Henry Cabot Lodge Collection, 1871-1925

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Summary

Creators:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.
Abstract:
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.
Extent:
300 pieces in 6 boxes
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists entirely of correspondence and a small amount of printed ephemera of Henry Cabot Lodge. The papers consist of the following series:

1. Correspondence (Boxes 1-6) is arranged alphabetically by author. This series includes a small number of letters by other authors, including Anna J. Bird, William Cooper Hunneman, Carl A. Loeffler, Elihu Root and William Howard Taft. The majority of the letters in the collection are by Henry Cabot 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.

The political letters deal with the important people or topics of the time: Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War, World War I, the League of Nations and Paris Peace Conference, as well as Women’s Suffrage. The letters to his constituents often deal with more local Massachusetts issues and concerns, or are requests for Lodge to use his political power to help them obtain a job or another politician’s favor.

2. Ephemera (Box 6) is arranged by subject and type of material. This series is mainly printed material, as well as a small number of autograph notes by Lodge.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Lodge was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1880-1881, then served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1887 to 1893, and in the Senate from 1893 to 1924; he is credited with being the first (unofficial) Senate Majority Leader from 1920 to 1924. He suffered a severe stroke on November 8, 1924, and died four days later at the age of 74.

Acquisition information:
Gift of John A. Schutz, May, 5, 2006.
Processing information:

A large number of the letters and ephemera were originally pasted down or mounted into albums by previous owners. The letters and ephemera, in most cases, have been removed from the original pages and mountings; but, some evidence of the original locations (old glue, tabs, etc.) remain on the letters. It was decided that, unless it was a paper mounted letter, this original evidence would not be noted on the folders.

Arrangement:

Organized in the following manner: 1. Correspondence (Boxes 1-6); 2. Ephemera (Box 6); arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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