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William Addison McElroy family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0428
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes McElroy family correspondence, family photographs and scrapbooks, and McElroy's WWII military records. Some of the correspondence includes McElroy's wartime correspondence to his wife, Alma Millican McElroy. The papers of McElroy's father, Samuel Addison McElroy, comprise a small portion of the collection and relate life as a Presbyterian minister in small towns of the South. Genealogical material of the McElroy and Pinckney families of South Carolina (family of S.A. McElroy's wife, Eloise Richter McElroy, is also included.

Dates

  • 1877-1994, bulk 1900-1945

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the William Addison McElroy family collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

William Addison McElroy (1897-1911), Rice alumnus '22, was a Houston architect whose works included private residences and area churches. McElroy served in the armed forces during both World Wars. During World War II, McElroy acted as military governor for the Allies in Aachen, Germany.

Extent

7 Linear Feet (14 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Family records of the McElroy family of Houston, Texas.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Ann M. Anderson, C. Addison McElroy, David B. McElroy, and Catherine M. Kennon in 1992, 1995 and 2000.

Subjects

Record Groups

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the William Addison McElroy family collection, 1877-1994, bulk 1900-1945
Status
Completed
Author
Lee Pecht
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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