Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Simon Cameron papers, 1738-1919 |
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Span Dates | 1738-1919 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1860-1880) |
ID No. | MSS14845 |
Creator | Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 |
Extent | 8,000 items ; 28 containers plus 1 oversize ; 12 linear feet ; 22 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Financier, United States secretary of war, United States senator from Pennsylvania, and diplomat. Correspondence, diary, account books, notebooks, speeches, business and legal records, and printed material primarily relating to Pennsylvania and national politics and to Cameron's business enterprises. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010084 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm80014845 |