Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Allen Varley Astin, physicist and director of the National Bureau of Standards, were given to the Library of Congress in 1986 by his widow, Margaret Mackenzie Astin.
Transfers
Audiotapes and motion picture films have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Allen Varley Astin Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.