Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Beale family papers from the Decatur House, 1794-1957 |
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| Span Dates | 1794-1957 |
| ID No. | MSS018127 |
| Creator | Beale family |
| Extent | 4,000 items |
| Extent | 16 containers plus 4 oversize |
| Extent | 10 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009320 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78018127 |
| Summary | Correspondence, journals, biographical material, speeches, articles, scrapbooks, printed material, and other papers pertaining to the role of Edward Fitzgerald Beale in opening the West; the diplomatic career of Truxtun Beale as United States minister to Greece, Persia, and Romania; the naval careers of Thomas Truxtun and Stephen Decatur; the Beale (Beal), Chase, Edwards, and Truxtun families; and the Decatur House. |