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Other Presidential Collections
* Miller Center Nonpartisan affiliate of University of Virginia, specializes in presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history. Publishes biographical essays of each president; speech archive; oral history interviews of key figures from Carter, Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Clinton and George W. Bush administrations; Presidential Classroom with lesson plans and other educational resources. Presidential Recordings of White House audio files and transcripts. Connecting Presidential Collections allows searches of materials at selected other sites, libraries and archives. * American Presidency Project Established in 1999 as a collaboration between John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Documents Archive now holds over 110,000 documents related to the presidency, including inaugural and state of the union addresses, other major speeches and press conference remarks and transcripts. Audio/video materials include recordings dating back to Hoover administration. Extensive Data Archive on popularity ratings; budgets; election results and turnout. * Papers of George Washington, University of Virginia Press Complements and supplements publication of Washington Papers by Library of Congress by providing transcripts of original manuscripts and annotations, also copies of additional materials on Washington's life held at other archives, libraries and private collections. Companion digital projects by University of Virginia Press also for papers of James Madison, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Full access requires registration. * Adams Family Papers: An Electronic Archive, Massachusetts Historical Society Publishes selections from manuscript collection of Massachusetts Historical Society, including digital images of letters exchanged between John and Abigail Adams, John Adams's diary, and John Adams's autobiography with accompanying transcriptions. * Thomas Jefferson Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society Largest collection of Jefferson's private papers (Library of Congress holds the majority of Jefferson's public papers), holdings comprise 9,500 items, including more than 9,000 pieces of correspondence. Collection donated in 1898 to Massachusetts Historical Society by Jefferson's great-grandson, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge. Only limited selection available online. * Diaries of John Quincy Adams: A Digital Edition, Massachusetts Historical Society Publishes original handwritten images (without transcription) of 51 volumes and 14,000 pages of diaries of John Quincy Adams. Adams began his diary in 1779 at the age of twelve and continued until shortly before his death in 1848. * Papers of James Monroe, University of Mary Washington In process of publishing nine-volume collection of selected letters and papers on Monroe, sixth volume expected in 2017. Web site provides searchable catalogue of documents, biography, lectures and publications on Monroe. * James Monroe Papers, Swem Library, College of William & Mary Online catalogue of holdings related to Monroe life and career, including his presidency, with digital access to a few original materials. * John Tyler Executive Papers, Library of Virginia General description of holdings, primarily correspondence to Tyler while serving as governor of Virginia 1825-1827, with no online access.. * James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania Catalogue without online access to holdings of papers, primarily correspondence, spanning Buchanan's private and public career, including his presidency. * Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Administered by State of Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, maintains world’s largest archive of papers and artifacts on Lincoln, many of which online at Papers of Abraham Lincoln. * Papers of Abraham Lincoln Project to identify and publish all documents written by or to Abraham Lincoln during his life. Sponsored by Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and is co-sponsored by the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Association. * Lincoln/Net Product of Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project based at Northern Illinois University with partners including University of Chicago, the Newberry Library, the Chicago Historical Society, Illinois State University and the Illinois State Archives. Provides central search engine and online access to extensive documents, images and artifacts held at separate locations of partners. * Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library Sponsored by Ulysses S. Grant Association and hosted by Mississippi State University Libraries, online materials include correspondence, research notes, artifacts, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia, along with 31 volumes of Papers of Ulysses S. Grant. * Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center First presidential library in U.S., opened in 1916 by Hayes family. Online resources include searchable diary Hayes kept from age twelve to his death at age 70 in 1893. Most other materials in extensive manuscript holdings only accessible on-site. * Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Operated by private nonprofit organization to maintain and preserve the Harrison home, collections and grounds in Indianapolis as a museum and memorial. Extensive holdings on-site, online materials primarily biographical essays of Harrison and family. * William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum Provides biographical information with photographs, archives held on-site at Ramsayer Research Library. * Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University Located In Dickinson, North Dakota, sponsors Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library repository to search all Roosevelt-related documents, photographs, and ephemera, including materials held in other collections such as Harvard University and Library of Congress. * Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Houghton Library, Harvard University Collection originated as a research library opened in 1923 in New York City by Roosevelt Memorial Association, transferred in 1943 to Harvard University, Roosevelt's alma mater. Holdings. many of which accessible online, include correspondence, original manuscripts of diaries, speeches, articles, and books, archives of the Progressive Party, along with a collection of books and articles, photographs, political cartoons, and ephemera. * Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum Founded in 1938 as the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation in Staunton, Virginia by a group of Virginia and national leaders, including Wilson's widow, now operated by Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation. Currently developing digitization project, existing online archive primarily biographical essays and photographs. * Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum Largest existing source of primary material on Calvin Coolidge, hosted by Forbes Library, the public library in Northampton, Massachusetts, only public library in U.S. to hold a presidential collection, but limited online access to catalogue or original materials. |