02736cpcaa2200541 i 4500 5809477 20250607224947.7 820422|||||||||||| eng 5809477 7 cbc orignew u ncip 19 y-manuscri mm 82017905 MSS17905 : Manuscript Division collection ID lcmd (DLC)mm 82017905 DLC eng dacs DLC DLC W lcmd 0626Q Oversize 7:18 Davis, J. C. Bancroft (John Chandler Bancroft), 1822-1907. J.C. Bancroft Davis papers, 1849-1902. 11,000 items. 88 containers plus 1 oversize. 16.8 linear feet. Arranged in five series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1850-1902; Series 2: Diaries, 1870-1874; Series 3: Alabama Claims, 1871-1872; Series 4: Subject File, 1849-1891; and Series 5: Oversize, 1870. Open to research. Bound volumes of correspondence, diaries, journals, reports, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Davis's diplomatic career, especially his role in the Alabama claims dispute with Great Britain following the U.S. Civil War. Documents his work as an American correspondent for the London Times and U.S. Supreme Court reporter; and his part in negotiations between the U.S. and Great Britain relating to Central American affairs. Gift, estate of Frederica Gore Davis via Andrew McFarland Davis, 1917. Judge, lawyer, court reporter, diplomat, and journalist. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009077 United States. Supreme Court. Times (London, England) Alabama claims. Foreign correspondents United States. Law reporters United States. Central America History 1821-1951. Great Britain Foreign relations United States. United States Foreign relations Great Britain. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Claims. Diplomats. itoamc Journalists. itoamc Judges. itoamc Law reporters. itoamc Lawyers. itoamc Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009077 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009077.3 MSS. mss/ead