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Presidential Papers in Microform

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Adams Family Papers. 608 reels (MICROFILM E322.1 .A273 1954). Contains the papers, public and private, of President John Adams (1735-1826), President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), together with the papers of their wives and children. pt. 1. John Adams, Diary, 18 November 1755-5 July 1771 (reels 1-88) -- pt. 2. John Adams, Letterbook, 16 May 1776-8 February 1778 (reels 89-179) -- pt. 3. John Adams, Miscellany (reels 180-342) -- pt. 4. Letters received and other loose papers, chronologically arranged, 1639-1889 (reels 343-399) ; reels 400-466) ; reels 467-608). Finding aid: online Microfilm Guide from Massachusetts Historical Society.

James Monroe Papers. 11 reels (MICROFILM E 337.8 .M66 1960). Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Manuscript collection in the Library of Congress and photostats of related papers. Finding aid: Index to the James Monroe Papers (REFERENCE E 337.8 .M66 1960).

Martin Van Buren Papers. 35 reels (MICROFILM E 337.8 .V33 1960). Finding aid: There is presently no reel guide available for this title in the collection..

William Henry Harrison Papers. 3 reels (MICROFILM E 337.8 H37 1958). Finding Aid: Index to the William Henry Harrison Papers (REFERENCE E 337.8 H37 1958).

John Tyler Papers. 3 reels (MICROFILM E 337.8 .T95 1958). Series 1: 1710-1855. Series 2: Misc. Series 3: 1844-1918. Finding Aid: Index to the John Tyler Papers (REFERENCE E 337.8 .T95 1958).

Zachary Taylor Papers. 2 reels (MICROFILM E 415.6.T39 1958). Series 1: Ca. 1826 Series 2: 1814-1850. Series 3: 1837-1887. Series 4: 1820-1931. Series 5: 1850. Finding aid: Index to the Zachary Taylor Papers (REFERENCE E 415.T39 1958).

Franklin Pierce Papers. 7 reels (MICROFILM E 415.6 .P54 1959). Manuscript collection in the Library of Congress and photostats of related papers.

Abraham Lincoln Papers. 97 reels (MICROFILM E 457.91 1959). 12,000 pieces of correspondence, papers, and letters addressed to Lincoln during his presidency. Also includes executive office files which were removed from the White House within ten days after Lincoln's assassination and two drafts of the Gettysburg Address. Finding aid: Index to the Abraham Lincoln Papers (REFERENCE E 457.91 1959 Guide).

Andrew Johnson Papers. 55 reels (MICROFILM E 415.6 .J66 1960). Correspondence, 1841-1891; messages and speeches, 1862-1869; court-martial and amnesty records, 1964-1869; diaries, 1866-1871; business records, 1829-1877, and records of Johnson's activities as military governor of Tennessee, 1866-1871. Finding aid: Index to the Andrew Johnson Papers (REFERENCE E 415.6 .J66 1960 Guide).

Chester A. Arthur Papers. 3 reels (MICROFILM E 660 .A78 1959). Reel 1: Ser. 1, 1843 Aug. 31-1991 Dec. Reel 2: Ser. 1, 1882 Jan. 1 -1925 Apr. 27. Reel 3: Ser 1 1925 May 1- 1938 Mar 9. Ser. 2, 1862 Aug. 6-1887 Feb. 7. Ser. 3, 1871 Nov. 23-1926 Jan. 4. Finding aid: Index to the Chester A. Arthur Papers (REFERENCE E 660.A78 1959).

The Presidential Diaries of Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1938-1945). 2 reels (MICROFILM E 806 .M72 1981). Papers concerning the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Map Room Messages of President Truman (1945-1946). 5 reels (Microfilm J 82.D71). Edited by Paul Kesaris. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE J 82.D71).

Potsdam Conference Documents. 2 reels (MICROFILM J 82 .D71 1980). Contains President Truman's Potsdam diary (1945) Includes indexes.

Minutes and Documents of the Cabinet Meetings of President Eisenhower, 1953-1961. 10 reels (MICROFILM J 82.D8 1980). Edited by Paul Kesaris and Joan Gibson. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE J 82.D8 1980).

Minutes and Documents of the Cabinet Meetings of President Johnson, 1963-1969. 17 reels (MICROFILM J 82.E1 1982). Edited by Paul Kesaris. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE J 82.E1 1982).

Presidential Directives on National Security from Truman to Clinton. 441 fiches (MICROFICHE E 840 .P74 1994). These documents pertain to all aspects of U.S. national policy-- foreign, defense, intelligence and international economic policy--and structure. They were identified, obtained, assembled, and indexed by the National Security Archive. Most were originally issued by the National Security Council. Finding aid: Guide and Index (REFERENCE E 840 .P74 1994).