Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)William Maxwell Evarts papers, 1667-1918
Personal name
Main title
- William Maxwell Evarts papers, 1667-1918 (bulk 1877-1891).
Links
Links
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010116
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010116.3
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Description
- 12,500 items.
- 62 containers plus 1 oversize.
- 12.6 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010116
Local shelving no.
- 0319S
- Oversize 1:6
Biography/History note
- Lawyer, U.S. senator from New York, and U.S. secretary of state and attorney general.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in three series. Series 1: Bound Correspondence and Other Documents, 1842-1908; Series 2: Miscellany, 1667-1918; and Series 3: Oversize, 1877-1879.
Summary
- Correspondence, memoranda, diary, journal, minute book, account books, printed material, and other papers concerning New York state, national, and international political affairs from the Civil War to the 1890s. Subjects include Evarts' early law practice, cases in which he represented the U.S. during the Civil War, the trial of Jefferson Davis, impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal (1871-1872), Samuel J. Tilden election case of 1876, appointment of ambassadors, Chinese immigration, the International Monetary Conference in Paris (1878), presidential campaign of 1880, Peabody Education Fund, dedication of the Statue of Liberty, patronage, pensions, suffrage, and tariffs.
- Correspondents include James Burrill Angell, John Jacob Astor, Edward Bates, James Gillespie Blaine, Joseph Hodges Choate, Cyrus W. Field, James A. Garfield, John Hay, E.R. Hoar, Levi P. Morton, Edward John Phelps, William H. Seward, William Henry Trescot, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and Robert C. Winthrop.
LC Subjects
- Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916--Correspondence.
- Astor, John Jacob, 1822-1890--Correspondence.
- Bates, Edward, 1793-1869--Correspondence.
- Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893--Correspondence.
- Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917--Correspondence.
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892--Correspondence.
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881--Correspondence.
- Hay, John, 1838-1905--Correspondence.
- Hoar, E. R. (Ebenezer Rockwood), 1816-1895--Correspondence.
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875--Impeachment.
- Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920--Correspondence.
- Phelps, Edward John, 1822-1900--Correspondence.
- Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872--Correspondence.
- Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.
- Trescot, William Henry, 1822-1898--Correspondence.
- Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889--Correspondence.
- Winthrop, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1809-1894--Correspondence.
- United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Attorney General.
- United States. Department of State.
- Geneva Arbitration Tribunal.
- Peabody Education Fund.
- International Monetary Conference (1878 : Paris, France)
- Bimetallism.
- Diplomatic and consular service, American.
- Emigration and immigration law--United States.
- Patronage, Political--United States.
- Pensions--United States.
- Practice of law--New York (State)
- Presidents--United States--Election--1876.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1880.
- Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
- Statues--New York (State)--New York.
- Suffrage--United States.
- Tariff--United States.
- China--Emigration and immigration.
- New York (State)--Politics and government--1865-1950.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- United States--Foreign relations--1865-1898.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Claims.
- United States--Politics and government--1865-1900.
- Cabinet officers.
- Lawyers.
- Senators, U.S. Congress--New York (State)
Notes
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Deposit, Effingham Evarts, 1939-1942.
- Deposit converted to gift, 1943.
- Purchase, 1965-1986.
LCCN
- mm 78020032
Other standard no.
- MSS20032
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
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- Not Charged
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