Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | William L. Marcy papers, 1806-1930 |
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| Span Dates | 1806-1930 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1806-1857) |
| ID No. | MSS31336 |
| Creator | Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857 |
| Extent | 3,100 items |
| Extent | 88 containers |
| Extent | 19.2 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.ms013135 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79031336 |
| Summary | U.S. secretary of war and secretary of state, governor of New York, and lawyer. Correspondence, commonplace book, diary, drafts of diplomatic dispatches, writings, and other papers relating chiefly to Marcy's career in politics, diplomacy, and as a cabinet member in the administrations of James K. Polk and Franklin Pierce. Included is material collected and compiled by Henry Barrett Learned and others. |