George Washington collection, 1749-1806
The bulk of the Huntington Library’s George Washington material can be found in the George Washington collection, 1749-1806. This collection contains over 600 items, including correspondence, surveys, military records, memoranda, accounts, receipts, and ephemera pertaining to George Washington's careers as surveyor, military leader, and U.S. president. Some Washington family correspondence and material relating to Mount Vernon and Washington's household are also in the collection, including several items regarding the enslaved laborers who worked on the plantation and in the household. See the collection’s catalog record for more information and link to the finding aid.
Call number: mssGW
L. Dennis Shapiro collection
In addition to the George Washington collection, three Washington letters can be found in the L. Dennis Shapiro collection.
Call number: mssShapiro
N.B. The Washington and Shapiro collections are restricted—they are available only with curatorial approval and require extended retrieval and delivery time. Contact the library for more information. The George Washington collection will be digitized and images of the items will be available online in the Huntington Digital Library in 2023.
