United States--Politics and government

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This collection includes correspondence, diaries, journals where articles were published, etc. Series I contains incoming correspondence that is arranged alphabetically, then by date in the folders. A few pieces of correspondence are written in French and Spanish. Series II contains publications.

Books received with the collection were removed and catalogued.

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Collection of 10-15 political buttons from 1960-1990s including Clinton/Gore and Kennedy/Johnson.

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This .42 linear foot collection in 34 file folders contains various memorabilia of Walter R. Pope. It consists of biographical sketches, political campaign literature for the Republican Party (both national and local), military maps and reports, political newsletters, and letters. The collection is arranged by subject.

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The Round Table Collection, 1896-1979, includes programs from meetings of the Round Table Club of Davidson County, Tennessee.

Abstract This collection contains the political papers of former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to China, James R. “Jim” Sasser. The Sasser Papers (1976-2010) include personal files belonging to both him and his wife Mary Sasser, campaign materials, U.S. Senate files and materials encompassing constituent and non-constituent correspondence, invitations and schedules, office administration files, legislative, subject, and staff files, press clippings, committee work, and speeches, ambassador files and...

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The Fred O. Seibel Papers, 1920-1960, consists of the cartoon clippings of cartoonist Frederick Otto Seibel, 1886-1969.

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The John Seigenthaler Papers, 1927-2014, contain correspondence, clippings, writings, speeches, photographs, artifacts, recordings, and other materials of journalist, writer, and Tennessean editor John Seigenthaler, 1927-2014.

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The Tipton “Tippy” Stringer Collection, 1950-2010, contains clippings, photos, articles, and other materials of reporter and television personality, Tipton “Tippy” Stringer, 1930-2010.

Abstract The Henry Lee Swint Papers date from 1933 to 1978 and are comprised primarily of correspondence, writings, and research notes. Swint carried on an extensive correspondence with students, former students, and colleagues at other institutions, mainly discussing research interests and personal concerns. A more limited correspondence with faculty and other colleagues at Vanderbilt contains information regarding administrative matters, including controversial subjects such as the 1960 dismissal...

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The Kemp Tolley and James Stahlman Collection, 1973-1986, consists of correspondence between author Kemp Tolley, 1908-2000, and newspaper publisher James Stahlman, 1893-1976.

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This collection contains the papers of Elizabeth Chapman Denny Vann (1884 Jan. 7 - 1977 March 20). Elizabeth Vann was a Vanderbilt graduate (B.A. 1904, M.A. 1905) and New Jersey State Director of the Women's and Professional Division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s, among many other jobs. She was also involved in a number of civic organizations, including the Leonia Women's Club, the Civic Conference, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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This collection contains a 1949 address given by Clanton W. Williams in Panama City, Florida.

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This collection contains one 1942 journal article written by Henry N. Williams.