Collection Summary
| Title | William H. Taft papers, 1784-1973 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1784-1973 |
| Bulk Dates | 1880-1930 |
| ID No. | MSS42234 |
| Creator | Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 |
| Extent | 676,000 items |
| Extent | 1,563 containers plus 10 oversize |
| Extent | 902.7 linear feet |
| Extent | 658 microfilm reels |
| 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.ms009245 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78042234 |
| Summary | President of the United States and chief justice of the Supreme Court. Correspondence including letterpress books, speeches and addresses, presidential and judicial files, legal files and notebooks, family papers and letters, business and estate papers, engagement calendars, guest lists, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, memorabilia, and photographs documenting Taft's career. |
| Online Content | The William Howard Taft Papers are available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000101. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available. |