Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | William C. Rives papers, 1674-1939 |
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| Span Dates | 1674-1939 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1830-1890) |
| ID No. | MSS37937 |
| Creator | Rives, William C. (William Cabell), 1793-1868 |
| Extent | 50,400 items |
| Extent | 172 containers |
| Extent | 68 linear feet |
| Extent | 7 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.ms014041 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm77037937 |
| Summary | U.S. senator and representative from Virginia. Correspondence, journals, diaries, draft of Rives's incomplete "Life and Time of James Madison," and drafts of speeches, novels, and an unpublished autobiography by Rives. Includes papers of Thomas Walker (1715-1794), U.S. Army officer, guardian of Thomas Jefferson, physician, and explorer; and of Walker's son, Francis (1764-1806), U.S. representative and lawyer from Virginia. |