1837-1934
Offsite Storage Inventory
Restrictions on Access
The Richard Olney papers are CLOSED pending processing. Some materials may be made available for research at the discretion of the MHS library staff following a review to identify copyright, privacy, and/or preservation concerns. Prior to placing a request through Portal1791, contact the library at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org to initiate this review. Please allow up to two weeks for requests to be reviewed.
This collection is stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Abstract
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.
Processing Information
This collection is UNPROCESSED.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Richard Olney Estate in December 1944.
Restrictions on Access
The Richard Olney papers are CLOSED pending processing. Some materials may be made available for research at the discretion of the MHS library staff following a review to identify copyright, privacy, and/or preservation concerns. Prior to placing a request through Portal1791, contact the library at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org to initiate this review. Please allow up to two weeks for requests to be reviewed.
This collection is stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Summary Description of the Collection
Correspondence, 1847-1934
Speeches, 1864-1916
Speeches, 1898-1914
Arguments, 1883-1917
Legal cases, 1847-1932
Railway
Income tax
Western Union
Cases
Venezuela Boundary Commission
Bay State Gas Company
International Law Lectures
Election notes
Newspaper clippings
Newpaper clippings
Newpaper clippings
Newspaper clippings
Biographical information
1982 exhibition papers
Printed books
Preferred Citation
Richard Olney 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.