Scope and Content Note
The papers of Charles M. Dickinson (1842-1924) span the years 1897-1923, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1897-1908. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, reminiscences, biographical material, clippings, passports, and photographs relating chiefly to Dickinson's activities as an American diplomatic representative in Bulgaria and Turkey. Included is documentation pertaining to Ellen Maria Stone, a missionary abducted by brigands in Macedonia in 1901, and investigations of Thomas H. Norton and Selah Merrill, American consuls in Smyrna, Turkey, and Jerusalem, respectively. Also included is material relating to Dickinson's law practice in New York and reviews of his book, The Children, and Other Verses (1889).