Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of the Beale family, bequeathed to the National Trust for Historic Preservation together with the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., in 1956, were deeded to the Library of Congress in 1959. Additions were received in 1960 and 1974.
Processing History
The papers of the Beale Family were housed and listed circa 1975. The finding aid was revised in 2006 and 2010.
Transfers
Photographs, post cards, and blue prints have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as a part of these papers.
Related Material
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include the Thomas Truxtun Papers in the Naval Historical Foundation Collection and the Evalyn Walsh McLean Papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Beale Family Papers from the Decatur House, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.