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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm73049510
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Herman Hollerith, inventor and businessman, were given to the Library of Congress in four installments. The bulk of the collection was given by Hollerith's heirs in 1972. Additional papers were given by Mrs. Herman Hollerith, Jr., in 1977, by Virginia Hollerith in 1978, and by Richard Hollerith, Jr., in 1995 and 1997.
The papers of Herman Hollerith were arranged and described in 1973; additional material received subsequently was incorporated into the collection in 1978 and 1997.
In 1972 the copyright in the unpublished writings of Herman Hollerith in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress was dedicated to the public except that the exclusive use of such rights was reserved to Lucia B., Herman, Jr., Nannie T., and Virginia Hollerith during their lifetimes.
The papers of Herman Hollerith are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Herman Hollerith Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of
Personal
Correspondence includes letters with family members, friends, and
associates relating to matters such as finances and investments, the purchase
and repair of items for the Hollerith home, Hollerith's interest in tabulating
and tabulating machines, census work, and the
The
Business
Correspondence series, although small, contains information relating to
the operation of the
Special
Correspondence consists primarily of Hollerith's papers relating to his
farm in
The Miscellany series contains a chronological file of patents by Hollerith and others relating to his inventions. The series includes business papers, newspaper clippings, blueprints and drawings, printed material, and one Hollerith machine punch plate. The use of this plate is illustrated in an article entitled
Addition I
consists of correspondence between Hollerith and his son,
Addition II
contains family correspondence, writings about Hollerith, and miscellaneous
material. Family correspondence consists primarily of exchanges of letters
among members of the
The bulk of the family correspondence, numbering over 360 letters,
however, is between
A file of writings about Hollerith in
Addition II
contains correspondence, drafts, and published material by various authors,
including Hollerith's major biographer,
An announcement of Herman Hollerith's death published by
Correspondents include
The collection is arranged in seven series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm73049510
Letters sent and received.
Arranged chronologically therein.
Letters sent and received, including a small amount of printed matter.
Arranged chronologically. Correspondence concerning the financial arrangement of the merger of the Tabulating Machine Co. into the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. is filed separately at the end.
Correspondence relating to Hollerith's farm in Mathews County, Va., dated 1911-1928, and his patents, dated 1905-1923.
The farm correspondence is organized into letters sent and received and arranged chronologically therein. The patent correspondence is arranged by name of correspondent and therein chronologically.
Patents by Hollerith and others, printed matter, business papers, blueprints and drawings, one Hollerith machine punch plate, newspaper clippings, and two scrapbooks.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material. The patents are further arranged chronologically.
Correspondence between Hollerith and his son, Herman Hollerith, Jr., concerning family affairs and Hollerith's inventions.
Arranged chronologically.
Letters among members of the Talcott and Hollerith families arranged chronologically, drafts and printed versions of writings about Hollerith arranged alphabetically by author, and biographical material, a diary, miscellaneous material, and newspaper and magazine clippings arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Poster.