Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Samuel Lusker McCroskey Papers,
- Dates:
- 1945-1960
- Creators:
- McCroskey, Samuel Lusker, 1893-1960
- Abstract:
- Samuel Lusker McCroskey (1893-1960) was a brigadier general in the U.S. Army and Commandant of the Biarritz American University in France. After retiring from the Army, he joined Douglas Aircraft as a project engineer on the Nike and Hercules missiles. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, military awards, memorabilia, and related printed matter accumulated by McCroskey while serving in the Army and later as Commandant of the Biarritz American University. There is also a brief summary of McCroskey's work at Douglas Aircraft Company following his retirement from the Army.
- Extent:
- 2 boxes (1 linear ft.) 1 folder 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Samuel Lusker McCroskey Papers (Collection 765). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, military awards, memorabilia, and related printed matter accumulated by McCroskey while serving in the Army and later as Commandant of the Biarritz American University. Also includes an unpublished manuscript, Biarritz American University and a brief summary of McCroskey's work at Douglas Aircraft Company following his retirement from the Army.
- Biographical / historical:
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McCroskey was born on February 4, 1893 in Colfax, Washington; graduated from Washington State College, 1916; commissioned as U.S. Army captain, 1918; commissioned as brigadier general, 1943; received Legion of Merit, French Legion of Honor, and British O.B.E.; served as Commandant of Biarritz American University in France; retired from Army and joined Douglas Aircraft as project engineer on Nike and Hercules missiles, 1950; died June 4, 1960.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Helen McCroskey, 1961.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1999
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from card-file by rekeying, May 1999 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Literary rights of the Biarritz American University, are owned by the U.S. Army, Education and Information Service, Washington, D.C., permission to quote or reproduce in whole or in part must be obtained from that agency.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Samuel Lusker McCroskey Papers (Collection 765). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988