Description
This collection consists of correspondence and a small amount of printed
ephemera of American statesman Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924). The majority
of the letters are by Lodge; these include a very
small number of personal letters but are mainly letters by Lodge to other political
leaders of the time or to his Massachusetts constituents.
Background
John A. Schutz (1919-2005), was a professor, author and long-time Huntington Library reader in colonial American history.
Schutz began his teaching career in 1945 at the California Institute of Technology, followed by Whittier College, and, from
1965 to 1991,
at the University of Southern California. After Schutz's death, the material he had collected over the years was donated to
the Huntington Library,
on May 5, 2006, as part of the John A. Schutz Bequest. The Bequest included the William Ewart Gladstone Collection, Henry
Cabot Lodge Collection, and the John A. Schutz Miscellany Collection. Henry Cabot Lodge, American statesman, Republican political leader, author and
historian; he was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 12, 1850, a member of the
influential New England Lodge and Cabot families. Lodge attended Harvard College,
eventually graduating with a Ph.D. in Political Science, he then attended Harvard
Law School from which he graduated in 1874.
Restrictions
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to
quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such
activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is
one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.