Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Oscar Terry Crosby, assistant secretary of the treasury, public utilities executive, explorer, and author, were given to the Library of Congress by his daughters, Celeste Crosby Miller, Juliette Crosby Hornblow, and Miriam Carracciolo di Castagneta, 1955-1958.
Processing History
The Oscar Terry Crosby Papers were processed by Maarja Krusten in 1978. The finding aid was revised by Patrick Kerwin in 2003. The finding aid was updated in 2023 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 divisions of the Library. Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. A Tibetan manuscript has been transferred to the Asian Division. Two Abyssinian manuscripts have been transferred to the African and Middle Eastern Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Oscar Terry Crosby Papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Oscar Terry Crosby Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.