Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of William Short, secretary to Thomas Jefferson, diplomat, and landowner, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1898, 1910, and 1944.
Processing History
The William Short Papers were processed and prepared for microfilming in 1977. The first two purchases were interfiled and bound chronologically in fifty-two volumes. The finding aid was revised in 2009.
Related Material
A related collection of Short papers was acquired at the time of the 1944 purchase and is part of the Short-Harrison-Symmes Families collection in the Manuscript Division of the Library.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on thirty-two reels. Consult a reference librarian 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 number, William Short Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.