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Collection Summary
| Title | William E. Chandler papers, 1863-1917 |
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| Span Dates | 1863-1917 |
| ID No. | MSS15537 |
| Creator | Chandler, William E. (William Eaton), 1835-1917 |
| Extent | 25,000 items |
| Extent | 167 containers |
| Extent | 36 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.ms011216 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82015537 |
| Summary | United States secretary of the navy, senator from New Hampshire, and lawyer. Principally bound volumes of correspondence documenting Chandler's activities as assistant secretary of the treasury, 1865-1867, secretary of the navy, 1882-1885, United States Senator from New Hampshire, 1887-1901, and chairman of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, 1901-1908. Includes material reflecting Chandler's prominence in the Republican Party and his role in the presidential campaigns of 1868 and 1872, in the disputed election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden, and in the campaign for president in 1880. |