Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | E.B. Washburne papers, 1829-1915 |
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Span Dates | 1829-1915 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1852-1882) |
ID No. | MSS44651 |
Creator | Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887 |
Extent | 37,000 items |
Extent | 144 containers |
Extent | 31.4 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010256 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79044651 |
Summary | United States representative from Illinois, diplomat, lawyer, and historian. Principally correspondence covering most phases of Washburne's career from his election to Congress in 1852 until 1882. Includes letterbooks, 1869-1877, of official correspondence and communications during Washburne's term as minister to France. |
Online Content | The papers of E. B. Washburne are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000063. |