Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Alan Tower Waterman, physicist and science administrator, were given to the Library of Congress during the years 1968-1975 by his widow, Mary Mallon Waterman, and by Lee Anna Embrey Blick, an assistant at the National Science Foundation. Some items were transferred from the Prints and Photographs Division to the Manuscript Division in 2009.
Processing History
The papers of Alan Tower Waterman were arranged and described in 1975 by Grover Batts and Thelma Queen. The collection was expanded and revised from 1996 to 1997 by Nan Thompson Ernst and Brian McGuire. The finding aid was revised in 2010. Material transferred to the Manuscript Division was processed as an addition in 2022 by Pang H. Xiong.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Some photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Sound recordings have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Alan Tower Waterman Papers. Patrons are encouraged to contact these divisions in advance of a research visit.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Alan Tower Waterman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.