Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Thomas Davenport, inventor of the electric motor, were given to the Library of Congress in 1995 by the Linda Hall Library of Kansas City, Missouri, which had acquired the material upon the dissolution of the Engineering Societies Library of New York. The material was transferred from the Geography and Map Division to the Manuscript Division in 1997.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Thomas Davenport Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.