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George MacKay correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MC-0475

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Scope and Content of the Collection

The collection consists of correspondence regarding the disappearance and death of George MacKay's son, Master Engineer George Lewis MacKay (Massachusetts Institute of Technology class of 1914), 117th Engineer Regiment, U.S. Army in France. Correspondents include military personnel, Mrs. A. J. George, executive secretary of the War Service Auxiliary of MIT, and MIT professor William H. Lawrence.

Dates

  • Creation: 1919

Creator

Access note

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Biography

George MacKay was an architect whose company, McIver and MacKay in Ocala, Fla., was concerned with hydraulic equipment, deep well drilling, and building materials. His son, George Lewis MacKay, 1892-1918, SB in architecture, 1914, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was killed in World War I.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Processing Information note

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Title
Guide to the George MacKay Correspondence
Author
Deborah A. Cozort
Date
1979
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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