Joseph Hodges Choate papers, 1745-1929 (original) (raw)

Collection Summary

Title Joseph Hodges Choate papers, 1745-1929
Span Dates 1745-1929
Bulk Dates (bulk 1852-1917)
ID No. MSS15768
Creator Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917
Extent 11,000 items
Extent 40 containers plus 1 oversize
Extent 16 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.ms011034
LCCN Permalink LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78015768
Summary Lawyer, author, and diplomat. Correspondence, letterbooks, addresses, lectures, legal memoranda, memorabilia, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Choate's student days at Harvard University, his law practice in New York, his charitable work, and his diplomatic career.