Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Thomas Jefferson, United States president, vice president, and secretary of state; diplomat, architect, inventor, planter, and philosopher, consist of material received through gift and purchase, from various sources, 1901-2013, and by transfer from the United States Department of State in 1904.
Processing History
The Thomas Jefferson Papers were arranged, indexed, and microfilmed in 1976. Additions were made in 1980, 1984, 1996, 1999, and 2009. The finding aid was expanded in 2009 by including description of the main collection from the published index. In 2014 a single item was appended to the Addition and the finding aid revised.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on sixty-five reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Online Content
The papers of Thomas Jefferson are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000014. The order of items in the online presentation may not exactly match the order found on the microfilm edition. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.