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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.
The papers of Douglas Southall Freeman, biographer, editor, teacher, and lecturer, were given to the Library of Congress by his wife, Inez Freeman, in 1955.
The collection was processed in 1957. The finding aid was revised in 2013.
A press release on the Douglas Southall Freeman papers was issued by the Library of Congress on Aug. 22, 1955; an acquisitions note on them appeared in the Library's
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Douglas Southall Freeman is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Douglas Southall Freeman are 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, Douglas Southall Freeman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Douglas Southall Freeman (1886-1953) span the years 1900-1979, with the bulk of the material dating between 1934 and 1954. The papers relate to nearly all of Freeman's activities other than his work as newspaper editor. The greater portion of the papers relates to his speeches, articles, lectures, and particularly to his books. There are manuscripts of many of his speeches and articles and nearly complete manuscripts and working papers for his major writings, including his biographies of Robert E. Lee and George Washington. His correspondence also reveals his interest in social and political affairs in Richmond, in Virginia, and across the nation. The papers are organized into nine series: Diaries, Journals, and Related Material ; General Correspondence ; Special Correspondence and Biographical File ; Material Relating to the Death of Freeman ; Speech, Article, and Book File ; Research File ; Miscellany ; Addition , and Oversize .
Significant in the collection are transcripts, photostats, maps, and source material that Freeman used in the writing of his books. Notes and bibliographies are also included. Newspaper clippings, photographs, printed matter, programs, and other memorabilia complete the collection.
The papers reveal an extensive correspondence between Freeman and prominent historians, literary figures, politicians, educators, and military leaders including Frederic William Boatwright, Harry Flood Byrd, Colgate W. Darden, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow, Dumas Malone, George C. Marshall, Allan Nevins, A. Willis Robertson, and Harry S. Truman. In addition there is business, professional, and social correspondence.
The collection is arranged in nine series:
Diaries, and journals of trips with related correspondence, notes, drafts of articles, and photographs.
Arranged by type of material and therein chronologically.
Letters sent and received.
Arranged chronologically by periods of one or several years with alphabetical arrangement by name of correspondent or subject within a given period. These are Freeman's working files essentially as he used them. Strict chronology is not always followed; for example, the Library of Congress file for 1951 has material for several years within it.
Letters between Freeman and his wife, correspondence of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Buford Freeman, and other personal letters not placed in general files by Freeman and his family.
Arranged by group of material but otherwise unarranged.
Letters and telegrams of condolence to Freeman's wife, Inez Freeman, and other material.
Unarranged.
Drafts and printed copies of speeches and articles and drafts and galley proofs of Freeman's major books.
Organized by type of material with the articles and speeches arranged chronologically as written and the books by title.
Source material, including transcripts, photostats, notes, and maps, and miscellaneous bibliographical material.
Arranged generally as compiled by Freeman.
Newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, printed matter, and memorabilia.
Grouped by type of material but otherwise unarranged.
General correspondence, speeches and writings, printed matter, and miscellany.
Arranged by type of material.
Photographs, diplomas, and maps.
Described according to the series and container from which the material was removed.