Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Carl Schurz papers, 1837-1983 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1842-1983 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1860-1906) |
| ID No. | MSS39156 |
| Creator | Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 |
| Extent | 24,500 items |
| Extent | 229 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 57.8 linear feet |
| Extent | 126 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English and German |
| 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.ms009308 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78039156 |
| Summary | United States cabinet officer, diplomat, and senator from Missouri, Union Army officer, journalist, and reformer. Correspondence, speeches, articles, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and scrapbooks pertaining to Liberal Republicanism, tariff reduction, civil service reform, anti-imperialism, election campaigns, and the administration of Rutherford Birchard Hayes in which Schurz served as secretary of the interior. |