Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Samuel McGowan, naval officer, were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1968 and converted to a gift in 1998.
Processing History
The papers of Samuel McGowan were arranged and described in 1973. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Samuel McGowan Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.