Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Wharton Barker, financier, publicist, and politician, were given to the Library of Congress by his son, Rodman Barker, in 1931.
Processing History
The papers of Wharton Barker were arranged and described in 1964. The finding aid was revised in 2010.
Transfers
Some maps have been transferred to the Library's Geography and Map Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Wharton Barker Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.