Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of William W. Weinstone, founder of the Communist Party of the United States of America, were donated to the Library of Congress by Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1996. Small additions were received in 1997 and 1999.
Processing History
The papers of William W. Weinstone were arranged and described in 1998. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. A pamphlet collection has been transferred to the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Photographs and posters have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Sound recordings have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the William W. Weinstone Papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William W. Weinstone Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.