Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Hume Cronyn, actor, director, producer, and writer, and Jessica Tandy, actor, were deposited in the Library of Congress between 1966 and 2000 and converted to a gift in 2003. Additional material was received between 2003 and 2010. A small portion of the papers was donated to the Library in 1967.
Processing History
Preliminary processing on early accessions was conducted in 1967. Part I of the collection was arranged and described in 1996 by Laura Kells with the assistance of John Maniha, and material received between 1998 and 2010 was processed as Part II by Kathleen O'Neill with the assistance of Jeffery Bryson in 2011. 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 have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial division of the Library. Some photographs and posters have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Film and sound recordings have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy papers.
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, Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.