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Scope and Content Note
The papers of John Merven Carrère (1858-1911) span the years 1894-1911. The collection consists of one volume of correspondence, telegrams, notes, clippings, photographs, and other papers relating to a controversy involving Carrère and the architect of the United States Capitol. Also included are two volumes of typescript diary notes with letters, clippings, and other matter laid in. Correspondents include Daniel Hudson Burnham, John Griffin Carlisle, Charles Follen McKim, and Bruce Price.