Beale family papers from the Decatur House, 1794-1957. 

 - 4,000  items. 16  4  containers plus  oversize. 10  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, journals, speeches, articles, biographical material, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers of the Beale (Beal), Chase, Edwards, and Truxton families.  Includes papers of Edward Fitzgerald Beale relating primarily to his role in opening the West; papers of Truxtun Beale as U.S. minister to Greece, Persia, and Romania; diaries of Marie Oge Beale; papers of Stephen Decatur; and papers of Thomas Truxton.  Subjects include Edward Fitzgerald Beale's journey in 1853 to take up his post as superintendent of Indian affairs for California and Nevada and his survey (1858-1859) for a wagon road from Fort Smith, Ark., to the Colorado River; and the Decatur House.  Correspondents include Thomas Hart Benton, James Buchanan, Simon Cameron, Roscoe Conkling, Jessie Benton Frémont, John Charles Frémont, Ulysses S. Grant and his family, John Alexander Logan, John Sherman, and Bayard Taylor. 
<br/><br/><br/>Photographs, post cards, and blueprints <br/>Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Members of the Beale (Beal) family. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009320 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78018127  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 --Correspondence.<br/>Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Correspondence.<br/>Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889 --Correspondence.<br/>Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888 --Correspondence.<br/>Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902 --Correspondence.<br/>Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890 --Correspondence.<br/>Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-1885 --Correspondence.<br/>Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886 --Correspondence.<br/>Sherman, John, 1823-1900 --Correspondence.<br/>Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878 --Correspondence.<br/>Beal family.<br/>Chase family.<br/>Edwards family.<br/>Grant family--Correspondence.<br/>Truxtun family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Navy --Officers.<br/>Decatur House (Washington, D.C.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American.<br/>Indians of North America--Government relations.<br/>Indians of North America--California.<br/>Indians of North America--Nevada.<br/>Roads--West (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Greece--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Iran--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Romania--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Greece.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Iran.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Romania.<br/>West (U.S.)--Description and travel.<br/>West (U.S.)--History.