The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain
a wide variety of material associated with George Washington,
including the complete George
Washington Papers from the Manuscript Division, which
consists of approximately 65,000 documents and is the largest
collection of original Washington documents in the world.
Document types in the collection as a whole include correspondence,
letterbooks, commonplace books, diaries, journals, financial
account books, military records, reports, and notes accumulated
by Washington from 1741 through 1799. This resource guide
compiles links to digital materials related to Washington
such as letters, broadsides, government documents, books,
and images that are available throughout the Library of
Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external
Web sites focusing on Washington and a bibliography containing
selected works for both general and younger readers.
Created by Mark F. Hall, Digital
Reference Specialist
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