Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of James A. Garfield, United States President, army officer, lawyer, and educator, were given to the Library of Congress between 1917 and 1964. An addition consists of previously undescribed parts of the original collection and material received through gift and purchase from 1970 to 2000.
Processing History
The James A. Garfield Papers were arranged, indexed, and microfilmed in 1973. Additional material was arranged and described in 1980 and a finding aid to this portion was revised and expanded in 1997. In 2009 the finding aid was expanded by including description of the main collection from the published index. A small addition was incorporated and the finding aid revised in 2014.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on 177 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 James A. Garfield Papers are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000082. 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, James A. Garfield Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.