Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Herbert Putnam, June 6, 1941
Archibald MacLeish expresses his relief over Herbert Putman's understanding about the use of "income from the Hegeman Estate for a consultantship on an annual basis" which "violated the purpose of the giver..."
Photograph of Archibald MacLeish, undated
Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress (1939-1944), sitting at his desk.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to T. S. Eliot, October 7, 1944
Archibald MacLeish expresses disappointment that T.S. Eliot has declined his invitation to take the position of Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress.
Photograph of Archibald MacLeish, undated
Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress (1939-1944), sitting at his desk.
Letter from Felix Frankfurter to Archibald MacLeish, July 26, 1944
Felix Frankfurter offers advice about the appointment of the Register of Copyrights.
Photograph of Archibald MacLeish, the Marquess of Lothian, and the Mag...
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Letter from John R. Bedell to Archibald MacLeish, February 9, 1943
Letter from John R. Bedell of the War Department's Civil Defense Division. He responds to Archibald MacLeish's letter of November 9, 1942, saying that a list has been compiled of the available air raid precauti... More
Portrait of Archibald MacLeish, undated
Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress (1939-1944). Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Secretary of State Edward Stettinius presenting new Under-Secretary of...
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Photograph of the Librarian's Conference, December 5, 1944
Transcribed from item: "The Librarian's Conference meeting the day following Librarian of Congress Archibald MacLeish's nomination as Secretary of State."
Justice Reed administering oath of office to Archibald MacLeish, Assis...
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Photograph of the Librarian's Conference, December 5, 1944
Transcribed from item: "The Librarian's Conference meeting the day following Librarian of Congress Archibald MacLeish's nomination as Secretary of State."
"The Librarian and the Democratic Process," by Archibald MacLeish, Jun...
Archibald MacLeish's speech was given at a American Library Association meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio.
"Deposit of the Magna Carta," by Archibald MacLeish, November 28, 1939
In this draft speech, Archibald MacLeish accepts the gift of the Magna Carta from the Marquess of Lothian, Britain's ambassador to the United States.
Photograph of Archibald MacLeish, 1943
Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress (1939-1944), sitting at his desk.
Letter from Augustus E. Giegengack to Archibald MacLeish, July 17, 194...
Augustus E. Giegengack, Office of the Public Printer, Government Printing Office, accepts the changes Archibald MacLeish wishes to make in the printing of the Annual Report of the Library of Congress.
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Archibald MacLeish, July 20, 1944
President Franklin D. Roosevelt writes to Archibald MacLeish about a possible candidate for the next Librarian of Congress.
Memorandum from Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., to Archibald MacLeish, June 2...
Memorandum detailing the activities of the Rare Book Room.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Felix Frankfurter, May 15, 1939
Photocopy of Archibald MacLeish's letter to Felix Frankfurter explaining why MacLeish is reluctant to accept President Roosevelt's offer of the directorship of the Library of Congress.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Archibald MacLeish, June 9, 1943
President Franklin D. Roosevelt responds to Archibald MacLeish's wish to resign.
Library of Congress World War II Memorial Program, December 7, 1948
The program includes the poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak," by Archibald MacLeish, and biographies of Library of Congress staff members who died during World War II.
Memorandum from Verner W. Clapp to Archibald MacLeish, July 1, 1940
Verner W. Clapp responds to the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.'s memorandum of June 26, 1940.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to W. Somerset Maugham, July 10, 1945
Archibald MacLeish's letter thanking W. Somerset Maugham for the manuscript "Of Human Bondage."
Press Release, "Presentation of the A. E. Housman Manuscripts to the L...
Press release announcing Gertrude Clarke Whittall's gift of original manuscripts of nearly all extant verse, published and unpublished, of the British poet, A. E. Housman.
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Archibald MacLeish, November 4, 1...
Franklin D. Roosevelt gives Archibald MacLeish permission to accept the care of Britain's Magna Carta.
