Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Stephen Bleecker Luce papers, 1799-1955 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1799-1955 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1842-1912) |
| ID No. | MSS52787 |
| Creator | Luce, Stephen Bleecker, 1827-1917 |
| Extent | 8,000 items |
| Extent | 23 containers |
| Extent | 9 linear feet |
| Extent | 19 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.ms012084 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70052787 |
| Summary | Naval officer. Correspondence, journals, order books, subject files, scrapbooks, notebooks, newspaper clippings, and miscellany documenting Luce's naval career, including his work to establish the United States Naval War College and the Naval Historical Society, his service with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and his diplomatic role in the arbitration of the Canadian fisheries dispute (1887). |