Roy F. McNabney collection
Collection
Identifier: L479
Scope and Contents
This collection contain notes, correspondence, documents, and other research materials collected by Roy F. McNabney from the United States, ranging from circa 1920 to 1973, regarding the history of the United States Postal Service.
Dates
- 1939-1973
Creator
- McNabney, Roy F. (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
On April 13, 1972, the Times Democrat in Davenport, Iowa, published an article entitled "Davenport's Living History Book" by Jim Arpy. The article tells about Roy F. McNabney, 93 years old in 1972, who was the historian for the Davenport Public Museum. He spent his boyhood in Hampton, Illinois, and was living in Moline in 1884. In 1915, McNabney became chief of the records department at Palmer School. He married Marie Heinz in 1904. She died in 1948. McNabney collected information on the mail and stage routes from 1872, because he planned to write a history of the U.S. postal service. This massive project occupied him for 35 years. He said: "It's a hobby that fascinated me. I have close to 1,000 pages now, all ready to be edited... I've worked like a slave on it, tracing the postal service through Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, the British, the stage coach routes, a mountain of information and countless hours of research."
Extent
2.25 Cubic Feet (6 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 1 large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: U.S. Postal Service history, circa 1920-1973
Series 2: Cities and states history, 1950-1963
Series 3: Illinois history, 1950-1971
Series 4: Mail and stage routes history, circa 1957-1962
Series 5: Maps, people, and book chapters, circa 1939-1972
Series 6: Research notes, circa 1970
Series 1: U.S. Postal Service history, circa 1920-1973
Series 2: Cities and states history, 1950-1963
Series 3: Illinois history, 1950-1971
Series 4: Mail and stage routes history, circa 1957-1962
Series 5: Maps, people, and book chapters, circa 1939-1972
Series 6: Research notes, circa 1970
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2015/09/24 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2022/04/20; 2024/03/20 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- McNabney, Roy F. (Compiler, Person)
- Title
- Roy F. McNabney collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
