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John James Beckley family papers

LC control no.mm 89078596
Type of materialArchival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Personal nameBeckley, John James, 1757-1807.  » More like this
Main titleJohn James Beckley family papers, 1789-1918.
Related namesBeckley, Alfred, 1802-1888. Alfred Beckley papers.  » More like this
Description205 items.
3 containers.
1.2 linear feet.
Access advisoryOpen to research.
Biography/History noteLibrarian of Congress and clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
SummaryCorrespondence (1791-1829) and memorandum book (1791-1799) of John James Beckley; and correspondence (1829-1849), memorandum books, autobiography (1886), scrapbook, newspaper clipping, and other papers of his son, U.S. Army officer Alfred Beckley. Also includes four books signed by John James Beckley that were part of his library.
NotesCollection material in English.
Collection related to the Library of Congress Archives.
MSS78596
Finding aidsFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009183>
Acquisition sourceGift, Paxton Davis, 1989.
Gift, Anne Rigby, 1996.
SubjectsBeckley family.  » More like this
Library of Congress.  » More like this
Library of Congress--Officials and employees.  » More like this
United States. Army--Officers.  » More like this
United States. Congress. House.  » More like this
United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.  » More like this
Clerks, U.S. House of Representatives.
Librarians of Congress.
Local shelving no.MMC-3577
RepositoryLibrary of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home>
LinksFinding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009183>
Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009183.3>