Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | William T. Sherman papers, 1810-1897 |
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| Span Dates | 1810-1897 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1848-1891) |
| ID No. | MSS39800 |
| Creator | Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 |
| Extent | 18,000 items |
| Extent | 113 containers plus 4 oversize |
| Extent | 22 linear feet |
| Extent | 51 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.ms009309 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm76039800 |
| Summary | Army officer. Correspondence, journal kept by Sherman in California during the Mexican War, drafts of portions of his memoirs, documents, printed matter, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, maps, photographs, and memorabilia relating to his civilian and military career, including in the Civil War. |
| Online Content | The papers of William T. Sherman are available on the Library of Congress Web site at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000035. |