Hermon Emerson McCroskey (1893-1978) and Floyd Talmage McCroskey (1893-1964) were the "Two McCroskey Brothers" named in this scrapbook's title. Both brothers were born in Whitman County, WA, to Solon and Mary Alice McCroskey. Both graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, WA and served in World War I. Hermon, who assembled and annotated the album, was an executive for Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. Floyd remained in Washington State, and worked as an executive in the airline, finance, and insurance industries.
This collection consists of a single volume, a scrapbook of mementos of brothers Hermon and Floyd McCroskey. Both their personal and professional activities are represented in photographs, news clippings, letters, postcards, and ephemera.
This collection is open and available for research use.
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[Item Description] "Two McCroskey Brothers" Scrapbook, 1879-1962
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
This item was purchased in 2012 from The Book Shop (MS 2012-29).
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman.
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