Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | J.G. Randall and Ruth Painter Randall papers, 1779-1970 |
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Span Dates | 1779-1970 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1916-1970) |
ID No. | MSS37226 |
Creator | Randall, J. G. (James Garfield), 1881-1953 |
Creator | Randall, Ruth Painter |
Extent | 35,000 items ; 113 containers ; 49.4 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Author, historian, and educator (J. G. Randall). Biographer (Ruth Painter Randall). Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journal, writings, speeches, research material, printed matter, financial papers, and other papers primarily concerning J. G. Randall's works on Abraham Lincoln and on the Civil War. Also includes material relating to Randall's tenure as professor of history at the University of Illinois and to Ruth Painter Randall's research and writings, especially relating to Mary Todd Lincoln. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011002 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78037226 |