Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Jacob A. Riis, journalist, author, and humanitarian, were given to the Library of Congress by his widow, Mary Phillips Riis, in 1952. Additions to the papers were received by gift and purchase between 1958 and 1991.
Processing History
The papers of Jacob A. Riis were arranged and described in 1976 by Joseph D. Sullivan . The finding aid was revised and expanded in 2007 by Lia Apodaca and Patrick Kerwin. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on eight reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Jacob A. Riis Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.