Books from the Washington family

A Research Guide

Books

Carroll, Frances Laverne and Mary Meacham. The library at Mount Vernon. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Beta Phi Mu, c1977. ISBN 0910230129.

Cushing, Stanley V. The George Washington library collection. Boston : Boston Athenaeum, 1997. ISBN 0934552630.

Ford, Worthington Chauncey, ed. Inventory of the contents of Mount Vernon, 1810 [sic]. Portland, Or.: Printed by Kilham stationery & printing co., 1909. See pages 13 - 37, "In the library."

Griffin, Appleton P.C. A catalogue of the Washington collection in the Boston Athenaeum in four parts: I. Books from the library of General George Washington II. Other books from Mount Vernon III. The writings of Washington IV. Washingtoniana with an appendix, the inventory of Washington's books drawn up by the appraisers of his estate...by William Coolidge Lane. Boston : Boston Athenaeum, 1897.

Henkels, Stan V. The final sale of the relics of General Washington owned by Lawrence Washington, Esq. [1854-1920], Bushrod C. Washington Esq., [Bushrod Corbin, c.1849] Thos B. Washington, Esq., [Thomas Blackburn, 1851-1923] and J.R.C. Lewis, Esq., embracing the most important collection ever brought together, of letters, deeds, leases, legal documents, receipts, bills, account books, and memoranda, belonging to and written by General Washington ... to be sold in our book salesroom ... April 21st, 22d, 23d, 1891. Philadelphia : Thos. Birch's Sons, 1891.

Potter, Eliphalet Nott. ...Washington: a model in his library and life. New York : E. & J.B. Young & Co., [1895].

Articles

"An unpublished Washington letter." The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union Annual Report (1950): 28-31. George Washington to Lund Washington thanking him for the "Catalogue of my books," 13 Aug. 1783.

"General Washington's library." The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union Annual Report (1957): 26-30.

Warren, Jack D. "Books at Mount Vernon." The Papers of George Washington at the University Press of Virginia.

Also: Boston Athenaeum