Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of John Shaw, naval officer, were deposited in the Library of Congress by the Naval Historical Foundation in 1949-1950 and converted to a gift in 1998.
Processing History
The papers of John Shaw were arranged and described in 1970. The letterbooks were microfilmed in 1992. The finding aid was revised in 2011.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on one reel. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, John Shaw Papers, Naval Historical Foundation Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.