Gerald J. McIntosh Veteran's Affairs Collection
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Scope and Content Note
Scrapbooks of clippings, hymnals and other songbooks, cartoons, periodical literature, and other published materials received or collected by McIntosh and pertaining to his interests in veterans' affairs. Material relates, especially, to: the American Expeditionary Force of World War I; the AEF Paris Convention of 1927; the American Legion, its La Societie Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, its 10th national convention, 1928, and its Department of Arkansas. Some material relates to U.S. armed forces in World War II.
Dates
- 1917-1966
Creator
- McIntosh, Gerald J. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Gerald J. McIntosh was born in 1894 in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). In 1919, he moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he worked for the Rock Island Railroad. McIntosh was a long-time collector of historical documents.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection is arranged topically in three series, and arranged chronologically within each series:
- Materials Relating to American Expeditionary Force (1917-20) or to the U.S. Armed Forces (1923...1941). 27 items in 13 files; chronological.
- Materials Relating to the American Legion and to the Veterans of the American Expeditionary Force (1919...1929). 14 items; chronological.
- American Legion Publications (1928...1966) 14 items; chronological.
Acquisition Information
The Gerald J. McIntosh Veteran's Affairs Collection was collected by Gerald J. McIntosh and donated by McIntosh to Special Collections in May 1968.
Processing Information
Processed by Samuel Sizer; completed in September 1970.
- Title
- Gerald J. McIntosh Veteran's Affairs Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samuel Sizer
- Date
- September 1970
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu