Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Charles Henry Brent, clergyman and missionary, were deposited in the Library of Congress in 1954 by Helen C. C. Brent who converted the deposit to a gift in 1955. Further gifts were received from Frederick W. Kates in 1957 and 1958. Two other groups of papers were received and organized later. An addition of 1979 was given in installments between 1971 and 1979 by Whitney Hale, Frederick W. Kates, Roger W. Drury, and W. Scott Brent. An addition of 1996 was given in installments between 1989 and 1992 by Elizabeth Willcox Thomson, Douglas B. Thomson, and Philippiniana Sacra, Fathers' Residence, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
Processing History
The Brent Papers were processed in 1959 and revised and expanded in 1979 and again in 1996. Further revisions were made to the finding aid in 2008.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Charles Henry Brent Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.