Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Ruth Gordon, author and actress, and Garson Kanin, actor, author, director, and producer, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 2004. Material given by Ed Slakter in 2003 was added to the collection in 2006.
Transfers
A dictaphone record has been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where it is identified as part of these papers.
Related Material
The Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin Papers complement separate collections of their papers, the Ruth Gordon Papers and the Garson Kanin Papers, which are also held by in the Manuscript Division.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.