Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1840, Feb. 26 | Born, Ithaca, N.Y. |
| 1861 | Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1863 | Graduated Columbia Law School, New York, N. Y. Started writing career |
| 1865 | Became staff member and contributor to theNation magazine |
| 1867 | Appointed U.S. consul to Moscow, Russia |
| 1868 | Visited Leo Tolstoy's Yasmin Polyandry estate, Tulsa︠a︡ blast (Tulsa Blast), Russia |
| 1869-1870 | Served as U.S. consul, Reval, Russia |
| circa 1870-1876 | Served as secretary of U.S. legation at St. Petersburg, Russia Traveled across Russia and central Asia and wrote about his travels for the National Geographic Society |
| 1876 | Served as secretary of U.S. legation and consulate, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey Published Turkistan; Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co. Joined the Central Relief Committee for Bulgaria |
| 1877 | Married Gertrude Wallace King (1836-1918) Wrote a report detailing Ottoman atrocities committed during the 1876 Bulgarian uprising |
| 1878 | Declared persona non grata by the Ottoman Empire Translated Leo Tolstoy's The Cossacks. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons |
| 1879 | Received letter of appreciation from Antim I, Exarch of Bulgaria, president of the first Bulgarian National Assembly |
| 1880 | Appointed U.S. consul general to Romania |
| 1880-1881 | Served concurrently as U.S. chargé d' affaires and consul general to Romania |
| 1882-1884 | Served concurrently as U.S. minister and consul general to Serbia, Romania, and Greece |
| 1884 | Published Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons |
| 1886 | Published American Diplomacy and the Furtherance of Commerce. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons |
| 1889 | Declined appointment and was withdrawn from nomination as assistant secretary of state |
| 1889-1890 | Served as U.S. consul general to Egypt |
| 1890, July 16 | Died, Venice, Italy |
| 1901 | Publication of Selected Essays, With a Memoir by Evelyn Schuyler Schaeffer. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons |