Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of the Simons family, including those of William H. Simons (1881-1938), Baptist missionary and Young Men's Christian Association official, and other members of the Simons, Garrett, and Nicholson families, were given to the Library of Congress by Ruth Simons Nicholson in 1978-1979 and 1983.
Processing History
The papers of the Simons family were arranged and described in 1997. The finding aid was revised in 2007.
Transfers
Some photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of the these papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Simons Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.