Lloyd W. Smith Collection
Lloyd W. Smith was an avid collector of antiquarian books and manuscripts. He amassed a substantial collection of such materials, which he willed to Morristown National Historical Park. Upon Smith’s death in 1955, the Park library received Smith’s entire collection of some 12,000 printed works and more than 30,000 manuscripts.
The following files contain item level overviews:
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
US Supreme Court Justice
Signers of the Constitution
Alexander Hamilton
James Monroe, concerning Reynolds and Hamilton affair
James Monroe
These files are searchable and contain information regarding date, content and subject matter, and the recipient. References to “Fitzpatrick” indicate the bicentennial edition of Washington’s writings edited by John C. Fitzpatrick and published by the Government Printing Office in 1935. The most recent and expansive edition of Washington’s writings is currently underway at the University of Virginia.
These files will help enhance the search of these manuscript collections. Interns and volunteers compiled the database files during projects from 2006 to 2008.
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