Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Marian S. Carson Collection was acquired by the Library of Congress by gift of Marian S. Carson in 1996 and by purchase, 1996-1999.
Processing History
The Marian S. Carson Collection was originally arranged by Carson in eight series or subject categories within which items were organized according to an alphanumeric classification. The catalogs or checklists to which the classification numbers were originally keyed are located in containers 56-57 of this collection.
The Carson collection contains a variety of types of material. A Library committee including representatives from the Manuscript Division, the Prints and Photographs Division, and the Rare Book and Special Collections Division was formed to coordinate policy and establish administrative guidelines for the parts of the collection assigned to the appropriate custodial division. The collection was processed by Michael McElderry with the assistance of Kathryn Sukites. The finding aid was updated in 2024 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Transfers
Items removed from the Manuscript Division portion of the collection have been transferred to other custodial divisions of the Library. Maps have been transferred to the Geography and Maps Division. Music manuscripts and printed musical scores have been transferred to the Music Division. Some books, broadsides, pamphlets, and printed ephemera have been transferred to the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Some prints and photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Marian S. Carson Collection.
Online Content
Selections from the Marian S. Carson Collection are available on the Library of Congress Web site.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Marian S. Carson Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.