Lamar Alexander Papers now digitized
The Lamar Alexander Papers have been fully digitized following a long-term project by Special Collections and University Archives.
Alexander, the former governor of Tennessee, U.S. secretary of education and U.S. senator, and his late wife, Honey, donated their papers to the Heard Libraries in 2011. This large and complex collection comprises nearly 720 linear feet of material—some 1,320 containers—and spans from Lamar Alexander’s childhood and time as a standout Vanderbilt University student through his career in public service and three terms in the U.S. Senate.
The collection is available online through the JSTOR digital library of academic journals, books and primary sources. Audiovisual items are available through the Aviary platform. Currently, only the materials predating Alexander’s tenure in the Senate are available for research use.
