Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Ralph Randolph Gurley were given to the Library of Congress from 2007 to 2017 by his great-great-grandson, Ralph R. Gurley. An 1854 letter from Gurley to William McLain was acquired by the Library before 1976.
Processing History
The papers of Ralph Randolph Gurley were arranged and described by Katherine S. Madison in 2024.
Related Material
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include the records of the American Colonization Society (see https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009329) and the papers of the Joseph J. Roberts family (see https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010242).
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Ralph Randolph Gurley Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.