Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of A. E. Housman, poet, were given to the Library of Congress by Gertrude Clarke Whittal in 1940. Purchases and gifts were added 1942-1969.
Processing History
The papers of A. E. Housman were arranged and described in 1978. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Transfers
Photographs and drawings have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Divisio where they are identified as part of the A. E. Housman Papers.
Other Repositories
A collection of Housman correspondence and writings is also at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on two reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, A. E. Housman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.