Thursday, March 31, 2005

U.S. Library to Put Madison Papers Online

The James Madison Papers, one of 23 presidential collections held by the Library of Congress, are available online in the Library of Congress American Memory Web site.

"The James Madison Papers from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 12,000 items that document the life of the man who came to be known as the “Father of the Constitution” through correspondence, personal notes, drafts of letters and legislation, an autobiography, legal and financial documents, and miscellaneous manuscripts."

The American Memory Web site contains numerous online exhibits for public viewing. Other offerings include: Abraham Lincoln papers, Presidential Inaugurations, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project and many others.

Link to James Madison Papers | Link to Browse American Memory Collection

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