Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Nannie Helen Burroughs, educator and religious leader, were given to the Library of Congress by Aurelia R. Downey and the Nannie H. Burroughs School in several installments between 1976 and 1977.
Processing History
The Nannie Helen Burroughs Papers were arranged and described in 1982 by Audrey Walker with the assistance of Leonard Hawley, Sherralyn McCoy, Pedro Alvarez, and Evelyn Brooks Barnett. This register was revised in 1992 by Brian McGuire.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Sheet music and hymn books have been transferred to the Music Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Nannie Helen Burroughs Papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on five 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 as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Nannie Helen Burroughs Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.