Today in History: Carl Schurz
Today in History–October 29–the Library of Congress features journalist and politician Carl Schurz. On this date in 1855, the recent German immigrant wrote his wife, Margarethe Meyer Schurz, about his hope for their future in America. Exactly five years later Schurz sent his wife another letter, this time from Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign trail. Schurz served as a U.S. senator and worked with several presidents, most notably as secretary of the interior under Rutherford B. Hayes. In this role he pushed for the creation of forest reserves and a federal forest service. Learn more about this conservationist and anti-imperialist by visiting the Today in History section and then clicking the links below.
Carl Schurz political cartoons
Intimate letters of Carl Schurz, 1841-1869
Carl Schurz speeches & articles
Speeches by Pres. Hayes, Sec. Schurz, and Others– Natural Development–Three Questions Settled The American Missionary Volume 34, Issue 7, Jul 1880
Carl Schurz historical newspaper coverage
Magazine articles by Carl Schurz
- “The True Problem” The Atlantic Monthly Volume 19, Issue 113, March 1867
- “Present Aspects of the Indian Problem” The North American Review Volume 133, Issue 296, July 1881
- “Party Schisms and Future Problems” The North American Review Volume 134, Issue 306, May 1882
- “Aspects of the Indian Problem” The American Missionary Volume 37, Issue 4, Apr 1883
- “Abraham Lincoln” The Atlantic Monthly Volume 67, Issue 404, June 1891
- “Manifest Destiny” Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Volume 87, Issue 521, October, 1893
- “Corporations, their Employees, and the Public” The North American Review Volume 138, Issue 327, February 1884
- “Thoughts on American Imperialism” The Century Volume 56, Issue 5, Sept 1898
- “The Anglo-American Friendship” The Atlantic Monthly Volume 82, Issue 492, October 1898
- “Can the South solve the negro problem? McClure’s Magazine, 1903