Scope and Content Note
The papers of St. George Leakin Sioussat (1878-1960) span the years 1831-1959 and consist of correspondence, 1926-1959, with American scholars and librarians concerning the location of Duff Green papers and transcripts and photostats of correspondence, 1841-1867, of Richard Cobden, Edward Everett, Duff Green, Joseph Hume, John MacGregor, Robert Peel, John Tyler, Daniel Webster, and others relating to American-British diplomacy, with emphasis on Green's missions to England. Also included are notes and memoranda from published and unpublished sources, including American, British, and French newspapers, pamphlets, and diplomatic dispatches collected for the purpose of writing an account of Green's diplomatic career.