Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Lessing J. Rosenwald, bibliophile, businessman, and philanthropist, were given to the Library of Congress by the Rosenwald estate between 1980 and 1983. The material was received by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division and subsequently transferred to the Manuscript Division.
Processing History
The papers of Lessing J. Rosenwald were arranged and described by Michael McElderry in 1983. The collection and finding aid were revised by Michael McElderry with the assistance of Thomas Bigley in 2005. The finding aid was updated in 2024 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. A recorded tape has been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Rosenwald Papers.
Related Material
An archive of the collection of illustrated books acquired by Lessing J. Rosenwald and now held by the Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division is described in a finding aid at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/eadrbc.rb010001,
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Lessing J. Rosenwald Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.