Jefferson Davis Presidential Library

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The Jefferson Davis Presidential Library is a presidential library and museum with the purpose of preserving, housing and making available, the papers, records, artifacts and other historical materials of Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis.

The library is located at 2244 Beach Boulevard in Biloxi, Mississippi, on the 51 acre grounds of Davis's last home, Beauvoir. The facility was officially opened and dedicated in 1998 by the State of Mississippi. Besides the library, the site includes the house, containing many of the furnishings from the time of Davis, the Confederate Museum, and the cemetery of Confederate graves.

On August 29, 2005, the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Beauvoir suffered heavy damage from the fierce wind and water of Hurricane Katrina. The library pavilion, the Hayes cottage, Soldier's Home Barracks replica, Confederate Soldier's Museum, gift shop, and the director's home were totally destroyed. Artifacts were photographed, inventoried, boxed and placed in environmental storage while conservation of the items and the house furniture are under way. A bid of 4.1 million dollars was taken on January 9, 2007, for the reconstruction of the facilities with a projected completion date of March 13, 2008. As of March 20, 2008, the reconstruction is 90% complete and the museum is scheduled to be reopened on June 3, 2008.