Minutes, Meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council, May 30, 1942
Among the topics discussed at the Librarian's Advisory Council meeting was the acquisitions policy of the Library of Congress.
"Remarks of the Librarian at a Meeting of the Processing Divisions in ...
Remarks by Archibald MacLeish regarding the status of the Processing Division in advance of the arrival of the division's new coordinator, Lawrence Q. Mumford.
"Remarks of the Librarian at a Meeting of the Processing Divisions in ...
Remarks by Archibald MacLeish regarding the status of the Processing Division in advance of the arrival of the division's new coordinator, Lawrence Q. Mumford.
"Libraries in the Contemporary Crisis," by Archibald MacLeish, October...
Speech given at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
Photograph of Archibald MacLeish, 1943
Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress (1939-1944), sitting at his desk.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Franklin D. Roosevelt, May 28, 1939
Archibald MacLeish, writing to Franklin D. Roosevelt, declines the position of Librarian of Congress.
"Library of Congress Employee Relations Program, Personnel Administrat...
An article for "Personnel Administration."
Library of Congress World War II Memorial Program, December 7, 1948
The program includes the poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak," by Archibald MacLeish, and biographies of Library of Congress staff members who died during World War II.
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish, 1944
The memorandum "Duties of the Incumbents of Library of Congress Chairs" describes the duties of the holders of the Library of Congress endowed chairs.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to William Donovan, December 23, 1942
Archibald MacLeish's letter to William Donovan, Director of the Office of Strategic Services, requesting OSS staff to help the Library of Congress acquire foreign publications.
Letter from Lucy Salamanca to Archibald MacLeish, February 1, 1942
In her letter, Lucy Salamanca asks Archibald MacLeish to write the foreward for her book, Fortress of Freedom: The Story of the Library of Congress.
Letter from Lawrence C. Wroth to Archibald MacLeish, August 2, 1943
Lawrence C. Wroth, Librarian, John C. Brown Library, and the Library of Congress consultant in the acquisition of rare books, reports to Archibald MacLeish on Lessing J. Rosenwald's agreement to give his Willia... More
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Archibald MacLeish, November 4, 1...
Franklin D. Roosevelt gives Archibald MacLeish permission to accept the care of Britain's Magna Carta.
Minutes, Meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council, May 30, 1942
Among the topics discussed at the Librarian's Advisory Council meeting was the acquisitions policy of the Library of Congress.
Minutes, Meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council, May 30, 1942
Among the topics discussed at the Librarian's Advisory Council meeting was the acquisitions policy of the Library of Congress.
Minutes, Meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council, May 30, 1942
Among the topics discussed at the Librarian's Advisory Council meeting was the acquisitions policy of the Library of Congress.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Lucy Salamanca, February 5, 1942
Archibald MacLeish sends a draft of the foreword for Lucy Salamanca's book, Fortress of Freedom: The Story of the Library of Congress.
"Remarks of the Librarian at a Meeting of the Processing Divisions in ...
Remarks by Archibald MacLeish regarding the status of the Processing Division in advance of the arrival of the division's new coordinator, Lawrence Q. Mumford.
"Libraries in the Contemporary Crisis," by Archibald MacLeish, October...
Speech given at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Archibald MacLeish, June 9, 1943
President Franklin D. Roosevelt responds to Archibald MacLeish's wish to resign.
"The Jefferson Bicentennial," by Archibald MacLeish, April 1943
Address given by Archibald MacLeish.
"Library of Congress Employee Relations Program, Personnel Administrat...
An article for "Personnel Administration."
"Library of Congress Employee Relations Program, Personnel Administrat...
An article for "Personnel Administration."
"Library of Congress Employee Relations Program, Personnel Administrat...
An article for "Personnel Administration."
Memorandum from Verner W. Clapp to Archibald MacLeish, May 18, 1942
Verner W. Clapp describes the measures taken to preserve the Declaration of Independence.
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish to the Marine Guard, October 1, 194...
