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Paddock, Richard Bolles, 1859-1901. Capt. Richard B. Paddock Collection.

Title: Capt. Richard B. Paddock Collection.

Documents relating to the life and Army career of Richard Paddock. This collection includes copies of sections of a journal Paddock kept between 1879 and 1887, recounting his early years as a Cavalry officer in the American Southwest. Also included are materials acquired by the Pritzker Military Library about Paddock, including the Veterans pension application from the National Archives.

ArchivalResource: 2 folders. Accretions pending.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/429680797 View

McGee, Carol. Collected Information about Col. George H. Paddock.

Title: Collected Information about Col. George H. Paddock.

The collection contains photocopies of research done by Carol R. McGee regarding George H. Paddock and Richard B. Paddock. McGee's research focused primarily on George H. Paddock as she is the current resident of the home he built in 1903. Included in the collection are photocopies of newspaper clippings from the Bureau County Republican ranging from 1901 to 1935. Clippings from other newspapers are also included as is an entry from Heitman's Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army for Colonel Paddock. Newspaper clippings pertaining to Caption Paddock are included in the collection as well. The collection contains an invoice for McGee's research at the National Archives, which provided a picture of Colonel Paddock, a statement of military service and a statement regarding Paddock's disability. Photocopies of personal documents from Colonel Paddock, including probate documents, births, deaths, and marriages pages from his family's Bible are also contained in the collection. The collection also contains emailed correspondence between McGee and Elizabeth Snow, pertaining to the Paddock Family and a letter to the St. Augustine Historical Society requesting information on Col. Paddock for the United States Military Academy. Information pertaining to Dr. Solomon Allen Paddock, George's father is also included. Brochures for the Bureau County Historical Society and the Bureau County Genealogical Society are also included in the collection. A number of photographs of the home George Paddock built are also included in the collection as is a photocopy of a photograph of the home. The remainder of the collection is comprised of information compiled by McGee, including a timeline for George H. Paddock and a four generation ancestor chart.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear feet (five file folders)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/253619876 View

Paddock, James V. Seaman, 1856-1908. Personal Account of Lt. James V.S. Paddock of the Battle of Milk Creek and supporting materials.

Title: Personal Account of Lt. James V.S. Paddock of the Battle of Milk Creek and supporting materials.

The records are a personal account of the battle as experienced by Paddock, who commanded Company D, 5th US Cavalry as a member of the Thornburgh White River Expedition against Utes in Colorado. A booklet and CD created by Stephen Paddock about his Great Grandfather James V.S. Paddock, who fought in the Battle of Milk Creek as a Lieutenant in the United States Cavalry in 1879.

ArchivalResource: One folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316237956 View