Acquisition Information

The 196 letters and documents of this collection were presented to the Society for the McCormick Collection about 1952 by Mr. G. M. (Guy Maurice?) Wilcox who received his M.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1902. At the same time the society received from Mr. Wilcox the old leather trunk, army field desk, and camp chair that had gone with Spencer through his campaigns, and the honorary flag given him to signify his Special Commendation at the Battle of Winchester. The papers were transferred from the McCormick Collection to the Manuscripts Collection, March 24, 1971.

Processing Information

Processed by Joanne Hohler and LM, March 24, 1971.