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 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.
Secretary of State Edward Stettinius presenting new Under-Secretary of...
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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
"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.
Justice Reed administering oath of office to Archibald MacLeish, Assis...
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"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 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.
"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."
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 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish to Milton Plumb, May 18, 1943
Archibald MacLeish writes to Milton Plumb with instructions for the announcement of Allen Tate as the Library of Congress Consultant in Poetry.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Franklin D. Roosevelt, November 12, ...
Archibald MacLeish suggests to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that he consider Julian Boyd of Princeton University as the next Librarian of Congress.
Scroll, "To Archibald MacLeish," 1944
Scroll given to Archibald MacLeish by staff on his retirement in appreciation for his service from 1939 to 1944.
Memorandum from David C. Mearns to Archibald MacLeish, April 27, 1943
Letter describing Allen Tate's duties as the Consultant in Poetry.
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish, February 10, 1943
Memorandum appointing David C. Mearns, Leicester Bodine Holland, Roy Emerson Stryker, John Moriarty, Sidney Kramer, and Hurst Milhollen to a committee to formulate a policy to govern the acquisition of photogra... More
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish, February 10, 1943
Memorandum appointing David C. Mearns, Leicester Bodine Holland, Roy Emerson Stryker, John Moriarty, Sidney Kramer, and Hurst Milhollen to a committee to formulate a policy to govern the acquisition of photogra... More
"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.
"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 Archibald MacLeish to Franklin D. Roosevelt, May 28, 1939
Archibald MacLeish, writing to Franklin D. Roosevelt, declines the position of Librarian of Congress.
"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.
"The Obligation of Libraries in a Democracy," by Archibald MacLeish, J...
Speech delivered by Archibald MacLeish.
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish to Luther Harris Evans, December 30...
Archibald MacLeish's response to Luther Harris Evans' letter of December 29, 1942 about the Library of Congress rare book policy.
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish to Allen Tate, June 24, 1944
Archibald MacLeish asks Allen Tate how he should respond to T. S. Eliot's letter of May 29, 1944.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Luther Harris Evans, February 6, 194...
Archibald MacLeish advises Luther Harris Evans about the appointment of the Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress.
Letter from Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., to Archibald MacLeish, May 10, 19...
Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., writes to Archibald MacLeish and offers the Library of Congress three important manuscript volumes "which comprise the original Minutes of the commission which sat in England after the ... More
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish, February 10, 1943
Memorandum appointing David C. Mearns, Leicester Bodine Holland, Roy Emerson Stryker, John Moriarty, Sidney Kramer, and Hurst Milhollen to a committee to formulate a policy to govern the acquisition of photogra... More
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.
"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 Archibald MacLeish to Franklin D. Roosevelt, February 13, ...
Archibald MacLeish sends a confidential letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in which he suggests candidates for Librarian of Congress.
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, 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.
"The Obligation of Libraries in a Democracy," by Archibald MacLeish, J...
Speech delivered by Archibald MacLeish.
"The Obligation of Libraries in a Democracy," by Archibald MacLeish, J...
Speech delivered by Archibald MacLeish.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Marianne Moore, March 10, 1944
Archibald MacLeish asks Marianne Moore to accept the position of Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress.
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 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..."
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."