Date Original
1918-1919
Description
This collection contains 14 pieces of correspondence to or from John R. Fordyce between the years 1917 and 1919 during Fordyce's service as a major in the Army Corps of Engineers.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Rison Fordyce (1869-1939) was the son of Samuel Wesley Fordyce, a railroad president and Hot Springs developer. During World War I, Fordyce served the Army Engineers' Reserve Corps and was constructing engineer for Camp Pike (Pulaski County). Due to the Fordyce family's business roots in St. Louis, Fordyce was also tasked with constructing clothing warehouses there for the Quartermaster Corps.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.080.009
Resource Type
Text
Collection
John Fordyce papers, SMC.080.009
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
John Fordyce papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
