Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Benjamin B. French family papers, 1778-1940 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1778-1940 |
| Bulk Dates | 1813-1893 |
| ID No. | MSS21550 |
| Creator | French, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Brown), 1800-1870 |
| Extent | 6,500 items |
| Extent | 38 containers plus 6 oversize |
| Extent | 17.2 linear feet |
| Extent | 16 microfilm reels |
| 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.ms003036 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80021550 |
| Summary | New Hampshire politician, clerk of the United States House of Representatives, and Commissioner of Public Buildings in Washington, D.C. Journals, personal correspondence, writings, and miscellaneous papers chiefly relating to family matters and including commentary on political events and social life in Washington in the nineteenth century. Other prominent family members represented in the papers include Francis O. French, banker, and Amos Tuck, congressman. |