Samuel Hooper Papers 1836-1902 Offsite Storage Inventory The Samuel Hooper papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode. Note: This collection is PARTIALLY PROCESSED.

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Collection Summary

Collection Description

These papers document the business and political careers of Samuel Hooper (1808-1875), a merchant, financier, and legislator. After tenures in the Massachusetts House and Senate, Hooper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 until his death in 1875, where during the Civil War he helped shape the nation's finance and currency policies. His papers include correspondence of Hooper's father-in-law William Sturgis (1782-1863), his wife Anne Sturgis Hooper, and Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873), U.S. secretary of state and chief justice, as well as papers of banker Frederick Dobbs Tappan (1829-1902).

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged chronologically. The rest of the papers are arranged roughly by type.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased from the Estate of Eleanor A. Lothrop, Oct. 1998.

Restrictions on Access

The Samuel Hooper papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least one business day in advance. Contact the Library at library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before requesting cartons by barcode.

Note: This collection is PARTIALLY PROCESSED.

Summary Description of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Samuel Hooper papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.