Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Daniel J. Boorstin papers, 1882-1995 |
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| Span Dates | 1882-1995 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1944-1994) |
| ID No. | MSS56606 |
| Creator | Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914-2004 |
| Extent | 140,350 items ; 401 containers plus 31 oversize ; 171.2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Summary | Author, historian, and Librarian of Congress. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, calendars and schedules, speeches and writings, background and research material, family and estate papers, financial and legal records, interviews, notes, course outlines and examinations, travel documents, photographs, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers documenting Boorstin's career as an educator, author, and administrator of the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009034 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm82056606 |