John Jacob Niles papers, 1900-1981.

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John Jacob Niles papers, 1900-1981.

These papers contain the correspondence, musical and literary manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings, and other materials written or collected by John Jacob Niles.

65.7 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6822952

University of Kentucky Libraries

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Eisenstaedt was a German-American photographer and photojournalist. He worked for Life Magazine and is best known for capturing the V-J Day celebration in Times Square. From the description of Photograph with commentary, ca. 1980s. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 706807112 b. 1898; d. 1995. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80307824 ...