Administrative Information
Acquisition History
The papers of Eric Sevareid were given to the Library of Congress by Sevareid in 1958-1991. Three additions were given by Suzanne St. Pierre in 1994, 2018, and 2019. A single item was given by Mora A. Gregg in 2010.
Processing History
The papers of Eric Sevareid were arranged and described by Anita L. Nolen in 1971. Part II, comprised of several additions from Sevareid and a large donation from Suzanne St. Pierre, was processed and the finding aid revised by Karen Linn Femia, with the assistance of Scott McLemee, in 1994. Part III, consisting of two separate additions, was processed and the finding aid revised by Femia in 2018 and by Rachel McNellis in 2023.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Photographs taken during Sevareid's experience in Burma (now Myanmar) in 1943 and other photographs of Sevareid have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of the Eric Sevareid papers. A 1954 film of American diplomat John Paton Davies has been transferred to the Moving Image Section of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. Patrons are encouraged to contact these divisions in advance of a research visit.
Related Material
The Library's Motion Picture Section holds films of some of Sevareid's CBS television broadcasts, most of which were acquired by the Library as copyright deposits.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of a portion of Part I of these papers is available on seventeen reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container number or reel number, Eric Sevareid Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.