Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Orie Benjamin Gerig, diplomat, were given to the Library of Congress in 1986 by his son, John Gerig.
Processing History
The papers of Benjamin Gerig were processed in 1995 by Mary A. Lacy and revised in 1999 by Patrick Kerwin. The finding aid was revised again in 2012. 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, Benjamin Gerig Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.