use it about 1915 or before," contains clippings from family marriage and death announcements, poems and articles about the Methodist Church in Laurens County (S.C.) and elsewhere; plus booklets and publications; (Box 7) consist of pamphleets and newspapers (sections and clippings).

ArchivalResource: 8.75 linear ft. (7 cartons).

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