Lawrence Davis Tyson Papers, . 1837-1933

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Lawrence Davis Tyson Papers, . 1837-1933

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Industrialist of Knoxville, Tenn.; brigadier general of the 59th Brigade, 30th Division in World War I; and U.S. senator, 1925-1929. Chiefly family correspondence, World War I military communications, and U.S. Senate records. Many family letters are from Tyson to his wife, Bettie Humes McGhee Tyson (fl. 1883-1933), and deal with such matters as military actions against Indians in Wyoming in the 1880s; observations of customs in Puerto Rico in 1898 and 1899; Tennessee politics, 1903-1913; World War I training at Camp Sevier, S.C., and battle experiences with the 59th Brigade, 30th Division, U.S. Army, in Belgium; and family matters. Military communications include battle instructions, regulations, reports, and general orders. Senate records consist of campaign files, constituent correspondence, and case files.

18000; 17.5

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Tyson, Lawrence Davis, 1861-1929

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Industrialist of Knoxville, Tenn.; brigadier general of the 59th Brigade, 30th Division in World War I; and U.S. senator, 1925-1929. From the description of Lawrence Davis Tyson papers, 1837-1933 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23737936 Lawrence Davis Tyson (b. July 4, 1861, Greenville, N.C.-d. Aug. 24, 1929), U.S. senator and West Point graduate (1883) served during the Spanish-American War and World War I. From the description of Tyson, Lawrence Davis, 1861-1...