Intro: Search and Research
How to Search DiscoverLBJ.org
The search page is the main access point for digital items and descriptive materials. It is still very much in development. Here are a few tips to find items:
- To pull up items from a specific date, format the search as "yyyy-mm-dd", including quotes.
- For a keyword search, enter your search term and then filter by clicking on the terms on the left.
- Not all collections have metadata in all of the fields; the Daily Diary, for example, has no subject keywords. All digitized items include Collection, Type, and Specific Item Type.
- Digitized typed documents will also be searched. In some cases, like the daily diaries, the search will be imperfect as the text cannot be read completely or accurately. In some cases we have digitally processed the scanned image to try to improve legibility.
Tags:
-- The Digital Item tag is applied to all digitized archival holdings.
-- Bio Pages are brief biographical summaries for oral history interviewees and creators of archival collections.
-- Folder Title Lists have descriptive information for onsite collections, which for the most part do not include digitized material. To check a folder title list to see which folders have been digitized, search "Scanned" within the PDF.
-- Subject Guides are topical guides to our holdings. There are many more available on LBJLibrary.net.
Searching Specific Digitized Collections
- Telephone conversations [9277 items, text and audio.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
- Oral histories [1705 items, text.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = LBJ Library Oral Histories
- Photographic contact sheets [27068 items, still images. No descriptive metadata other than dates.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = White House Photo Office Collection
- Daily diaries [5252 items. No descriptive metadata other than dates.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Daily diary, and then the Collection (Lady Bird's, LBJ Presidential, or LBJ pre-Presidential)
- Mrs. Johnson's White House Diary [862 items, audio and text. 100% complete.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary AND Specific Item Type = Personal diary. Each item represents one day of the diary, and nearly all are composed of items from both the Audio and the Transcript series.
- Mrs. Johnson's Speeches [199 items, text. Partial set]. To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Speech AND Contributor = Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
- Lady Bird and LBJ's Courtship Letters [83 items, text. Transcribed.]. To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
- Meeting Notes [407 items in main collections.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Meeting notes, and Collection if desired
- The "X -File" [2 folders] See folders here
- The National Security Files collection includes many digitized folders. To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = National Security Files, and Series if known.
How to Search DiscoverLBJ.org
The search page is the main access point for digital items and descriptive materials. It is still very much in development. Here are a few tips to find items:
- To pull up items from a specific date, format the search as "yyyy-mm-dd", including quotes.
- For a keyword search, enter your search term and then filter by clicking on the terms on the left.
- Not all collections have metadata in all of the fields; the Daily Diary, for example, has no subject keywords. All digitized items include Collection, Type, and Specific Item Type.
- Digitized typed documents will also be searched. In some cases, like the daily diaries, the search will be imperfect as the text cannot be read completely or accurately. In some cases we have digitally processed the scanned image to try to improve legibility.
Tags:
-- The Digital Item tag is applied to all digitized archival holdings.
-- Bio Pages are brief biographical summaries for oral history interviewees and creators of archival collections.
-- Folder Title Lists have descriptive information for onsite collections, which for the most part do not include digitized material. To check a folder title list to see which folders have been digitized, search "Scanned" within the PDF.
-- Subject Guides are topical guides to our holdings. There are many more available on LBJLibrary.net.
Searching Specific Digitized Collections
- Telephone conversations [9277 items, text and audio.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
- Oral histories [1705 items, text.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = LBJ Library Oral Histories
- Photographic contact sheets [27068 items, still images. No descriptive metadata other than dates.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = White House Photo Office Collection
- Daily diaries [5252 items. No descriptive metadata other than dates.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Daily diary, and then the Collection (Lady Bird's, LBJ Presidential, or LBJ pre-Presidential)
- Mrs. Johnson's White House Diary [862 items, audio and text. 100% complete.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary AND Specific Item Type = Personal diary. Each item represents one day of the diary, and nearly all are composed of items from both the Audio and the Transcript series.
- Mrs. Johnson's Speeches [199 items, text. Partial set]. To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Speech AND Contributor = Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
- Lady Bird and LBJ's Courtship Letters [83 items, text. Transcribed.]. To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
- Meeting Notes [407 items in main collections.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Meeting notes, and Collection if desired
- The "X -File" [2 folders] See folders here
- The National Security Files collection includes many digitized folders. To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = National Security Files, and Series if known.
How to Search DiscoverLBJ.org
The search page is the main access point for digital items and descriptive materials. It is still very much in development. Here are a few tips to find items:
- To pull up items from a specific date, format the search as "yyyy-mm-dd", including quotes.
- For a keyword search, enter your search term and then filter by clicking on the terms on the left.
- Not all collections have metadata in all of the fields; the Daily Diary, for example, has no subject keywords. All digitized items include Collection, Type, and Specific Item Type.
- Digitized typed documents will also be searched. In some cases, like the daily diaries, the search will be imperfect as the text cannot be read completely or accurately. In some cases we have processed the scanned image in an effort to improve the legibility.
Tags:
-- The Digital Item tag is applied to all digitized archival holdings.
-- Bio Pages are brief biographical summaries for oral history interviewees and creators of archival collections.
-- Folder Title Lists have descriptive information for onsite collections, which for the most part do not include digitized material. To check a folder title list to see which folders have been digitized, search "Scanned" within the PDF.
-- Subject Guides are topical guides to our holdings. There are many more available on LBJLibrary.net.
Searching Specific Digitized Collections
- Telephone conversations [9277 items, text and audio.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings
- Oral histories [1705 items, text.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = LBJ Library Oral Histories
- Photographic contact sheets [27068 items, still images. No descriptive metadata other than dates.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = White House Photo Office Collection
- Daily diaries [5252 items. No descriptive metadata other than dates.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Daily diary, and then the Collection (Lady Bird's, LBJ Presidential, or LBJ pre-Presidential)
- Mrs. Johnson's White House Diary [862 items, audio and text. 100% complete.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Lady Bird Johnson's White House Diary AND Specific Item Type = Personal diary. Each item represents one day of the diary, and nearly all are composed of items from both the Audio and the Transcript series.
- Mrs. Johnson's Speeches [199 items, text. Partial set]. To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Speech AND Contributor = Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
- Lady Bird and LBJ's Courtship Letters [83 items, text. Transcribed.]. To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = Personal Papers of Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson
- Meeting Notes [407 items in main collections.] To search, enter a search term and filter by Specific Item Type = Meeting notes, and Collection if desired
- The "X -File" [2 folders] See folders here
- The National Security Files collection includes many digitized folders. To search, enter a search term and filter by Collection = National Security Files, and Series if known.
Doing Research at the LBJ Library
This List of Holdings contains descriptions of our archival holdings, which are measured in linear feet. As a rule of thumb, one linear foot includes roughly 2,000 pages. A roll of microfilm holds approximately 1,000 pages. Folder title lists describe the contents of specific boxes in each collection.
Our archivists have assembled a number of subject guides about common topics that are designed to provide a starting point for researchers. They include a variety of archival collections but are not intended to be comprehensive. They are currently on our available Research Collections website and are also being added to this site.
The Library is open for research from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Reading Room is closed on national holidays. Researchers must contact the Library in advance to schedule a research appointment. Please visit LBJLibrary.org for more information about in-person research.
If you cannot visit the Library, we may be able to provide scans of folders for a charge of $.25/page. Please email [email protected] for details.