Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | John Hay papers, 1783-1999 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1783-1999 |
| Bulk Dates | 1897-1905 |
| ID No. | MSS25379 |
| Creator | Hay, John, 1838-1905 |
| Extent | 11,300 items |
| Extent | 36 containers plus 40 oversize |
| Extent | 29 linear feet |
| Extent | 23 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.ms003049 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78025379 |
| Summary | Statesman, diplomat, historian, journalist, and poet. Correspondence and letterbooks, speeches, diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, and memoranda, mainly for the years 1897-1905 when Hay served as United States ambassador to Great Britain and United States secretary of state. Earlier papers deal with his legal, literary, and journalistic activities and with his service as assistant secretary to Abraham Lincoln. Includes correspondence of his wife, Clara Louise Stone Hay (1849-1914), for the years 1882-1914. |