Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Andrew Jackson Donelson papers, 1779-1943 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1779-1943 |
Bulk Dates | 1813-1869 |
ID No. | MSS18721 |
Creator | Donelson, Andrew Jackson, 1799-1871 |
Extent | 4,000 items |
Extent | 24 containers plus 1 oversize |
Extent | 6 linear feet |
Extent | 14 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.ms010301 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79018721 |
Summary | Lawyer, editor, army officer, diplomat, and presidential secretary. Correspondence, journals, draft messages of Andrew Jackson, diplomatic papers, newsclippings, scrapbook, sketches, photos, and other papers covering Donelson's career as aide-de-camp and secretary to Andrew Jackson, charge d'affaires to Texas, minister to Prussia, editor of the Washington Union, and candidate for vice president. Includes papers of Donelson's wife, Emily Tennessee Donelson, daughter, Mary Emily Donelson, and other family material. Also original documents relating to the ratification of the Constitution by Virginia. |