Schuyler Colfax correspondence and speeches, 1837-1882

Collection Summary

Title	Schuyler Colfax correspondence and speeches, 1837-1882
Span Dates	1837-1882
ID No.	MSS16394
Creator	Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885
Extent	160 items
Extent	1 container
Extent	0.4 linear feet
Extent	1 microfilm reel
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.ms007073
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79016394
Summary	Vice president of the United States, congressman, and newspaper editor. Correspondence and speeches documenting Colfax's activities as a newspaper editor, his involvement in the Whig and Republican parties, and his tenure as United States representative from Indiana and vice president under Ulysses S. Grant.