Robert Lansing papers, 1831-1959

Collection Summary

Title	Robert Lansing papers, 1831-1959
Inclusive Dates	1831-1959
Bulk Dates	1914-1920
ID No.	MSS29454
Creator	Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928
Extent	6,150 items
Extent	80 containers plus 6 oversize
Extent	32 linear feet
Extent	3 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.ms010227
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78029454
Summary	Lawyer, diplomat, secretary of state during the Wilson administration, and member of the American mission to negotiate a peace treaty following World War I. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, resolutions, desk diaries, book manuscripts, speeches, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, memorabilia, photographs, paintings, drawings, and other papers relating chiefly to Lansing's years (1914-1920) as counsel to the Department of State and as secretary of state and particularly to American foreign relations during World War I, the Paris Peace Conference, and Lansing's relations with President Woodrow Wilson and with various foreign diplomats and statesmen.
Online Content	The Private Memoranda and the Desk Diaries and Notes series are available on the Library of Congress website at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000072. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition.