Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Peter Force papers and collection, 1492-1977 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1492-1977 |
| Bulk Dates | 1750-1868 |
| ID No. | MSS20990 |
| Creator | Force, Peter, 1790-1868 |
| Extent | 150,000 items |
| Extent | 770 containers plus 14 oversize |
| Extent | 300 linear feet |
| Extent | 168 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English with some French, German and Spanish |
| 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.ms015011 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80020990 |
| Summary | Antiquarian, historian, and mayor of Washington, D.C. Chiefly Force's personal papers and papers he collected for his nine-volume American Archives. Force's personal papers document his career as a Washington printer, newspaper editor, compiler, and collector. The collection records political, military, scientific, and social aspects of eighteenth and nineteenth century America. |