Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The correspondence of John Fairfield, United States senator and representative and governor of Maine, was given to the Library of Congress by Martha W. Fairfield in 1913. Additional material was purchased in 1943.
Processing History
The correspondence of John Fairfield was processed by Walter Albano in 1980 and prepared for microfilming in 1985. The finding aid was revised in 2003 by Patrick Kerwin. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Other Repositories
Other Fairfield papers are in the possession of the Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine.
Related Material
The Manuscript Division also holds John Fairfield correspondence in the papers of James K. Polk and Martin Van Buren.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of this correspondence is available on three 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.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, John Fairfield Correspondence, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.