Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Sayles Jenks Bowen papers, 1836-1882 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1836-1882 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1876-1882) |
| ID No. | MSS75887 |
| Creator | Bowen, Sayles Jenks (1813-1896) |
| Extent | 1,000 items |
| Extent | 5 containers |
| Extent | 1.8 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.ms009108 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81075887 |
| Summary | Public official and mayor of Washington, D.C. Family and general correspondence and business and legal papers, chiefly 1876-1882. Topics include the elections of 1876 and 1880, the presidential administration of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, and political support for James Gillespie Blaine, James A. Garfield, and Chester A. Arthur. |