Administrative Information
Provenance
The correspondence of Charles Sumner, lawyer and United States Senator from Massachusetts, was received in the Library of Congress between 1900 and 1994 as transfers and purchases from various sources and as gifts of Alexander William Armour, Elisabeth B. Bliss, Ida Husted Harper, and others.
Processing History
The correspondence of Charles Sumner was arranged and described in 1971 and 1985. The collection was revised in 1995 and additional revisions were made to the finding aid in 2008.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Charles Sumner Correspondence, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.