General & war correspondence, bulk: 1918-19, 1922-24, 1929, 1936, 1945
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The McCart family papers represent the combined efforts of Ethel W. Sly McCart and of her husband William Henry McCart. Ethel's meticulous efforts to construct a scrap book of newspaper clippings, military correspondence and letters of affection are of special interest. Ethel McCart's papers contain insightful information of her unconventional career and impressions of daily life as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Reserve. War correspondence, diaries and photographs document her unique career in the untraditional role as a corporal in the first World War.
The bulk of the McCart family papers consist of what has survived of William McCart's papers. High school exam papers, war correspondence, address booklets and newspaper clippings punctuate events in his life which reveal a somewhat fragmentary view of this war veteran. William and Ethel's involvement in mining is also represented as well as a collaborative journal of their mining endeavors. What may be of special interest is a genre of letter writing not often assembled. After Ethel died, William joined a Lets Get Acquainted club and saved many pieces of correspondence. Letter writing of this specific type, 1957-1968 represents a particular sociological phenomena.
The bulk of the McCart family papers consist of what has survived of William McCart's papers. High school exam papers, war correspondence, address booklets and newspaper clippings punctuate events in his life which reveal a somewhat fragmentary view of this war veteran. William and Ethel's involvement in mining is also represented as well as a collaborative journal of their mining endeavors. What may be of special interest is a genre of letter writing not often assembled. After Ethel died, William joined a Lets Get Acquainted club and saved many pieces of correspondence. Letter writing of this specific type, 1957-1968 represents a particular sociological phenomena.
Dates
- Majority of material found in 1918-19, 1922-24, 1929, 1936, 1945
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (1.17 cu. ft.), plus oversize folder
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu