Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Richard Mansfield, actor, were given to the Library of Congress in 1925 by author and biographer Paul Wilstach. Additional items were received from the Wilstach estate in 1972.
Processing History
The papers of Richard Mansfield were arranged and described in 1966 and 1994. The finding aid was revised in 2009 by Joseph K. Brooks. 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
Some photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of the Paul Wilstach Collection of Richard Mansfield Papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Paul Wilstach Collection of Richard Mansfield Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.