Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | John Sherman papers, 1836-1900 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1836-1900 |
| Bulk Dates | 1857-1894 |
| ID No. | MSS39784 |
| Creator | Sherman, John, 1823-1900 |
| Extent | 130,000 items |
| Extent | 618 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 132 linear feet |
| Extent | 2 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.ms010267 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79039784 |
| Summary | Secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, and United States senator and representative from Ohio. Correspondence, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers chiefly relating to Sherman's role in Ohio politics after 1850. Includes family correspondence during Sherman's school years, general correspondence during his years in Congress and the cabinet, and papers relating to Kansas in the 1850s when he was a member of the House of Representatives committee investigating conditions in the territory. |