Finding Aid for the Jesse Saunders McMurry Papers, circa 1945


MS-2989

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Jason Roberts, January 16, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Jason Roberts, January 16, 2006
Encoded by: Jason Roberts, January 16, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Jesse Saunders McMurry Papers

Date/Date Range :   circa 1945

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs and other materials created and collected by Jesse Saunders McMurry while he was working with the Postal Service in England and France during World War II.

Call number: MS-2989

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Donated to Special Collections, August 7, 2006.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Jesse Saunders McMurry Papers, MS-2989. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

This collection consists of one folder.


Biography / History

Jesse Saunders McMurry served with the Postal Service in England and France during World War II.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of photographs and other materials created and collected by Jesse Saunders McMurry while he was working with the Postal Service in England and France during World War II. The photographs include street scenes in France and England, a mailroom, an outdoor powder room, a tent city, bombed areas, and individual soldiers. Other materials include a 1945 University of Tennessee Alumni Card, a boarding pass, and ration cards.

Subject Terms

  • World War, 1939-1945.
  • Photographs -- World War, 1941-1945.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Jesse Saunders McMurry Papers, circa 1945