Transcribed from item: "Instructions of the Librarian of Congress to the Marine Guard Posted for the Protection of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Magna Carta, Oc... More
Press Release, "Presentation of the A. E. Housman Manuscripts to the L...
Press release announcing Gertrude Clarke Whittall's gift of original manuscripts of nearly all extant verse, published and unpublished, of the British poet, A. E. Housman.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to John W. McCormack, December 30, 1940
Letter to Senator John W. McCormack, Majority Floor Leader, suggesting that the Library of Congress "might perform useful service to new members of Congress at the beginning of the next session."
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Lucy Salamanca, February 5, 1942
Archibald MacLeish sends a draft of the foreword for Lucy Salamanca's book, Fortress of Freedom: The Story of the Library of Congress.
"Libraries in the Contemporary Crisis," by Archibald MacLeish, October...
Speech given at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
Memorandum from Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., to Archibald MacLeish, Septem...
Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., suggests "steps for a more active program of soliciting gifts to the Library of Congress."
Library of Congress World War II Memorial Program, December 7, 1948
The program includes the poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak," by Archibald MacLeish, and biographies of Library of Congress staff members who died during World War II.
Library of Congress World War II Memorial Program, December 7, 1948
The program includes the poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak," by Archibald MacLeish, and biographies of Library of Congress staff members who died during World War II.
Memorandum from Verner W. Clapp to Archibald MacLeish, May 18, 1942
Verner W. Clapp describes the measures taken to preserve the Declaration of Independence.
Letter from Felix Frankfurter to Archibald MacLeish, July 26, 1944
Felix Frankfurter offers advice about the appointment of the Register of Copyrights.
"The Obligation of Libraries in a Democracy," by Archibald MacLeish, J...
Speech delivered by Archibald MacLeish.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Felix Frankfurter, July 22, 1944
Archibald MacLeish asks Felix Frankfurter for advice about the appointment of the Register of Copyrights.
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Felix Frankfurter, May 3, 1939
Franklin D. Roosevelt's letter to Felix Frankfurter asking if Archibald MacLeish is a good choice as the Librarian of Congress.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Franklin D. Roosevelt, April 6, 1945
Archibald MacLeish offers additional names for candidates for Librarian of Congress to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Letter from Lawrence C. Wroth to Archibald MacLeish, August 2, 1943
Lawrence C. Wroth, Librarian, John C. Brown Library, and the Library of Congress consultant in the acquisition of rare books, reports to Archibald MacLeish on Lessing J. Rosenwald's agreement to give his Willia... More
Press Release, "Presentation of the A. E. Housman Manuscripts to the L...
Press release announcing Gertrude Clarke Whittall's gift of original manuscripts of nearly all extant verse, published and unpublished, of the British poet, A. E. Housman.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Herbert Putnam, June 3, 1941
The letter is in regards to Herbert Putnam's donations toward "the establishment in the Library of Congress of positions to be filled by specialists in the various fields..."
"Remarks of the Librarian at a Meeting of the Processing Divisions in ...
Remarks by Archibald MacLeish regarding the status of the Processing Division in advance of the arrival of the division's new coordinator, Lawrence Q. Mumford.
Memorandum from Allen Tate to Archibald MacLeish, August 24, 1943
Draft of a General Order for the Quarterly Journal of Current Acquisitions, explaining the publication's purpose and scope.
Memorandum from Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., to Archibald MacLeish, June 2...
Memorandum detailing the activities of the Rare Book Room.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
Memorandum from Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., to Archibald MacLeish, Septem...
Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., suggests "steps for a more active program of soliciting gifts to the Library of Congress."
"Library of Congress Employee Relations Program, Personnel Administrat...
An article for "Personnel Administration."
Memorandum from the Office of the Librarian of Congress, October 15, 1...
Memorandum concerns the cooperative acquisition of recent foreign publications.
Library of Congress World War II Memorial Program, December 7, 1948
The program includes the poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak," by Archibald MacLeish, and biographies of Library of Congress staff members who died during World War II.