Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of James Dodson Barbee, Methodist clergyman in Tennessee and Alabama and publishing agent, and his son, David Rankin Barbee, journalist, were given to the Library of Congress by David Rankin Barbee from 1946 to 1956. The George Plitt papers, comprising the Historical File, Part A, in the collection, were loaned to the Library for photocopying and microfilming through David Rankin Barbee by Mrs. Edson W. Briggs. Microfilm made for David Rankin Barbee of the Albert Taylor Bledsoe papers held by the University of Virginia was added to the collection in 1981.
Processing History
The papers of James Dodson Barbee and David Rankin Barbee were arranged in 1953 and revised or expanded in 1964, 1970, 1978, and 1981. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on three 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, James Dodson Barbee and David Rankin Barbee Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.