Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Breckinridge Family Papers contain the manuscripts of Katherine Carson Breckinridge (1853-1921), Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (1846-1932), John Breckinridge (1760-1806), Robert J. Breckinridge (1800-1871), John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875), William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904), Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1920), Mary Desha (1850-1911), Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (1866-1948), Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872-1920), Henry Breckinridge (1886-1960), and other members of the Breckinridge family. The papers were given to the Library of Congress by Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge, Desha Breckinridge, Henry Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson, Dorothy Thomson Breckinridge, James T. Breckinridge, Edith Abbott, William C. Davis, and others between 1905 and 2015.
Processing History
The papers of the Breckinridge family were arranged and described in 1980 by Grover Batts and Thelma Queen. Additional material received between 1980 and 2015 was incorporated into the collection and the description revised and expanded in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1995, and 2015 by Grover Batts, David Mathisen, Kathleen O'Neill, and others.
Transfers
Photographs, engravings, maps, sheet music, and other material have been transferred to the appropriate divisions of the Library where they are identified as part of these papers. Patrons are encouraged to contact these divisions in advance of a research visit.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of the papers of Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge, comprising containers 739-778 of the Breckinridge family papers, is available on thirty-seven 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.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Breckinridge Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.