Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Joseph and John R. Desha were given to the Library of Congress by Desha Breckinridge in 1921. Additional material was purchased between 1929 and 1979.
Processing History
The papers of Joseph and John R. Desha were arranged and described in 1970. The collection was reprocessed and the finding aid revised in 2007.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Joseph Desha and John R. Desha Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.