Scope and Content Note for the Additions to the Collection
The additions to the papers of James A. Garfield, are organized as Series 21 and arranged by the year the addition was processed. The Additions consist of general correspondence, miscellany, and family papers spanning the years 1857-1889.
The general correspondence in the 1980 Addition includes originals and reproductions of letters to or from William E. Chandler, John Curtis, William C. Howells, Albert M. Pratt, and others. The miscellany consists mainly of printed matter concerning Garfield's Civil War service, political career, presidential election campaign, assassination, and memorial tributes. It also contains a letterbook. The family papers in the 1980 Addition include diaries, letters, and a wedding announcement of Garfield's daughter, Mary ("Mollie") Garfield Stanley-Brown. The diary begins in 1881 and recounts the death of her father. The 2014 Addition consists of a single item, a hand-written volume containing recollections of the life of James A. Garfield as dictated by his brother, Thomas Garfield, and written by Thomas's wife, Mary Jane.