Jefferson Davis
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Joseph Sullivan
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
1997
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007040
Title: Papers of Jefferson
Davis
Span Dates: 1795-1913
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1850-1906) ID No.: MSS17921 Creator:
Davis, Jefferson,
1808-1889 Extent: 625
items;
2 containers;
.6 linear feet;
2 microfilm reels
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C. Abstract: President of the
Confederate States of America. Correspondence and related articles, speeches,
clippings, reports and notes documenting Davis's political career and his
family.
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.
Names: Davis, Jefferson,
1808-1889 Corwine,
Amos B.--Correspondence Davis,
Varina, 1826-1906--Correspondence Harris,
Hamlet J.--Correspondence Maynadier,
William, 1807-1871--Correspondence Roach,
Philip A. (Philip Augustine), 1820-1889--Correspondence Wright,
Crafts J. (Crafts James), 1808-1883--Correspondence Davis
family Confederate States of America. Army Stephenson, Nathaniel W.
(Nathaniel Wright), 1867-1935 Papers of Nathaniel W. Stephenson
Subjects: Mexican War, 1846-1848
Monterrey, Battle of,
Monterrey, Mexico, 1846 Plantations--Mississippi
Railroads--Southern States
Beauvoir (Biloxi,
Miss.)--History California--Politics and
government--1846-1850 Confederate States of
America--History Mississippi--Politics and
government Southern States--Politics
and government United
States--History--1815-1861 United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
Occupations: Presidents--Confederate States of America
Provenance: The papers of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), President of the
Confederate States of America, were acquired by the Library of Congress by
transfer, gift, and purchase from 1895 to 1985.
Transfers: A photograph has been transferred to the Prints and Photographs
Division where it is identified as part of the Jefferson Davis Papers.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Jefferson Davis
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Microfilm:A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on two 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, Jefferson Davis Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Jefferson Davis span the years 1795-1913, but are
concentrated in the periods 1850-1859 and 1870-1906. The papers consist of
correspondence to and from Davis and his wife Varina Howell Davis and others,
supplemented by newspaper clippings, articles, speeches and highlights of
speeches, notes of historian Nathaniel Wright Stephenson summarizing Davis's
letters and writings which were printed in the
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, and drafts
of military reports concerning the Battle of Monterrey, 1846, in the Mexican
War. Subjects include admission of California as a state, Davis's capture at
the end of the Civil War, Mississippi state politics, a southern
transcontinental railroad, and other pre-Civil War issues. Varina Davis's
correspondence, 1889-1906, relates chiefly to her husband's capture, to family
and personal matters, and to the conversion of Beauvoir, Davis's home in
Biloxi, Mississippi, to a home for Confederate veterans. Correspondents include
Amos B. Corwine, Hamlet J. Harris, William Maynadier, Philip A. Roach, and
Crafts J. Wright. A small addition dated 1795-1888, not filmed, consists of
photocopies of land grants, speeches, and correspondence of Davis and his wife.
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 14,931
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BOX 1 REEL 1-2
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Correspondence and related material
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BOX 1 REEL 1-2
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1835-1891
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(19
folders)
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BOX 2 REEL 2
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1894-1913, n.d.
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(6
folders)
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BOX 2 Not filmed
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Addition,
1795-1890
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