Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Tasker Howard Bliss, army officer, diplomat, and scholar, were given to the Library of Congress by Bliss in 1929-1930. Additional material was given by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1935, Eleanora Bliss Knopf in 1936, by the trustees of the Bliss estate in 1939, and again by Eleanora Bliss Knopf in 1971.
Processing History
The collection was processed in 1941 and revised in 1947-1948 and 1979. The finding aid was revised again in 2013.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Broadsides have been transferred to the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Tasker Howard Bliss Papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Tasker Howard Bliss Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.