Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Caleb Cushing papers, circa 1785-1906 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | circa 1785-1906 |
| Bulk Dates | 1820-1878 |
| ID No. | MSS17509 |
| Creator | Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879 |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Extent | 120,000 items |
| Extent | 420 containers plus 4 oversize |
| Extent | 190 linear feet |
| Extent | 9 microfilm reels |
| 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.ms000002 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78017509 |
| Summary | United States cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, journals, writings, speeches, notes, notebooks, legal file, business papers, biographical material, newspaper clippings, printed material, maps, photographs, and other papers reflecting Cushing's role in national and international affairs of the mid-nineteenth century. |