Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of John J. Crittenden, United States attorney general, United States senator, and governor of Kentucky, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1905. Additions were purchased in 1922 and 1983.
Processing History
The collection was processed prior to 1960, and bound volumes of correspondence and related material were prepared for microfilming in 1967. An addition of one item was processed after the collection’s receipt in 1983, and the finding aid was revised in 2009.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on fourteen 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.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, John J. Crittenden Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.