Series III. Delano family, 1895-1948, inclusive
III.A. Eugene Delano (1844–1920)
Biographical / Historical
Banker; partner in Brown Brothers & Co. (now Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.).
Letters to wife, Suan Magoun (Adams) Delano, 1899, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1895, 1898, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1899, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1900, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1901, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1902, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1903, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1907-1908, 1910-1911, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1914, inclusive
Letter to son, William Adams Delano, 1919 December 25
III.B. Susan Magoun (Adams) Delano (1848–1904)
Biographical / Historical
Wife of Eugene Delano [III.A].
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1898, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1899 January-April, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1899 July-September, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1899 October-December, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1900 January-April, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1900 May-November, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1901 January-June, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1901 July-December, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1902, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, 1903, inclusive
Letters to son, William Adams Delano, undated, inclusive
III.C. William Adams Delano (1874–1960)
Biographical / Historical
Architect, in partnership with Chester Holmes Aldrich as Delano & Aldrich, designers in the Beaux-Arts tradition. Son of Eugene Delano [III.A] and Susan Magoun (Adams) Delano [III.B]. Second husband of Louisa Millicent Windeatt (Potter) Sheffield, a daughter of Edward Tuckerman Potter and Julia Maria (Blatchford) Potter.
Letter from unidentified correspondent, 1912, inclusive
Scope and Contents
In French.
Letter from Edwin Martin Watson, 1943 April 8
Scope and Contents
Edwin Martin "Pa" Watson (1883-1945), a senior aide to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, writes to William Adams Delano regarding his son Richard's meeting with the President. The younger Delano invented a method of solar-powered water desalination for use in pilot rescue kits, the "Delano Sunstill," which he had demonstrated to Roosevelt. (The Delanos were distant cousins of the president.)
Letter from "Lina", undated, inclusive
Documents Supporting Delano & Aldrich's Argument for Loading Passengers on Planes by Buses at Idlewild Airport (4 copies + map), 1945, 1948, inclusive
III.D. William Richard Potter Delano (1909–2000)
Biographical / Historical
Inventor (see Box 2, Folder 39). Son of William Adams Delano [III.C] and Louisa Millicent Windeatt (Potter) Sheffield Delano.
Letter to father, William Adams Delano, 1918 December 14
III.E. Moreau Delano (1877–1936)
Biographical / Historical
Banker with Brown Bros. & Co. (now Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.). Son of Eugene Delano [III.A] and Susan Magoun (Adams) Delano [III.B].