Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | James William Denver papers, 1847-1884 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1847-1884 |
| Creator | Denver, James William, 1817-1892 |
| Extent | 1,500 items |
| Extent | 5 volumes |
| Extent | 1 linear foot |
| 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.ms009227 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79018309 |
| Summary | Lawyer, army officer, United States representative from California, United States commissioner of Indian affairs, and governor of Kansas. Letterpress books containing correspondence relating to Denver's law practice in Washington, D.C., which was concerned with Choctaw Indian claims and land disputes in California and elsewhere in the West; his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, 1884; and correspondence describing Denver's experience during the Mexican War, 1847. |