Andrew Johnson: A Resource Guide

American Memory Historical Collections

The Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

The Abraham Lincoln Papers contain more than 150 items to, from, or referring to Andrew Johnson. To find them, go to the collection’s search page and search in both descriptive information and full text on the exact phrase Andrew Johnson (do not put quotation marks around the words).

Among the collection’s Johnson-related materials are:

• Abraham Lincoln to Andrew Johnson, March 26, 1863, (Letter urging recruitment of black soldiers in Tennessee).
• Andrew Johnson to Abraham Lincoln, November 18, 1864, (Telegram in reply to Lincoln's request for election results).
• Andrew Johnson to Abraham Lincoln, January 17, 1865, (Telegram concerning abolition of slavery in Tennessee).

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera

The Printed Ephemera collection comprises 28,000 primary-source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history. Search the bibliographic records and the full text option to find items related to Andrew Johnson, including the War Department's general orders announcing that Johnson had assumed the duties of president as a result of Lincoln's death.

Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955

The Gottscho-Schleisner Collection is comprised of over 29,000 photographs primarily of architectural subjects, including photographs of Andrew Johnson's house in Greeneville, Tennessee.

Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present

This collection contains surveys of more than 363,000 measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and sites dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, including Andrew Johnson's house in Greeneville, Tennessee.

By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present

This collection presents portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies, including images of Andrew Johnson.

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

This collection contains a large selection of congressional material related to Andrew Johnson's political career as a member of the House of Representatives, U.S. senator, vice president, and president, as well as his impeachment trial in 1868. Search this collection by date and publication to find materials related to Johnson.

• The Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson is a special presentation that contains the proceedings of the Senate's impeachment trial.
• The Congressional Globe contains congressional debate and presidential messages from Johnson's service in the House of Representatives (1843-53), Senate (1857-62, 1875) and his presidency (1865-69), including his First, Second, Third, and Fourth Annual Messages to Congress.
• The United States Statutes at Large contains the full text of all the laws enacted and treaties ratified during Johnson's presidency, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was enacted despite Johnson's veto, and the treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.

"I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations

This collection contains approximately 400 items relating to presidential inaugurations, including an image of Andrew Johnson taking the oath of office.

The Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals

This collection presents twenty-three popular periodicals digitized by Cornell University Library and the Preservation Reformatting Division of the Library of Congress. Search the bibliographic records and the full text options to find articles that discuss Andrew Johnson, including an article published in the New Englander and Yale Review in 1866.