Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Daniel Carter Beard, artist, author, editor and cofounder of the Boy Scouts of America, were given to the Library of Congress by his estate in 1941.
Processing History
The Beard Papers were processed by Grover Batts with the assistance of Thelma Queen in 1977. The finding aid was revised in 2012.
Transfers
Pictorial items including paintings, watercolors, drawings, and photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers. An inventory of this material is available in their finding aid.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Daniel Carter Beard Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.