Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Montgomery C. Meigs, army officer, engineer, architect, and scientist, were given to the Library of Congress by his descendants from 1920 to 1986. A large addition was purchased in 1982, and other items were obtained by transfer and purchase between 1976 and 2001.
Processing History
The papers of Montgomery C. Meigs were arranged and described in 1963. Various additions were processed from 1979 to 2004 by Ruth S. Nicholson and Allan Teichroew. Portions of the collections were microfilmed in 1981 and 1985. When the collection was rehoused in 2000 and 2004 by Laura J. Kells and Patrick Kerwin, the organization of the material remained unchanged. Although the finding aid and container list were revised to indicate the current housing, the container numbers noted in the microfilm editions reflect the original housing. A copy of the finding aid with the original box numbers appears on the first reel of each of the two editions of microfilm.
Transfers
Some 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 two sets of microfilm with a total of fifty-one 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.
Online Content
The papers of Montgomery C. Meigs are available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000104. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.