Loyd James photograph collection
Scope and Contents
20 sheets from photo album, 127 photos and five loose photos. Some photos by Bradley from Buhl, Idaho from 1916, Nogales train station, and downtown and city hall Fort Huachuca Soldiers field drilling, training, camping, training with artillery and machine guns. Some photos by H.F. Wood of Troop F. Of local Yaqui Indians International Boundry Line Army Band – MSS material – history of Idaho 2nd Infantry on the US-Mexican border 1916 Thanksgiving, 1916 program for K Company 1920 Letter from the War Department awarding James an award for service Song about the Idaho National Guard, by Sgt. P.E. Thompson
Dates
- 1916-1920
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Loyd James Photograph Collection must be obtained from the Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical / Historical
Loyd James joined the Idaho reserves as a teenager. On the border he did not see fighting, but he became an expert on the Browning Machine Gun. In WWI he became a machine gun trainer and did not go to the front lines. He talked very little during his life about these experiences.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Consists of notebooks, documents and photographs collected by Loyd James of the Idaho 2nd Infantry "K" Company - punitive expedition to the US/Mexican border near Nogales, Arizona.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three files: The first contains 5 postcards, the second has 20 pages from a photo album, and the third includes some relevant papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to Special Collections by Ronald James (grandson of Loyd).
- Title
- Guide to the Loyd James Photograph Collection
- Author
- Finding aid written by Asher Bosworth and Daniel Davis.
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu