1837-1934
Offsite Storage Inventory
The Richard Olney 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 boxes by barcode.
Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending
processing.
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| Creator: | Olney, Richard, 1835-1917 |
| Title: | Richard Olney papers |
| Dates: | 1837-1934 |
| Physical Description: | 15
document boxes (stored offsite) |
| Call Number: | OFFSITE STORAGE |
| Repository: | Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org |
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Abstract:
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This collection consists of the papers of
Massachusetts lawyer, United States Attorney General, and Secretary of State
Richard L. Olney, 1847-1934, including typescripts of speeches, printed
pamphlets, legal cases and arguments, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, estate
papers, and correspondence dealing with Olney's legal and political career.
Correspondents include Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, A. Lawrence Lowell,
John G. Palfrey, and T.H. Perkins, among others.
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Gift of the Richard Olney Estate in December 1944.
The Richard Olney 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 boxes by barcode.
Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending
processing.
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| Box | Barcode | Contents |
| Box 1 | SH 17P3 | Correspondence, 1847-1934 |
| Box 2 | SH 17P4 $ | Speeches, 1864-1916 |
| Box 3 | SH 17P5 / | Speeches, 1898-1914 |
| Box 4 | SH 17P6 + | Arguments, 1883-1917 |
| Box 5 | SH 17P7 % | Legal cases, 1847-1932 |
| Box 6 | SH 17P8 0 | Railway |
| Box 6 | SH 17P8 0 | Income tax |
| Box 6 | SH 17P8 0 | Western Union |
| Box 7 | SH 17P9 1 | Cases |
| Box 8 | SH 17PA 2 | Venezuela Boundary Commission |
| Box 8 | SH 17PA 2 | Bay State Gas Company |
| Box 9 | SH 17PB 3 | International Law Lectures |
| Box 9 | SH 17PB 3 | Election notes |
| Box 10 | SH 17PC 4 | Newspaper clippings |
| Box 11 | SH 17PD 5 | Newpaper clippings |
| Box 12 | SH 17PE 6 | Newpaper clippings |
| Box 13 | SH 17PF 7 | Newspaper clippings |
| Box 14 | SH 17PG 8 | Biographical information |
| Box 14 | SH 17PG 8 | 1982 Exhibition papers |
| Box 15 | SH 17PH 9 | Printed Books |
Richard Olney papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
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.
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| Persons: |
| | Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908. |
| | Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence),
1856-1943. |
| | Olney, Richard, 1835-1917. |
| | Palfrey, John Gorham, 1796-1881. |
| | Perkins, Thomas H. (Thomas Handasyd), d
1823-1900. |
| | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. |
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| Organizations: |
| | Bay State Gas Company. |
| | United States.--Attorney-General. |
| | United States.--Dept. of State.--Officials and
employees. |
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| Subjects: |
| | Decedents' estates. |
| | Lawyers--Massachusetts--Boston. |
| | Politicians--Massachusetts--Boston. |
| | United States--Foreign
relations--1865-1921. |
| | United States--Politics and
government--1865-1933. |
| | Venezuela--Boundaries. |
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