Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Roger Welles papers, 1884-1926 |
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| Span Dates | 1884-1926 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1891-1926) |
| ID No. | MSS52878 |
| Creator | Welles, Roger, 1862-1932 |
| Extent | 2,100 items |
| Extent | 8 containers |
| Extent | 3 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English, with some French |
| 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.ms011172 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70052878 |
| Summary | Naval officer. Correspondence, journals, orders to duty, article and speech file, diary of Welles's wife, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and miscellaneous materials relating to Welles's duties as special representative for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, as director of naval intelligence, and as commander of the Asiatic and Atlantic Fleets and of the U.S. Naval Forces in Europe. |