Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Margaret Sanger, nurse, leader of the birth control movement, and author, were given to the Library of Congress by Sanger and others, 1942-1966.
Processing History
The papers of Margaret Sanger were arranged and described and described in 1976. The finding aid was revised in 2004 and 2011, when the card files of the National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control were rehoused.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Sound recordings have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Some photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Margaret Sanger Papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on 145 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 as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Margaret Sanger Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.