Henry L. Dawes papers, 1833-1933 (original) (raw)
Collection Summary
| Title | Henry L. Dawes papers, 1833-1933 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1833-1933 |
| Bulk Dates | bulk 1833-1903 |
| ID No. | MSS17988 |
| Creator | Dawes, Henry L. (Henry Laurens), 1816-1903 |
| Extent | 22,000 items |
| Extent | 64 containers plus 2 oversize |
| Extent | 30 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.ms011203 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78017988 |
| Summary | United States representative and senator from Massachusetts. Correspondence, memoranda, letterbooks, diaries, speeches, reports, notebooks, biographical material, family papers, photographs, citations, congressional commissions, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, and an incomplete biography of Dawes by his daughter, Anna Laurens Dawes. The collection documents mainly Dawes's career as a federal legislator and his work on issues relating to the American Indian, including his tenure as chairman of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. |