Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | James Fowler Simmons papers, 1771-1939 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1771-1939 |
| Bulk Dates | 1840-1860 |
| ID No. | MSS40055 |
| Creator | Simmons, James Fowler, 1795-1864 |
| Extent | 21,000 items |
| Extent | 58 containers |
| Extent | 19 linear feet |
| Extent | 1 microfilm reel |
| 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.ms010252 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78040055 |
| Summary | Manufacturer, political leader, and United States senator from Rhode Island. Correspondence, family letters, memoranda, legal documents, account books, photographs, and printed matter relating to Simmons's cotton and yarn manufacturing enterprises and to public matters, including the tariff, Thomas Dorr and the Dorr Rebellion of 1842, the nomination and election of Abraham Lincoln as president, and social, economic, and political conditions in Rhode Island. |