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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79031450
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Most of the items in this collection of the papers of John Marshall, lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, were donated to the Library of Congress by Catherine Eddy Beveridge in 1932 or copied by the Library in that year from papers that she retained. Other items have come to the Library by gift, exchange, and purchase, 1908-1982.
The Albert J. Beveridge Collection of John Marshall Papers was arranged and described in 1979. The finding aid was revised in 1996 and by Joseph Burns in 2008. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Other material relating to John Marshall is in the Manuscript Division's collections of papers of his contemporaries. Other collections of his papers are available at the Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary, and the American Philosophical Society Library, Philadelphia, Pa.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of John Marshall is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The Albert J. Beveridge Collection of John Marshall Papers is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Albert J. Beveridge Collection of John Marshall Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The John Marshall collection spans the years 1776-1844, with the bulk of the papers covering the years 1795-1835. The papers consist primarily of photocopies and transcripts of material relating to John Marshall that were accumulated by Albert J. Beveridge during his research for his four-volume biography of Marshall. They were given to the Library by his wife, Catherine Eddy Beveridge, (chiefly vols. 1-3) or photocopied by the Library from material retained by her (chiefly vols. 4-6). The collection also contains some original manuscripts (circa 35 items) dated 1787-1835.
The material in the papers covers most aspects of Marshall's public life except his military service. A number of documents, both originals and copies, relate to the XYZ Affair, including a photocopy of Marshall's journal concerning the mission to France. Correspondence in the collection includes letters of advice from Marshall to his fellow Supreme Court justices. Letters to his brother James concern the operation and legal problems of the family plantation. Letters to various notables of the period relate to political activity, and those to Bushrod Washington concern Marshall's
Among Marshall's prominent correspondents were Joseph Hopkinson, Henry Lee, James M. Marshall, Timothy Pickering, Joseph Story, Bushrod Washington, George Washington, and Caleb P. Wayne.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79031450