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AMERICAN HISTORY

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~AMERICAN HISTORY~

• "A Few Good Women"Oral History Collection, 1938-2000 (bulk 1969-2000) [PSUA]
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  An oral history project developed to record the reminiscences of the women who were recruited and trained for upper-level government positions during the administration of President Richard M. Nixon.
• Autographs Collection, 1682-1972 [HCLA]
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  Engraved portraits, letters, and autographic documents by notable American, French, and European politicians, presidents, and military leaders.
• Civil War Draft Exemption Records from Rockland County, New York, 1862 [HCLA]
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  Claims for exemption from conscription into the New York State Militia for individuals from the townships of Clarkstown, Haverstown, Orangetown, and Ramapo.
• Charlotte Hanes Harding Autographs Collection, 1744-1928 [HCLA]
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  Engraved portraits, letters, and autographic documents by notable American and French politicians, presidents, and military leaders.
• Esther C. Lawton Papers, 1935-1996 (bulk 1971-1978) [PSUA]
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  U.S. Treasury Department employee and George Washington University professor active in women's rights and the Equal Rights Amendment.
• Jack Rabin Collection on Alabama Civil Rights and Southern Activists, 1941-2004 (bulk 1956-1974) [HCLA]
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  Multi-layered compilation of documents, sound recordings, and visual images documenting: the activities of the Montgomery Improvement Association; photographs and surveillance tapes of sit-ins, the Selma March, and the Poor People's Campaign; oral histories of the white activists; and films of African-American activists.

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