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"An unpublished Washington letter."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
