Catalog Record:
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
The news dispatches of the Associated Press, Washington, D.C., Bureau, were given to the Library of Congress by the bureau in 1944. The collection was transferred from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division to the Manuscript Division in 1973.
The collection was housed and described in the Manuscript Division in 1974. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the Associated Press, Washington, D.C., Bureau is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The news dispatches of the Associated Press, Washington, D.C., Bureau, 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, Associated Press, Washington, D. C., Bureau, News Dispatches, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The collection of news dispatches of the Washington, D.C., Bureau of the Associated Press spans the period 1915-1930 and contain an unbroken chronology of world and national events as reported by the news agency.
This collection is arranged chronologically.