Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | William R. Day papers, 1820-1923 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1820-1923 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1897-1917) |
| ID No. | MSS18028 |
| Creator | Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923 |
| Extent | 15,000 items |
| Extent | 40 containers |
| Extent | 16 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.ms011204 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78018028 |
| Summary | Lawyer, U. S. secretary of state, U. S. supreme court justice, and U.S. Court of Appeals judge. Correspondence, memoranda, financial papers, scrapbooks, reports, minutes, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating chiefly to personal matters but also touching on foreign affairs, political patronage requests, legal matters, Day’s relationship with William McKinley, and his activities as secretary of state, Supreme Court justice, and president of the McKinley National Memorial Association. |