Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Walter Quintin Gresham papers, 1857-1932 |
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| Span Dates | 1857-1932 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1883-1895) |
| ID No. | MSS24117 |
| Creator | Gresham, Walter Quintin, 1832-1895 |
| Extent | 12,000 items |
| Extent | 48 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 10 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.ms010314 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79024117 |
| Summary | United States secretary of state, secretary of the treasure, postmaster general, jurist, statesman, and soldier. Correspondence, letterbooks, and printed matter relating mainly to Gresham's service as postmaster general in the administration of Chester Alan Arthur and judge and secretary of state in the administration of Grover Cleveland. Also includes letters Gresham wrote to his wife during the Civil War. |