Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of John Thompson Ford, theater executive and dramatist, were given to the Library of Congress by Stanley W. McClure in 1960 and John F. Sollers in 1986. Additional material was received from Sollers between 1988 and 1998.
Processing History
The papers of John Thompson Ford were arranged and described in 1986. Additional items were placed in the collection in 1992. The collection was partially reprocessed and expanded in 2011 by Laura J. Kells. 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
Some photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs 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, John Thompson Ford Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.