Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Booker T. Washington, educator, author, and African-American leader, were given to the Library of Congress by Tuskegee Institute between 1943 and 1945. Small additions were received by gift and purchase from others between 1929 and 2016.
Processing History
The papers of Booker T. Washington were first processed and described in a register published in 1958. The papers were subsequently reprocessed for microfilming in 1994 and redescribed in this register by Thelma Queen, Patrick Kerwin, and Joseph Sullivan, superseding the published register of 1958. An addition to the papers was processed in 2019 by Nate Scheible as Part V: Addition.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the library. A braille copy of Up From Slavery has been transferred to the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Some photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division subsequent to microfilming, and an inventory of this material is available in their finding aid. Some printed material has been transferred to the Serial & Government Publications Division and to the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library. All transfers are identified as part of the Booker T. Washington Papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of the majority of these papers is available on 762 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, Booker T. Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.