Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | David C. Mearns papers, 1830-1979 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1830-1979 |
| Bulk Dates | 1940-1967 |
| ID No. | MSS52761 |
| Creator | Mearns, David C. (David Chambers), 1899-1981 |
| Extent | 20,000 items |
| Extent | 161 containers plus 5 oversize |
| Extent | 65 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012119 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82052761 |
| Summary | Librarian and historian. Correspondence, writings, reports, and orders documenting Mearns's positions as an official and historian of the Library of Congress and scholar of Abraham Lincoln. |
| Online Content | Selected correspondence, writings, reports, special orders, general orders, and other papers from the collection are also available through the Library of Congress website, Freedom's Fortress, The Library of Congress, 1939-1953. |