Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Thomas Sidney Jesup, army officer and quartermaster general of the army, together with papers of the Croghan and Blair families, were purchased by the Library of Congress primarily in 1935 and 1936. Additional items were obtained by gift, purchase, and exchange from various sources between 1916 and 1955. Some papers for the Croghan family have been processed separately and some items for the Blair family have been added to the Blair Family Papers in the Manuscript Division.
Processing History
The papers of Thomas Sidney Jesup were arranged and described in 1984. The finding aid was revised in 2010.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Thomas Sidney Jesup Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.