Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
In 1996, Part I of the papers of Irving R. Levine, journalist, author, and lecturer, was purchased by the Library of Congress from Levine and transferred from Syracuse University where it had been housed. In 1995 and 1996, Levine placed Part II of his papers on deposit in the Library. Levine made subsequent deposits in 1997 and 1998. After Levine's death in 2009, his children Jennifer and Jeffery Levine placed additional papers on deposit in the Library. In 2010, the deposit was converted to a gift.
Processing History
Part I of the papers of Irving R. Levine was arranged by the staff of the George Arents Research Library at Syracuse University in 1972 before it was transferred to the Library of Congress. Additional material received between 1995 and 1996 was processed as Part II by Connie L. Cartledge with the assistance of Deloris Butler, Paul Colton, and Sherralyn McCoy in 1996. Accessions received between 1997 and 2010 was processed as Part III in 2019 and the finding aid expanded and revised by Colleen Benoit Kim.
Digital files were received as part of the Irving R. Levine Papers on floppy disks, each of which was assigned a unique digital ID number. Use the digital ID number to request access copies of the files associated with each media. A description of the standard processes taken on all born digital records can be found in the Processing History Note: Born Digital Collection Material at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.digital.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Sound and video recordings were transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Most photographs were transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Italian language publications were transfered to the European Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Irving R. Levine papers.
Technical Requirements
Text files in the collection are predominately WordPerfect files (version unknown) and are viewable using a standard file viwer.
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 digital ID, Irving R. Levine Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.