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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78018432
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Charles Monroe Dickinson, lawyer, editor, and diplomat, were deposited in the Library of Congress by his wife, Alice Bond Minard Dickinson, in 1933 and converted to a gift in 1957.
The Charles Dickinson Papers were processed circa 1960. The finding aid was created in 2016. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Charles Monroe Dickinson is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Charles Monroe Dickinson are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Charles Monroe Dickinson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Charles M. Dickinson (1842-1924) span the years 1897-1923, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1897-1908. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, reminiscences, biographical material, clippings, passports, and photographs relating chiefly to Dickinson's activities as an American diplomatic representative in Bulgaria and Turkey. Included is documentation pertaining to Ellen Maria Stone, a missionary abducted by brigands in Macedonia in 1901, and investigations of Thomas H. Norton and Selah Merrill, American consuls in Smyrna, Turkey, and Jerusalem, respectively. Also included is material relating to Dickinson's law practice in New York and reviews of his book,
The collection is organized by type of material