Patterson, Richard Sharpe,  1908-1976. <br/><br/>
Richard Sharpe Patterson papers, 1776-1976  (bulk 1857-1976). 

 - 8,000  items. 45  1  containers plus  oversize. 18  linear feet. 
 -  Organized by type of material. 
<br/><br/> Open to research.  Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, writings, notes, research material, printed matter, wax impressions of seals, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Patterson's research and writing on the Great Seal of the United States.  Includes material pertaining to The Eagle and the Shield : A History of the Great Seal of the United States (1976) written by Patterson and Richardson Dougall.  Also includes material concerning U.S. treaties, U.S. State Department buildings, portraits of U.S. secretaries of state, and U.S. State Department statistics. 
<br/><br/><br/>Historian and author. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013116 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 81057612  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Department of State. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Emblems, National--United States.<br/>Public buildings.<br/>Treaties.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations.<br/>United States--Seal.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Authors.<br/>Historians.