Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of James Harrison Wilson, soldier, railroad builder, and author, were given to the Library of Congress in 1946 by his daughter, May Wilson Thompson, via her cousin, Mrs. Walter Bender.
Processing History
The papers of James Harrison Wilson were arranged and described in 1964. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, James Harrison Wilson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.