Thomas Jefferson : a comprehensive,
annotated bibliography of writings about him (1826-1980)
© 1983, Frank Shuffelton, editor
Print version published by Garland Publishing (New York, 1983).
Electronic version published by the Electronic Text
Center,
University of Virginia Library
Y Authors
Name: Yancey , Sarah L., ed.
Title: Mr. Jefferson's Favorite Tunes
Publisher: n.p.
Date: 1978
Pages: unpag
Notes: Seventeen examples of TJ's music, with notes.
Reference: 3446
Name: Yarbrough , Jean
Title: "Republicanism Reconsidered: Some Thoughts on the Foundation and Preservation of the American Republic."
Publication: Review of Politics
Volume: 41
Date: (1979)
Pages: 61-95
Notes: Examines the distinction made by Adams, Hamilton, Madison and TJ between republicanism and liberal representative democracy. The few pages on TJ emphasize his particular concern for the preservation of the republic.
Reference: 2509
Name: Yellin , Jean Fagan
Title: "Jefferson's Notes"
Publication: The Intricate Knot: Black Figures in American Literature, 1776-1863
Publisher: New York Univ. Press
City: New York
Date: 1972
Pages: 3-13
Notes: TJ's Notes on the State of Virginia embody both "an assertion of human liberty, and a classic statement of ... racism," which he never rejected. A minor chapter in an otherwise good book.
Reference: 2510
Name: Young , Alfred
Title: The Jeffersonian Republicans of New York: The Origins, 1763-1797
Publisher: Univ. of North Carolina Press
City: Chapel Hill
Date: 1967
Pages: pp.xv,636
Notes: Only peripherally about TJ, but some information on his methods of encouraging party organization, e.g. pp. 194-201.
Reference: 2101
Name: Young , Andrew W.
Title: The American Statesman: A Political History, Exhibiting the Origin, Nature and Practical Operations of Constitutional Governments in the United States; The Rise and Progress of Parties; And the Views of Distinguished Statesmen Questions of Foreign and Domestic Policy
Publisher: J. C. Derby
City: New York
Date: 1855
Pages: 95-156;189-233
Notes: These pages deal with the formation of the Republican party and TJ's administration; avoids controversial issues and takes an objective point of view.
Reference: 2102
Name: Young , Klyde and Lamar Middleton
Title: "Thomas Jefferson"
Publication: Heirs Apparent: The Vice Presidents of the United States
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
City: New York
Date: 1948
Pages: 16-35
Notes: Brief biographical sketch; suggests with little support that TJ intended to campaign for president as early as 1797.
Reference: 1338