William McCarron Sr. Collection
Summary Information
- Repository
- Special Collections, Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce
- Title
- William McCarron Sr. Collection
- ID
- 2008.06
- Date
- 1927-1998
- Extent
- 2.5 Linear feet 2 records boxes
- Language
- English
Citation
Please cite as: The William McCarron Sr. Collection, collection 2008.06, James G. Gee Library Special Collections, Texas A & M University-Commerce.
Note
William Edward McCarron (b. June 10, 1910, d. February 26, 1999), father of Dr. William Edwards McCarron (note different middle name), was born and raised in eastern Massachusetts. He graduated from Lexington (MA) High School in 1927 and received his BA in English from Harvard in 1932. He was the son of first generation parents (Michael and Margaret) whose families immigrated from Ireland and Italy, respectively. He had two sisters, Helen and Frances.
After college he worked at various jobs, finally settling on casualty insurance where he worked for the next 45 years (ca. 1935-1980). He worked for General Accident in New Haven from 1942-1946 and in Springfield, MA from 1947-1957. He then worked for Lynford Shmisskiss Insurance Agency in Lynn, MA, until he retired.
He married Frances Emma Edwards, of Winthrop, MA, December 1, 1939, and had three children: William, Thomas and Elizabeth. The family lived in West Springfield, MA ('46-'57) then in Marvlehead, MA, ('57-'80). After retirement, they moved to Englewood, FL, for four years until his wife developed stomach cancer in 1984. After his wife's death, McCarron married Margaret Dreis (Nov 2, 1990) and they lived in Pensacola, FL, until McCarron's death.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Special Collections, Gee Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce 18/11/2009
Collection Inventory
Correspondence |
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Correspondence & copy of unsigned “Last Will and Testament”, 1990, 1998 |
Box 1 |
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Late correspondence (mostly 1996-1998), 1991-1998 |
Box 1 |
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Writings |
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Autobiography in 11 notebooks |
Box 1 |
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Poetry, "Ancient Ramblings" |
Box 1 |
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Diaries in 20 planner and record books, 1979-1998 |
Box 1, 2 |
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Misc. Reading Notes, 1976-1995 |
Box 2 |
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Miscellaneous Jottings, 1996-1997, etc. w/ no orderly continuity, 1996-1998 |
Box 2 |
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Reading and Writing Program and Notes, 1977-1991 |
Box 2 |
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Student materials |
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Lexington (MA) High School graduation & WWII ration booklets, 1927 |
Box 2 |
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Lexington (MA) High School cloth “letters”, c. 1927 |
Box 2 |
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Harvard Class Notebooks (green cloth binder w/ beige cloth spine tape), 1927-1931 |
Box 2 |
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Harvard Class Notebooks (green cloth binder), 1931-1932 |
Box 2 |
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Harvard syllabi (1928-1932), Class notes, “The Life of Noel Lott, Esq.” Letter to “Bill”, 1931-1971 |
Box 2 |
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Harvard “Class Day Week” booklet, c. 1932 |
Box 2 |
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Legal matters |
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Marblehead (MA) – Sale of the house, 1980 |
Box 2 |
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New Hampshire legal problems, 1990-1994 |
Box 2 |
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Mom file (death of spouse, Apr. 1998) |
Box 2 |
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1999 Estate Settlement, 1999 |
Box 2 |
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Miscellaneous |
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Miscellaneous organizational and financial information, 1980-1998 |
Box 2 |
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Part I: Ambassador Grew materials [U.S. Ambassador to Japan, early WWII], 1997 |
Box 2 |
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Part II: Ambassador Grew materials [U.S. Ambassador to Japan, early WWII], 1997 |
Box 2 |
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Matters related to McCarron’s illness & funeral, 1998-1999 |
Box 2 |
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Harvard class reunion information, 1957-1991 |
Box 2 |
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Harvard reunion material 1998, Quit Claim papers 1957, various correspondence, family genealogical information, 1957-1998 |
Box 2 |
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Copy of W. Somerset Maugham’s Catalina w/ ms. note by McCarronm, 1998 |
Box 2 |
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Plaque, appreciation, Mass. Ass. Ind. Ins. Agents & Brokers, 1968 |
Box 2 |
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