Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of George S. Patton, army officer and author, were given to the Library of Congress in 1955 by Mrs. Samuel J. Graham and in 1964 by George S. Patton IV, Mrs. James W. Totten, John Knight Waters, Jr., and George Patton Waters. Additional material was received from the Patton family, some via Martin Blumenson, and from Culbreth Sudler, Jr., from 1970 to 1986.
Processing History
The papers of George S. Patton were arranged and described in 1964. Additional material was incorporated into the collection in 1979 and 1995. The collection description was expanded and revised in 1998.
Transfers
Duplicate maps have been transferred to the Library's Geography and Map Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of a portion of these papers is available from the Library's Photoduplication Service for purchase subject to the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). A microfilm copy of one volume of Patton's diary on one reel may be requested on interlibrary loan through the Library's Loan Division. The United States Department of the Army's two reels of microfilm containing Patton's personnel file and the microfilm of the scrapbooks on seven reels are not available for interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Online Content
Diaries in the papers of George S. Patton are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000047.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, George S. Patton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.