Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Charles P. Taft papers, 1816-1983 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1816-1983 |
| Bulk Dates | 1906-1983 |
| ID No. | MSS42218 |
| Creator | Taft, Charles P. (Charles Phelps), 1897-1983 |
| Extent | 189,000 items |
| Extent | 492 containers plus 3 oversize |
| Extent | 197.8 linear feet |
| 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.ms010303 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79042218 |
| Summary | Lawyer, Protestant lay leader, and mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. Son of President William H. Taft. Family and general correspondence, diaries, memoranda, reports, subject files, drafts of speeches and writings, financial papers, newspaper clippings, printed material, scrapbooks, and other papers relating chiefly to Taft's role in Cincinnati politics, municipal reform, law practice, and business interests, church activities, and state and national Republican Party politics. |