Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection, 1721/1826

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.5 Linear Feet and 14 Sheets
Creator:
Washington, George, 1732-1799, George, King of Great Britain, III, 1738-1820, Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, Hancock, John, 1737-1793, Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829, Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756, Gibson, J. (John), active 1750-1792, Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754, and Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757
Language:
English , French .
Preferred citation:

[Name and date of item], Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection, [Folder], Special Collections, The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consist of 47 documents, 10 maps, and 1 map slipcase collected by Ted and Mary Wendell. The collection pertains to George Washington and includes 25 documents written, annotated, or signed by Washington. Much of the material concerns the Revolutionary War, western land claims following the French and Indian War, and British and American governmental records. The dates of the material range from 1721-1826.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into three series: Manuscripts, Publications, and Oversize. The folders are arranged in chronological order within each series.

Series 1. Manuscripts Series 2. Publications Series 3. Oversize

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard