Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Arthur B. Spingarn, lawyer and president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), were given to the Library of Congress by Spingarn in 1964. Subsequent additions were made to the collection by gift and purchase from 1968 to 1996.
Processing History
The papers of Arthur B. Spingarn were arranged and described by Joseph Sullivan with the assistance of Brian McGuire in 1994. Additional material received was incorporated into the collection by Joseph Sullivan in 1999. Some reprocessing was done in 2001 by Patrick Kerwin. 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.
Related Material
Other collections of papers in the Manuscript Division containing significant correspondence and references to Arthur B. Spingarn include the records of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Records, and the papers of Roy Wilkins.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on fifty-eight reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Arthur B. Spingarn Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.