Daniel J. Boorstin papers, 1882-2004 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title Daniel J. Boorstin papers, 1882-2004
Inclusive Dates 1882-2004
Bulk Dates 1944-1999
ID No. MSS56606
Creator Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914-2004
Extent 190,350 items
Extent 553 containers plus 38 oversize
Extent 233 linear feet
Extent 59 digital files (1.13 MB)
Language Collection material in English
Location Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009034
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82056606
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 in both physical and digital formats documenting Boorstin's career as an educator, author, and administrator of the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress.