MG 98, The Public and Personal Papers of Ernest McFarland, 1894/1985

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MG 98, The Public and Personal Papers of Ernest McFarland, 1894/1985

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The Public and Personal Papers of Ernest W. McFarland relate to McFarland's careeras a United States Senator, Governor of Arizona, and Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. The United StatesSenate papers constitute the bulk of the collection and are of the richest research value. The collection alsoincludes materials from his law practice, his ownership of KTVK-TV, and his personal life.

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Arizona State Archives

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McFarland, Ernest William "Mac", 1894-1984

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Ernest McFarland "Father of the GI Bill" The son of Oklahoma pioneers, Ernest "Mac" McFarland nearly died from a bronchial infection he contracted while serving stateside during World War I. Military surgeons operated on his lungs, then sent him off to recuperate in a drier climate. "Jobless and homeless," he made his way to Phoenix, where he eventually found work as a bookkeeper in a bank. While other veterans struggled in the postwar economy, the future majority leader thrived in Arizona...