Publications and Suggested Resources

Published Guides

Note that some resources, including card indexes to selected collections, are only available in the Manuscript Reading Room. Most presidential collections include an index to correspondence, which may be found under "Expert Resources" for the corresponding digital collections and in the bibliographic descriptions and catalog records.

• Sellers, John R., comp. Civil War Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. Washington, 1986. 391 pp.
• Sellers, John R., Gerard W. Gawalt, Paul H. Smith, and Patricia Molen van Ee, comps. Manuscript Sources in the Library of Congress for Research on the American Revolution external link (Hathi Trust). Washington, 1975. 372 pp.
• Library of Congress. Handbook of Manuscripts. Washington, 1918. 750 pp.
• Naval Historical Foundation Manuscript Collection: A Catalog external link. (HathiTrust). Washington, 1974. 136 pp.
• Griffin, Grace Gardner. A Guide to Manuscripts Relating to American History in British Depositories Reproduced for the Division of Manuscripts of the Library of Congress. external link (HathiTrust). Washington, 1946. 313 pp.
• Ham, Debra Newman, ed. The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture. external link (HathiTrust). Washington, 1993. 300 pp.
• McDonough, John J. And God Created Great Whales: Whales and Whaling in the Manuscript Collections of the Library of Congress external link (HathiTrust). Washington, 2001. 20 pp.

Handouts

Manuscript Division staff have created the below handouts and resources to download and share with patrons, visitors, teachers and students.

• Use this one-page document with quick links to Manuscript Division resources online, including the online catalog, finding aids, and information about visiting us. Downloadable Handout
• Share this colorful postcard with a QR code and selected links to our digital resources. Downloadable Postcard