Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | James K. Polk papers, 1775-1891 |
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Span Dates | 1775-1891 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1830-1849) |
ID No. | MSS36509 |
Creator | Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 |
Extent | 20,500 items ; 183 containers ; 39 linear feet ; 67 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | United States president, Speaker of the House and representative from Tennessee, and governor of Tennessee. General correspondence, presidental letterbooks, diaries, account and memorandum books, drafts and copies of speeches and messages, family papers, financial and legal papers, and printed matter relating primarily to Polk's political career in Tennessee and on the national level. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009178 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm73036509 |