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Administrative Information
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
McLeod-Tyler Family papers, Special Collections Research Center, of William & Mary Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift.
Processing Information
Mss. Acc. 2010.210 accessioned and minimally described in June 2010 by SCRC staff. Mss. Acc. 2013.070 accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in May 2013.
Scope and Contents
The McLeod-Tyler Family papers contains materials from members of the McLeod-Tyler family. Included in the collection are diaries and scrapbooks of Lieutenant John G. Tyler II during World War II, a typed transcript of a Civil War Memoir of Edward Keville Glennan; a commemorative collection of 20 battle pictures, entitled "Advance in the Pacific, New Guinea to the Philipines"; and two high school poetry anthologies, 1969-1970 to which J. Goodenow Tyler III contributed. Also included in the collection is a journal entry describing J. Goodenow Tyler III's Afghanistan Deployment journal entry and correspondence to wife Bee Andrews, later identified as Bee McLeod.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Afghan War, 2001-2021
- Afghanistan
- Diaries
- Military Affairs - United States
- Poems
- Scrapbooks
- Soldiers' writings, American
- Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
- Soldiers--United States--Diaries.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Pictorial works
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Personal narratives
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Glennan, Edward Keville
- Tyler, John G. II, 1919-1990
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Afghanistan
- Soldiers--United States--Diaries.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Container List
This series includes a typed transcript of a Civil War Memoir of Edward Keville Glennan, circa 1930s; a World War II diary of Lt. John G. Tyler II, 1943-1945, describing his tour of duty in the South Sea; a commemorative collection of 20 battle pictures, entitled "Advance in the Pacific, New Guinea to the Philippines"; and two high school poetry anthologies, 1969-1970 to which J. Goodenow Tyler III contributed.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id71049
John G. Tyler World War II Diary1943-1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id71050
John G. Tyler World War II Diary (continued)1943-1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id71051
"Advance in the Pacific, New Guinea to the Philippines" - 20 U.S. Battle Pictures1940s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id71052
National Poetry Press: "Songs of Youth" Award Edition1970
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id71053
National High School Poetry Press: "Young America Sings", New England and Atlantic RegionFall 1969
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id71054
Edward Keville Glennan Civil War Memoir - transcriptcirca 1930s
This series contains a Scrapbook kept by J. Goodenow Tyler II covering his time spent as a Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II. Included in the scrapbook book are photographs of Tyler during drills, meeting Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House, and other aspects of army life while stationed in the Pacific. The scrapbook also includes articles written about Tyler during the war. There is also a collection of love poems written between Tyler and his wife during World War II.
The personal papers series contains a journal entry describing a 90 days Boots On Ground (BOG) deployment to Afghanistan. The entry describes daily activities including flight to Afghanistan, barrack conditions and discussions with family members.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7
Afghanistan Deployment Journal Entry2007
The correspondence series consists of cards and postcards to and from Bee Andrews, later identified as Bee McLeod.
The correspondence series is arranged chronologically within folders.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8
Correspondence to Bee2002
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 9
Correspondence to Bee2003
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 10
Correspondence to Bee2004
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 11
Correspondence to BeeMarch 2004-April 2004
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 12
Correspondence to Bee2005
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 13
Correspondence to Bee2006
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 14
Correspondence to Bee2007
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 15
Correspondence to Beeundated