William Addison McElroy family collection
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
- Creation: 1877-1994, bulk 1900-1945
Creator
- McElroy, William Addison (Person)
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
Abstract
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.
Subject
- McElroy, William Addison (Person)
Geographic
Topical
- 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
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu