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The following institutions have significant collections of Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson family manuscripts; they are listed in order of size of the collection.

College of William and Mary

Collection Title: Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1761-1931
Collection Size: 267 items
Guide: Finding Aid
Provenance:
Items of Interest:
Access: All items in this collection have been scanned in color and are available through the library's online catalog.  For instructions on accessing these items online, see instructions on the page linked above.

American Philosophical Society

Collection Title: Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1775-1825
Collection Size: ca. 250 items
Guide: Finding Aid
Provenance: Presented to APS by Edwin Morris Betts in 1954.
Access: Some of this collection is available on microfilm (4 reels).  Selected items from this collection have been digitized.  Links are provided within the online finding aid.
Collection Title: Thomas Jefferson, letters to and from various persons, 1791-1840
Collection Size: 63 items
Guide:  Finding Aid
Access: Items are available on-site only.
Items of Interest: This collection consists in large part of Jefferson's correspondence with Louis Hue Girardin, regarding Girardin's work on the fourth volume of The History of Virginia (1816).

 

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Library of Congress

Online Catalog
Collections & Services
Thomas Jefferson Papers/Manuscripts
"American Memory" digital library resources

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Abigail: Online Catalog


Missouri Historical Society

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New York Historical Society

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University of Virginia Library & Special Collections

Online Catalog
Click on "Catalog Access Only".
Guide to The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the University of Virginia
Search by name or keyword.

Virginia Historical Society

Online Catalog
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