Lynn Montross Papers
An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: circa 1962
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| 1967 | adds (-) |
| 25 Apr 2010 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: circa 1962
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| 1967 | adds (-) |
| 25 Apr 2010 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Montross, Lynn, 1895-1961. |
| Title: | Lynn Montross Papers |
| Dates: | 1923-1961 |
| Quantity: | 7.0 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | American military historian, author. Collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks, notes, manuscripts, and published material. Correspondents include Bruce Catton, H.L. Mencken, and Francis E. Walter. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Lynn J. Montross (1895-1961) was a United States Marine Corps historian and specialist in military history, best known for his War Through the Ages (1960). He served in the American Expeditionary Forces for three years during World War I and was a freelance writer for the Chicago Daily News.
The Lynn J. Montross Papers contains correspondence, scrapbooks, research notes, published and unpublished articles, manuscripts and other material. The collection remains largely in original order and in the donors original file folders.
The collection has received minimal processing and is largely in original order.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
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Persons
Montross, Lynn, 1895-1961.
Subjects
Authors, American.
Historians -- United States.
Military history -- United States.
Places
United States -- History, Military.
Genres and Forms
Articles.
Book reviews.
Manuscripts for publication.
Scrapbooks.
Occupations
Authors.
Historians.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Lynn Montross Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Lois H. Montross, 1961-1964.
Box list
| Box list | |||||||||||
| Box 1-2 | Personal scrapbooks and correspondence | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Book reviews, Encyclopedia Britannica articles | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Research notes, The Reluctant Rebels | ||||||||||
| Box 5-6 | Rsearch notes, War Through the Ages | ||||||||||
| Box 7-8 | Rsearch notes, Rag, Tag and Bobtail | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Published articles | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Published articles, television manuscripts, correspondence relating to pictorial history of US Marine Corps | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Published articles | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Unpublished articles | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Original typed manuscript, George Washington and the Revolution | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Correspondence, original manuscript of The Story of the U.S. Marines | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches | ||||||||||