Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Benjamin F. Butler papers, 1778-1929 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1778-1929 |
| Bulk Dates | 1861-1893 |
| ID No. | MSS14514 |
| Creator | Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Framklin), 1818-1893 |
| Extent | 190,000 items |
| Extent | 263 containers plus 4 oversize |
| Extent | 90 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.ms012127 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82014514 |
| Summary | Army officer, state legislator and U.S. representative from Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, and military governor of New Orleans. Correspondence, letterbooks, order books, reports, notebooks, newspaper clippings, and other papers concerning Butler's Civil War commands, his service in the United States Congress as a representative from Massachusetts, his election as governor of Massachusetts, and his candidacy for president. |