Administrative Information
Provenance
The family papers of Columbus Delano, U.S. secretary of the interior and representative from Ohio, and his son, John Sherman Delano, businessman, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1958. Additional material was purchased in 1993.
Processing History
The Columbus Delano Family Papers were processed after the receipt of an addition to the collection in 1993. The finding aid was created in 2016.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Columbus Delano Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.