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Delano Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0135

Scope and Contents

Includes family photographs, letters, documents, and autographs of some noted personalities. Also includes genealogy of Delano and Hartwell families.

Dates

  • 1866-1990

Creator

Access Restrictions

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

The Delano family lived in the Guilford/Abbot, Maine area. Washington Warren Delano, born Feb. 4, 1847 in Guilford, Maine, was the son of John and Mehitable Warren Delano and married Elizabeth Hartwell, daughter of Lysander and Lucy Rollins Hartwell. They had four children, Richard Hartwell Delano (born 1879), Edward Warren Delano (born 1880), Philip Hartwell Delano (born 1884), and Helen Hartwell Delano (born 1885). Edward Warren Delano was a University of Maine graduate. Edward's daughter Elizabeth Delano Whiteman was the collector of these photographs and papers.

Extent

1 linear foot (1 box)

1 folio folder

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Includes family photographs, letters, documents, and autographs of some noted personalities. Also includes genealogy of Delano and Hartwell families.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Elizabeth Delano Whiteman, 1990.

Title
Guide to the Delano Family Papers
Status
Box And Folder List Available
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for uncoded script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
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207-581-1686