Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Edwin McMasters Stanton, lawyer, United States attorney general, and United States secretary of war, were given to the Library by Lewis H. Stanton in 1911. Other items were acquired by gift and purchase, 1910-1983.
Processing History
The papers of Edwin McMasters Stanton were arranged and described by Allan Teichroew in 1979. The finding aid was revised and materials that had previously been cataloged separately were added to the collection by Patrick Kerwin in 2003. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on fourteen reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition
Online Content
The papers of Edward McMasters Stanton are available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000033. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Edwin McMasters Stanton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.