Ulysses S. Grant

Abstract: This collection includes papers of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the 18th U.S. President.  He was elected to two terms;   the completion of the Trans Continental Railroad (1869) and the ratification of the Fifteenth Ammendment took place during his term of office (1869-1877.)

Call Number:  

Film J18. Microfilm. 32 reels.

Holdings:

Papers: 1844-1922.

Guide:

Index available on the Microform Index Shelves.

Note:

Public papers of more recent U.S. presidents are found in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, 1929- (3rd floor, GS4.113:). Other presidential papers are contained in Richardson's Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1798-1904 3rd floor, Y4.P93/1:3/v. 1-10; older edition, 353 Un3pr).

LC Subject Headings:
Grant, Ulysses S.,--Pres. U.S.,--1822-1885- -Manuscripts. 

Portrait Information:
Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant
by Thomas LeClear (1818-1882)
Oil on canvas, circa 1880
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Transfer from the National Museum of American Art; gift of
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., 1921
NPG.70.16