Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of David B. Quinn, historian, author, and educator, were given to the Library of Congress by the Nova Albion Foundation between 1986 and 1989. The Library received an autobiographical sketch from Quinn in 1989 and a large addition to the papers from him in 1995. A photograph was purchased from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1990.
Processing History
The papers of David B. Quinn were arranged and described in 1996 bt Margaret McAleer with the assistance of Patricia Craig and Patrick Kerwin. The finding aid was revised in 2004 by Margaret McAleer with the assistance of Michael W. Giese.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on sixty 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, David B. Quinn Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.