Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Edward L. Bernays, public relations counsel, were given to the Library of Congress between 1966 and 1995. Part I of the papers was deposited in two installments in 1966. Numerous additions received between 1968 and 1979 comprise Part II of the papers. Part III consists of material sent by Bernays as a deposit in 1991 and material bequeathed by the Bernays estate in 1995. All other deposits were converted to gifts upon receipt of the final installment of the papers.
Processing History
The papers of Edward L. Bernays were arranged and described in 1967 by John P. Butler and William Gralka. Subsequent material received from 1968 to 1979 was processed as Part II in 1979 by Paul Ledvina. Part III, consisting of items received between 1991 to 1995, was processed in 1996 by Connie L. Cartledge with the assistance of Patrick Kerwin, Susie H. Moody, and Sherralyn McCoy.
Transfers
Sound recordings have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Most of the photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division, and an inventory of this material is available in their finding aid. Some single-issue newspapers and a volume of rotogravure etchings have been transferred to the Serial & Government Publications Division. Transferred material in each division is identified as part of the Bernays Papers.
Online Content
Selected documents from the Edward L. Bernays Papers are available on the Library of Congress website at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003016.001.
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, Edward L. Bernays Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.