James McEldowney Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-2614
Scope and Contents
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Correspondence (1943-1945) from U.S. Army officer James McEldowney to relatives in Oklahoma regarding his experiences in the U.S. Army during World War II. The collection also contains correspondence (1922-1946) of James McEldowney and various family members regarding family matters, and newspaper clippings (1934-1938) and a scrapbook (1926-1927) regarding McEldowney's activities at Roosevelt Junior High (Oklahoma City), Classen High School (Oklahoma City) and Pomona College (Claremont, California).
Dates
- 1922-1946
Creator
- McEldowney, James, 1914-1989 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
.33 Cubic Feet (.33 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchased; Date of acquisition--2000.
- Bonnell, Caroline, 1916-1969
- Bonnell, Henry Stambaugh, 1916-2004
- Classen High School (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
- McEldowney, Melville Stuart, 1887-1951
- Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
- Roosevelt High School (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
- United States. Army -- : Officers.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
