St. George Leakin Sioussat Papers
This collection contains copies of notes, correspondence, records, bibliography and other research papers collected by historian St. George Leakin Sioussat largely in preparation of a biography of Andrew Johnson and other prominent Tennesseans.
Dates
- 1784-1929
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
8 Linear Feet (16 boxes (15 half boxes, 1 quarter box) and index card file)
Abstract
This collection contains copies of notes, correspondence, records, bibliography and other research papers collected by historian St. George Leakin Sioussat largely in preparation of a biography of Andrew Johnson and other prominent Tennesseans.
Biographical/Historical Note
St. George Leakin Sioussat was born to Albert Willis and Annie Middleton Leakin Sioussat in Baltimore, Maryland on March 13, 1878. He was educated at Johns Hopkins University, graduating with his AB in 1896 and PhD in 1899. He also held an honorary Doctor of Letters, which was conferred by Lehigh University in 1947. Sioussat taught history and economics at a number of colleges and universities, including Smith College (1899-1904), the University of the South (1904-1911), Vanderbilt University (1911-1917), Brown University (1917-1920), and the University of Pennsylvania (1920-1938). After leaving the University of Pennsylvania, he became the Chief of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress, a position he held from 1938 until his retirement in 1948. After his retirement, he continued to serve the Library of Congress as an honorary consultant in American historiography until his death.
Sioussat was married twice. His first marriage was to Alma Dailey Cleveland (1878-1929) on December 19, 1906. After her death, he married Julia T. Richardson (1919-1967) on December 21, 1940. Sioussat died at his home in Washington, D.C. at the age of 82 on August 31, 1960.
Arrangement
Collection consists of sixteen boxes.
Acquisition Note
Julia Richardson Sioussat donated these papers to the University of Tennessee's Special Collections Library in 1961.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository