E. O. McElroy papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3758

Scope and Contents

The United States postal service railway mail service directories in this collection give a variety of information pertaining to the railway mail service, including stops listed by counties, train information, and post office separations. The maps cover several southeastern states: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. There are also letters, postal rating exams, and a small group of papers on the Girl Reserve Clubs.

Dates

1938-1948

Creator

McElroy, E. O. (Ernest O'Neal) (Collector, Person)

Physical Description

The material is in fairly good condition

Biographical / Historical

Ernest O'Neal McElroy, son of Ernest Calvin and Alice Phillips McElroy, was born on May 1, 1917; he grew up in Cuba, Alabama. He met Dorothy Lorene Lacy in 1935 at a church function in Kewanee, Mississippi. They eloped six years later in 1940; their first son Sam O'Neal, was born the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. The couple had three more children: Ernest Lacy, Sherry, and Deborah.

After World War II, McElroy was a railway mail carrier and a rural preacher, first in Gulfport, Mississippi, and finally in Cuba, Alabama. He died on May 10, 2000, in Cuba.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Ten U.S. postal service railroad mail service directories for several southeastern states: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas; letters, postal rating exams, etc.

Physical Location

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Provenance

gift of Lara Chandler, 2014

Physical Description

The material is in fairly good condition

General

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