Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Lester Frank Ward, sociologist, were deposited in the Library of Congress by Rose A. Ward in 1913, and converted to a gift in 1950.
Other Repositories
The bulk of Lester Frank Ward’s personal papers are located at the John Hay Memorial Library, Brown University. His letters and reports to the United States Geological Survey are in the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Lester Frank Ward Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.