Furman, Bess 1894-1969 creator mixed material monographic eng 47,000 155 4 70 Correspondence, diaries (1924-1962), speeches, writings, subject files, financial records, family papers, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to Furman's career as an author and journalist and to her personal life and family. Documents her work for Omaha Bee-News, Associated Press, and New York Times; with the U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare; and with Furman Features in collaboration with her sister, Lucile N. Furman, writing for organizations such as the American Association of University Women, Democratic National Committee (U.S.) Women's Division, League of Women Voters, and National Children's Bureau. Also documents her research and writings on such topics as education; health; the political and social history of Washington, D.C.; the White House; and women in public life. Includes early papers of the Winslow family of New Hampshire and papers of Furman family members including her husband, Robert Burns Armstrong, and her sister, Lucile N. Furman. Correspondents include Bess Streeter Aldrich, Ella F. Auerbach, Elisabeth Randolph Shirley Enochs, Edith Benham Helm, Genevieve Forbes Herrick, Frances Parkinson Keyes, Murtle Mason, Dorothy McAllister, Mary Margaret McBride, Iantha McCloskey, Anthony Netboy, Herbert H. Rogers, Mae Rogers, Ruth Bryan Owen, Eleanor Roosevelt, Malvina Thompson, and Bess Wallace Truman. Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. Audio recordings and motion pictures transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Books transferred to Library of Congress General Collection. Paintings, photographs, postcards, prints, and slides transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Sheet music transferred to Library of Congress Music Division. Author and journalist. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010148 Aldrich, Bess Streeter 1881-1954 Correspondence Auerbach, Ella F Correspondence Enochs, Elisabeth Randolph Shirley 1895-1992 Correspondence Helm, Edith Benham 1874-1962 Correspondence Herrick, Genevieve Forbes Correspondence Keyes, Frances Parkinson 1885-1970 Correspondence Mason, Myrtle Correspondence McAllister, Dorothy Correspondence McBride, Mary Margaret 1899- Correspondence McCloskey, Iantha Correspondence Netboy, Anthony Correspondence Owen, Ruth Bryan 1885-1954 Correspondence Rogers, Herbert H Correspondence Rogers, Mae Correspondence Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962 Correspondence Thompson, Malvina 1893-1953 Correspondence Truman, Bess Wallace Correspondence Furman family Winslow family United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. American Association of University Women. Associated Press. Democratic National Committee (U.S.). Women's Division. Furman Features. League of Women Voters (U.S.) National Children's Bureau. White House (Washington, D.C.) American newspapers Nebraska Omaha American newspapers New York (State) New York Education Health Women New Hampshire Social life and customs Washington (D.C.) Politics and government Washington (D.C.) Social life and customs Authors Journalists Armstrong, Robert Burns, 1903-1955 Furman, Lucile N., 1896-1961 mm 80021741 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010148 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010148.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010148 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010148.3 Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. DLC 800605 20260227111704.0 mm 80021741