The Papers of Andrew Jackson: A Documentary Edition

FAIN: RQ-230383-15

University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN 37916-3801)
Daniel Feller (Project Director: December 2014 to present)

Preparation for publication of volumes 10, 11, and 12 of the papers of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh president of the United States. (36 months)

The Papers of Andrew Jackson is a project to collect and publish the extant literary record of the seventh president. We have conducted an exhaustive worldwide search for documents and produced a comprehensive microfilm with accompanying Guide & Index, now posted on our website. We are publishing a 17-volume printed edition, of which the eight presidential volumes now in production make up the heart. This grant will support composition of the fourth through sixth presidential volumes, numbers 10 through 12 in the whole series, covering the years 1832 through 1834. Fully annotated and indexed, and including many documents hitherto unknown, this series will provide an authoritative record of Jackson's presidency and advance our understanding of a vast array of related subjects. In 2015 the University of Virginia Press's Rotunda imprint will incorporate all our published volumes in a Jackson Papers digital edition, cross-searchable with other Founding Era and Early Republic editions.

Associated Products

The Papers of Andrew Jackson: Volume X, 1832 (Book)
Title: The Papers of Andrew Jackson: Volume X, 1832
Author: Andrew Jackson
Editor: Laura-Eve Moss, Associate Editor
Editor: Daniel Feller, Editor-in-Chief
Editor: Thomas Coens, Associate Editor
Abstract: This volume contains over four hundred documents from Andrew Jackson’s fourth presidential year, including private memoranda, family letters, drafts of official messages, and correspondence with government and military officers, diplomats, Indians, political friends and foes, and ordinary citizens throughout the country. The year 1832 began with Jackson still pursuing his feud with Vice President John C. Calhoun, whom Jackson accused of secretly siding against him in the 1818 controversy over Jackson’s Seminole campaign in Florida. The episode ended embarrassingly for Jackson when a key witness, called on to prove his charges, instead directly contradicted them. Indian removal remained a preoccupation for Jackson. The Choctaws began emigrating westward, the Creeks and Chickasaws signed but then immediately protested removal treaties, and the Cherokees won what proved to be an empty victory against removal in the Supreme Court. Illinois Indians mounted armed resistance in the Black Hawk War. In midsummer, a cholera epidemic swept the country, and Jackson was urged to proclaim a day of fasting and prayer. He refused, saying it would intermingle church and state. A bill to recharter the Bank of the United States passed Congress in July, and Jackson vetoed it with a message that became the signature document of his presidency. In November, Jackson, with new running mate Martin Van Buren, won triumphant reelection over Henry Clay. But only days later, South Carolina nullified the federal tariff law and began preparing for armed resistance. Jackson answered with an official proclamation that “disunion by armed force is treason.” The year closed with Jackson immersed in plans to suppress nullification and destroy the Bank of the United States. With all these stories and many more, this volume offers a window into Andrew Jackson, his presidency, and America itself in 1832.
Year: 2016
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/papers-of-andrew-jackson-1832/oclc/930257261&referer=brief_results
Primary URL Description: WorldCat listing
Secondary URL: http://utpress.org/title/the-papers-of-andrew-jackson-volume-10-1832
Secondary URL Description: Publisher's listing
Access Model: Book
Publisher: Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9781621902676
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

Prizes

Thomas Jefferson Prize
Date: 4/13/2017
Organization: Society for History in the Federal Government
Abstract: The Society’s awards recognize exemplary works of history presented in diverse formats for a variety of audiences, all of which further understanding of the history of the federal government. The Jefferson Prize specifically recognizes excellence in documentary editions and research tools published within the previous two calendar years.

The Papers of Andrew Jackson Digital Edition (Web Resource)
Title: The Papers of Andrew Jackson Digital Edition
Author: Andrew Jackson
Abstract: This is the digital edition of the Papers of Andrew Jackson, at the University of Virginia Press's online imprint, Rotunda, available through subscription. This edition currently has over 1400 citations to manuscript facsimiles of the cited document in Library of Congress collections of Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and james K. Polk.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: http://www.upress.virginia.edu/content/papers-andrew-jackson-digital-edition
Primary URL Description: The Papers of Andrew Jackson Digital Edition

The Papers of Andrew Jackson (Web Resource)
Title: The Papers of Andrew Jackson
Author: Andrew Jackson
Abstract: Courtesy of University of Tennessee Press and the University Libraries, the entire edition of ten volumes to date of the Papers of Andrew Jackson is now openly available as individually searchable and downloadable pdfs on Newfound Press, the Libraries' digital imprint.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_jackson/
Primary URL Description: Papers of Andrew Jackson edition as searchable free PDFs.

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