Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Benjamin Franklin papers, 1726-1907 |
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| Span Dates | 1726-1907 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1770-1789) |
| ID No. | MSS21451 |
| Creator | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 |
| Extent | 8,000 items |
| Extent | 40 containers |
| Extent | 12 linear feet |
| Extent | 12 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.ms003048 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm73021451 |
| Summary | Statesman, publisher, scientist, and diplomat. Correspondence, journals, records, articles, and other material relating to Franklin's life and career. Includes manuscripts (1728) of his Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion; negotiations in London (1775); letterbooks (1779-1782) of the United States legation in Paris; records (1780-1783) of the United States peace commissioners, including journals kept by Franklin and Richard Oswald; and papers (1781-1818) of Franklin's grandson, William Temple Franklin (1760-1823). |
| Online Content | The papers of Benjamin Franklin are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000064. |