Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of G. Eric Matson and Edith Matson, photographers, were transferred from the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library to the Manuscript Division in 2006.
Processing History
The papers of G. Eric Matson and Edith Matson were arranged and described by Melinda K. Friend in 2010. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Related Material
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include the American Colony in Jerusalem Collection and the John D. Whiting Papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on one reel for use in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. This microfilm is not available for interlibrary loan.
Online Content
Digitized images from the G. Eric Matson and Edith Matson Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/matpc/colony.html. See also selected visual materials from the John D. Whiting Papers in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library, which are available through the Prints and Photographs Division online catalog at http://www.loc.gov/pictures.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, G. Eric Matson and Edith Matson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.