Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | James Madison papers, 1723-1859 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1723-1859 |
Bulk Dates | 1771-1836 |
ID No. | MSS31021 |
Creator | Madison, James, 1751-1836 |
Extent | 12,000 items |
Extent | 71 containers plus 3 oversize |
Extent | 33 linear feet |
Extent | 28 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009141 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81031021 |
Summary | United States president and secretary of state, delegate to the United States Continental Congress, and United States representative from Virginia. Correspondence, memoranda, autobiography, notes of debates in the Continental Congress (1776) and the Federal Convention (1787), and related material. |
Online Content | The James Madison Papers are available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000003. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available. |