Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of the Willard family were given to the Library of Congress by Elizabeth Willard Herbert and Belle Willard Roosevelt between 1954 and 1964. Several additions were given by Belle Roosevelt's children, Kermit Roosevelt, Clochette Roosevelt Palfrey, and Joseph Willard Roosevelt, between 1970 and 1977. A small addition was given by Charles B. Benenson in 1986. Additional material was given by Kermit Roosevelt III in 2001.
Processing History
The papers of the Willard family were arranged and described in 1977. Additional material received in 1977 and 1986 was processed as Part II in 1994. Portions of the papers processed and described in 1977 were reprocessed at that time and containers were renumbered. The finding aid was revised, some containers in Part II were renumbered, and biographical, political, and social files in Part I were rearranged in 2010. Additional material received in 2001 was processed as Part II: Addition in 2017, and the finding aid was subsequently revised.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Some photographs, negatives, architectural drawings, and other pictorial material have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. Motion picture film has been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Willard Family Papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container number, Willard Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.