Finding Aid for the Jefferson Family Papers, 1861-1975
Processed by Elizabeth Sheehan, May 2007; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Jefferson Family Papers
Date (inclusive): 1861-1975
Collection number: 1218
Creator:
Jefferson Family.
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: The Jefferson family papers consists of the scrapbooks of John Wayles Jefferson and Beverly Jefferson; photographs of John
Wayles Jefferson, Anne Wayles Jefferson, and Beverly Jefferson; and other material of a genealogical nature of Carl S. Jefferson
and his wife, Esther Stowe Magill.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Julia Jefferson Westerinen, 1976.
Processing History
The collection was minimally processed upon receipt in 1976. It was reprocessed by the Center for Primary Research and Training
in 2007 and is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jefferson Family Papers (Collection 1218). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Eston Hemings (1808-1856) was the youngest child of Sally Hemings and, it is widely believed, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826).
Granted his freedom at the age of 21 by Jefferson's will, Hemings initially pursued a career as a wood maker. In 1832 he married
Julia Ann Isaacs and in 1837 they moved to Chillicothe, Ohio. There Eston Hemings pursued a career as a professional violinist
and band leader. In 1852, the Hemings moved to Madison, Ohio, changed their surname to Jefferson and passed into white society.
Eston and Julia Ann Hemings had three children: John Wayles Jefferson (1835-1892), Anne Wayles Jefferson (1836-1866), and
Beverly Frederick Jefferson (1838-1908).
John Wayles Jefferson was born in Augusta County, Virginia in 1835. He entered the United States military on August 26, 1861,
at Madison, Wisconsin. On September 28, 1861 he was promoted to major; to Lieutenant Colonel on April 23, 1863; and to Colonel
on June 16, 1864. He fought in significant battles of the American Civil War and was wounded at Vicksburg and Corinth. He
was mustered out of service on October 11, 1864 at Madison, Wisconsin. He later moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he became
a prominent businessman. He died on June 12, 1892. He never married and his body was interred in Madison, Wisconsin, in a
family plot.
Beverly Jefferson entered the United States military on May 17, 1861 for a term of three months. He was mustered out of service
on August 21, 1861. After leaving the service, he took over for his brother John as the manager of The American, a popular
and successful hotel in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1863, he became the proprietor of another Madison hotel, the Rasdall House.
He retired from the hotel business in 1871, but continued to operate an omnibus and baggage express line that he had established
in 1869. Beverly Jefferson fathered at least three sons: Dr. Fred A. Jefferson, Harry E. Jefferson (1871?-1897), and Carl
Smith Jefferson (1876-1941).
Anne Wayles Jefferson born in 1836 in Charlottesville, Virginia. She was married to Albert Pearson, but died in 1866.
This collection was purchased from Julia Jefferson Westerinen, the granddaughter of Carl S. Jefferson, and great-granddaughter
of Beverly Jefferson.
Scope and Content
The Jefferson family papers consists of the scrapbooks of John Wayles Jefferson and Beverly Jefferson; photographs of John
Wayles Jefferson, Anne Wayles Jefferson, and Beverly Jefferson; and other material of a genealogical nature of Carl S. Jefferson
and his wife, Esther Stowe Magill.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Hemings, Sally -- Family.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family.
Box 1, Folder 1
Business card of Beverly Jefferson
ca. 1880
Scope and Content Note
With portrait image; includes scanned copy.
Box 1, Folder 2
Certificate of service--Jefferson, Beverly
1975 September
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy from State Historical Society of Wisconsin certifying enlistment in Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers in 1861.
Box 1, Folder 3
Certificate of service--Jefferson, John W.
1975 September
Scope and Content Note
Photocopy from State Historical Society of Wisconsin certifying enlistment in Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers in 1861.
Box 1, Folder 4
Eulogy by Rev. Harold L. Bowen for Carl S. Jefferson.
1941 September
Physical Description: 2 copies.
Box 1, Folder 5
Genealogical material--Magill, Charles J.
ca. 1943
Scope and Content Note
Transcription of article regarding Charles J. Magill. Attached is handwritten genealogical line.
Box 1, Folder 6
Letter from Vernon W. Foster to Mrs. Carl S. Jefferson
1941 June 27
Scope and Content Note
Regarding memorial to Carl S. Jefferson
Box 1, Folder 7
Periodical--Eastman's Journal of Practical Education
1886 January
Note
Removed from Beverly Johnson's scrapbook.
Box 1, Folder 8
Photograph--Portrait of Anne Wayles Jefferson
ca. 1861
Scope and Content Note
Card photograph. Photographer: E.R. Curtiss, Madison, Wisconsin. Scanned copy included.
Box 1, Folder 10
Photograph--Portrait of Beverly Johnson
ca. 1861
Scope and Content Note
Card photograph. Photographer: E.R. Curtiss, Madison, Wisconsin. Scanned copy included.
Box 1, Folder 10
Photograph--Portrait of John Wayles Jefferson
ca. 1861
Scope and Content Note
Card photograph. Photographer: E.R. Curtiss, Madison, Wisconsin. Scanned copy included.
Box 1, Folder 12
Scrapbook--Jefferson, Beverly
1897-1922
Physical Description: Loose clippings.
Box 1, Folder 13
Scrapbook--Jefferson, Beverly
1861-1903
Scope and Content Note
Various clippings regarding Johnson's hotel and omnibus business in Madison, Wisconsin and also of various local and national
events. Included with the scrapbook is a typewritten note by Fawn McKay Brodie, former professor of history at the University
of California at Los Angeles (UCLA.)
Box 1, Folder 14
Scrapbook--Jefferson, John Wayles
1876-1888
Scope and Content Note
Various clippings regarding local and national events. Included with the scrapbook is a typewritten note by Fawn McKay Brodie,
former professor of history at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA.)
