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    <title>National Society of Arts and Letters records, 1944-1987</title>
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  <abstract>Correspondence; minutes of meetings (1944-1963); copies of the society's publications, The Record of the National Society of Arts and Letters and the Year Book and Roster; programs; clippings; printed matter; scrapbooks; photographs; and other records relating primarily to the society's program of awards and scholarships promoting careers in art, dance, literature, music, and theater.  Includes records of the Washington, D.C. chapter.</abstract>
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  <note>Nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the support of young artists in the performing, literary, and visual arts.  Founded in Chevy Chase, Md., in 1944.</note>
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