Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Papers
Scope and Content Note
Papers related to Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) span the years 1776 to 1934 and include correspondence, legal documents, clippings, broadsides, an orderly book, photographs, and other papers.
The collection includes material concerning Lafayette's military service in Virginia and Canada, his tour of the United States in 1824-1825, his land in Florida, and his views on such topics as the slave trade and the French government. Also included is material relating to the centennial observance of his death and Lafayette's genealogy.
Correspondents include Thomas Clarkson, George Washington Parke Custis, Mordecai Gist, George Graham, Catherine Littlefield Greene, Abiel Holmes, Charles King, Henry Laurens, Antoine Vaudoyer, Marinus Willett, and William Woodford.
Dates
- Creation: 1776-1934
Language of Materials
Collection material in French and English
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Copyright Status
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Extent
300 items
2 containers
3 oversize
1.4 linear feet
1 microfilm reel
Abstract
Soldier and statesman. Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, broadsides, orderly book, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Lafayette's military service in Canada and Virginia, his tour of the United States from 1824 to 1825, his land in Florida, and his views of such topics as the slave trade and the French government, including also material pertaining to the centennial observance of his death and Lafayette's genealogy.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Catalog Record
Provenance
Papers of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, soldier and statesman, were acquired by the Library through gift and purchase from 1907 to 1956.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on one reel. 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.
Processing History
The papers of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, were arranged and described in 1983 and revised in 1998. The register was revised in 2009.
Source
Subject
- Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846--Correspondence. (Person)
- Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857--Correspondence. (Person)
- Gist, Mordecai, 1743-1792--Correspondence. (Person)
- Graham, George, 1770-1830--Correspondence. (Person)
- Greene, Catharine Littlefield--Correspondence. (Person)
- Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837--Correspondence. (Person)
- King, Charles, 1789-1867--Correspondence. (Person)
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. (Person)
- Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792--Correspondence. (Person)
- Vaudoyer, Antoine, 1756-1846--Correspondence. (Person)
- Willett, Marinus, 1740-1830--Correspondence. (Person)
- Woodford, William, 1734-1780--Correspondence. (Person)
- Title
- Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Papers
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
- Author
- Prepared by Audrey WalkerRevised by Patrick Kerwin
- Date
- 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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