Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of John Ericsson, engineer and inventor, were given to the Library of Congress by Agnes M. Church in 1945 and 1955. Additions were received as a deposit of the Naval History Society, 1913, and by purchase, 1975.
Processing History
The papers of John Ericsson were processed in 1980. The finding aid was revised in 2003.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on six 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, John Ericsson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.