David Clark McNary (1917-1971) graduated from Washington State College (WSC) in 1940 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. While attending WSC, he met and married Helen Moss McNary (1916-2013). They eventually relocated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The collection consists of letters from Washington State College (now Washington State University) Veterinary Medicine student David Clark McNary to his family in Pennsylvania. The bulk are addressed to his mother, Dorothy R. McNary, with a number addressed to his mother and father, Earle B. McNary, and his younger sisters, Edith and Evelyn. They discuss the day to day life of a college student and update his family on his progress towards his degree, as well as his and Helen’s life following graduation. The collection also includes a telegram from 1971 from a professional association to David McNary’s wife and family expressing condolences upon his death.
Materials are arranged in chronological order.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
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David McNary Letters, 1935-1971 (Cage 5137)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
David McNary’s son, Tim McNary, donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2020 (MS 2020-25).
This collection was processed by Gayle O'Hara in 2020
Helen Moss McNary Memoir, circa 2010
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