George MacKay correspondence
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
- 1919
Creator
- MacKay, George, 1859-1943 (Person)
Access note
This collection is open.
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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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- Lawrence, William Henry, 1868-
- MacKay, George, 1859-1943
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Class of 1914
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Missing in action. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- MacKay, George, 1859-1943 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the George MacKay Correspondence
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Author
- Deborah A. Cozort
- Date
- 1979
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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