Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Giles S. Rich, federal judge and patent attorney, were bequeathed by Rich to the Library of Congress and received in 2000 and 2001. Additional items were transferred from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 2017.
Processing History
The papers of Giles S. Rich were arranged and described in 2002. The finding aid was revised and expanded in 2007 to include material not described in the original version, and this is reflected in Addition I. A further revision was made in 2014 to include the description of digital files. Material transferred in 2017 were processed and described as Addition II in 2019.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Sound and video recordings have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. A book has been transferred to the Anglo-American Acquisitions Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Giles S. Rich Papers in the Manuscript Division.
Digital Format
Digital files were received as part of the papers of Giles S. Rich. Reference copies were created from the original digital media. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for more information.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or digital ID number, Giles S. Rich Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.