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About this Collection

Library of Congress: Presidential Papers Collections

About
Manuscript Collection held by the Library of Congress. The following presidential papers are held by our library:
  • Chester A. Arthur, Library Annex Cabinets E 660 .A78 1959, 3 reels
  • Grover Cleveland, Library Annex Cabinets E 660 .C55 1958, 164 reels
  • Calvin Coolidge Library Annex LISA  Film 763, 190 reels
  • James A. Garfield, Library Annex LISA  Film 1119, 177 reels
  • Ulysses S Grant, Library Annex Cabinets E 660 .G756 1964, 32 reels
  • Benjamin Harrison, Library Annex LISA  Film 760, 151 reels
  • William H. Harrison, Library Annex Cabinets E 337.8 H37, 3 reels
  • Andrew Jackson, Library Annex Cabinets E 337.8 J3 1961, 78 reels
  • Thomas Jefferson, Library Annex Cabinets E 302 .J44 1974, 65 reels
  • Andrew Johnson, Library Annex Cabinets E 415.6 J65 1960, 55 reels
  • Abraham Lincoln, Library Annex Cabinets E 457.91 1959, 97 reels
  • James Madison, Library Annex Cabinets E 302 .M19 1964, 28 reels
  • Williams McKinley, Library Annex Cabinets E 660 .M14 1961, 98 reels
  • James Monroe, Library Annex Cabinets E 302 .M74 1960, 11 reels
  • Franklin Pierce, Library Annex Cabinets E 415.6 .P6 1959, 7 reels
  • James K. Polk, Library Annex Cabinets E 415.6 .P65 1964, 67 reels
  • Theodore Roosevelt, Library Annex Cabinets E 660 .R83 1967, 485 reels
  • William Howard Taft, Library Annex Cabinets E660 .T11 1972, 658 reels
  • Zachary Taylor, Library Annex Cabinets E 415.6 .T39 1958, 2 reels
  • John Tyler, Library Annex LISA  E 337.8 .T95 1958, 3 reels
  • Martin Van Buren, Library Annex Cabinets E 337.8 .V33 1960, 35 reels
  • Woodrow Wilson, Library Annex Cabinets E660 .W71 1973, 540 reels
Location
Library Annex Cabinets and Library Annex LISA- Separately classed
Format
Microfilm
Arrangement
Papers are generally arranged chronologically, with some subdivided into series. Use the printed indexes to locate specific correspondents or topics.
Items
23 collections on hundreds of reels;
Publication
Library of Congress. various dates

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See the Library Congress page on Presidential Papers for links to descriptions and digital selections.

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