Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Ulysses S. Grant, United States president and army officer, were given to the Library of Congress beginning in 1904. Numerous additions have been received since that time. The donations have come primarily from Ulysses S. Grant III, his mother, Ida Honoré Grant (Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant), and his daughter, Edith Grant Griffiths (Mrs. David W. Griffiths). Other additions were received through gift, purchase, and photocopying of papers in other manuscript repositories.
Processing History
The papers of Ulysses S. Grant were arranged, indexed, and microfilmed in 1965. Additions were arranged and described in 1995 and 1998. In 2008, the finding aid was revised to include the addition of items received in 2001 and a description of the collection originally published in 1965. The finding aid was revised in 2011 to include material received after 2001 and incorporate changes to the arrangement of the additions. Additional changes were made in 2012 to account for microfilming of additions. The finding aid was updated in 2021 to include an additional letter received in 2020.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on fifty-two 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 Ulysses S. Grant are available on the Library of Congress website at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000060. 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, Ulysses S. Grant Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.