Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of William McKinley, United States president, representative, and army officer, and governor of Ohio, were given to the Library of Congress by George B. Cortelyou, Sr., and George B. Cortelyou, Jr., 1935-1967. Other material was received by gift, purchase, and transfer from others, 1902-2008.
Processing History
The collection was prepared for indexing and microfilming in 1963 and revised and expanded in 1981 and 1997. In 2009 the finding aid was expanded by including the description of the main collection from the published index. A small addition was incorporated and the finding aid revised in 2014. Also in 2014, an oversize volume, "Memorium of William McKinley," which had been omitted in previous finding aids, was added to the container list.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Maps have been transferred to the Geography and Map Division. Sheet music and a campaign song have been transferred to the Music Division. Pictorial material has been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the McKinley Papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on ninety-eight 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 papers of William McKinley is available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000096.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, William McKinley Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.