Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of John Haynes Holmes, Unitarian clergyman and author, were given to the Library of Congress by Holmes's son and daughter, Roger W. Holmes and Frances Holmes Brown, and others, 1969-1984.
Processing History
The Holmes Papers were processed in 1970. In 1983-1984, in order to segregate manuscripts on acidic paper for preservation microfilming, a series of Letters Sent was created and materials in the Writings File and Miscellany were rearranged. The finding aid was revised in 2012.
Transfers
Recorded sound material has been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division where it is identified as a part of these papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on fifty-four reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, John Haynes Holmes Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.