The Jefferson papers from the Library's Manuscript Division consist of approximately 27,000 documents. This is the largest collection of original Jefferson documents in the world. Document types in the collection as a whole include correspondence, commonplace books, financial account books, and manuscript volumes.

The papers of Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1757-1804), first treasury secretary of the United States, consist of his personal and public correspondence, drafts of his writings, and correspondence among members of the Hamilton and Schuyler families.

A collection consisting of 139 books on Washington, D.C. and the Chesapeake Bay region, including an 1832 edition of Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia.

This collection contains documents relating to the work of the Continental Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Jefferson's service in the Continental Congress is represented by broadsides such as the first issue of the Declaration of Independence printed with the names of the signers and Jefferson's notes on the establishment of a money unit and of a coinage for the United States.

The complete George Washington Papers collection from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 65,000 documents. This is the largest collection of original Washington documents in the world. The Washington Papers contain more than hundreds of items to, from, or referring to Thomas Jefferson. To find them, go to the collection’s search page and search on the exact phrase "Thomas Jefferson".

The James Madison Papers from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consist of approximately 12,000 items captured in some 72,000 digital images. The Madison Papers contain over 900 items to, from, or referring to Thomas Jefferson.

The James Monroe Papers at the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress consist of approximately 5,200 items dating from 1758 to 1839. Consult the guide to using the James Monroe Papers in order to locate letters to and from Thomas Jefferson.

The Printed Ephemera collection comprises 28,000 primary-source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history. Search the collection to find a large number of items related to Thomas Jefferson.

The collections housed in The Rare Book and Special Collections Division amount to nearly 800,000 books. The collections contains many items related to Thomas Jefferson such as Jefferson's first inaugural address and his copy of the Federalist Papers.