Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Benjamin Harrison, president of the United States, United States senator from Indiana, and army officer, consist of material received through deposit, gift, and purchase by the Library of Congress from 1901 to 2016. The donations (including a deposit converted to gift) have come primarily from Mary Lord Harrison and Mary Harrison McKee between 1916 and 1947. Other gifts, reproductions, transfers, and purchases were received between 1901 and 2016.
Processing History
The Benjamin Harrison papers were arranged, indexed, and microfilmed in 1964. Subsequent additions were arranged and described in 1979, and a finding aid to this portion was revised and expanded in 1997. In 2009 the finding aid was expanded to include the description of the collection originally published in 1965. In 2020, a subsequent addition was arranged and described. In 2023, a small amount of material that had been left out of the original arrangement in 1964 was arranged and described as an addition.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. A map has been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. Photographs and other visual and graphic materials have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Benjamin Harrison Papers. Patrons are encouraged to contact these divisions in advance of a research visit.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on 151 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
Part of the Benjamin Harrison Papers is available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000102. 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, Benjamin Harrison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.