Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of George S. Kaufman, playwright and newspaperman, were given to the Library of Congress by Kaufman in 1942. Other materials were received by transfer from the Library of Congress Copyright Office, 1976-1977.
Processing History
The papers of George S. Kaufman were arranged and described in 1972. The collection was rehoused and a finding aid created in 2004 .
Other Repositories
Additional Kaufman material is located at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Archives Division, Madison, Wisconsin, and the Billy Rose Theatre Collection at Lincoln Center, New York, New York.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, George S. Kaufman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.