Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | John Adams Kingsbury papers, 1841-1966 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1841-1966 |
| Bulk Dates | 1906-1939 |
| ID No. | MSS28662 |
| Creator | Kingsbury, John Adams, 1876-1956 |
| Extent | 57,400 items |
| Extent | 165 containers |
| Extent | 65.5 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003054 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm73028662 |
| Summary | Social worker and social reformer. Includes correspondence, journals and diaries, family papers, autobiographical material, travel notes, manuscripts of Kingsbury's books, speeches and articles, news releases, legal and financial papers and documents his activities as a social reformer and public health advocate such as his efforts to improve the conditions of public institutions in New York and Eastern European relief work. |