William Jennings Bryan papers, 1877-1940

Collection Summary

Title	William Jennings Bryan papers, 1877-1940
Span Dates	1877-1940
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1896-1925)
ID No.	MSS14217
Creator	Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Extent	18,000 items
Extent	59 containers and 7 oversize
Extent	24.8 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.ms006014
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm75014217
Summary	Author, lawyer, orator, United States representative from Nebraska, and secretary of state. Correspondence, military papers and other material relating mainly to the presidential campaign of 1896, the Spanish-American War, Bryan's efforts to preserve world peace during World War I, his career as a lecturer for the Chautauqua Institution and its affiliates, and his interest in prohibition, political and monetary reform, and religious issues.