Logan (John B.) Papers, 1919-1939

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Summary

Title:
Logan (John B.) Papers,
Dates:
1919-1939
Creators:
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Logan (John B.) Papers, Mss2.L831, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Background

Scope and content:

The Logan Collection consists of Logan's Army discharge papers (1919; 1931); his parole papers for a second degree murder conviction; correspondence with the Veterans Bureau concerning his pension and possible parole from prison; and, miscellaneous personal papers.

Biographical / historical:

John B. Logan, an African American soldier, was born in Morrillton, Ark. and enlisted in the U.S. Army (1914). Discharged in 1919, Logan subsequently reenlisted (1919) and was discharged for the second time as a Sergeant, 10th Cavalry, U.S. Army, Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. (1931) following his conviction for murdering a woman named Concha Silvas who had stolen his life savings. Logan received a sentence of from twenty-five to forty years in the Arizona State Penitentiary, Florence AZ. His sentence was commuted by the Governor (1936) and he subsequently spent some time in the San Francisco Veterans Hospital for treatment of service related injuries before being arrested for hit-and-run driving in San Joaquin County (1939). Nothing is known of Logan's life after that date.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:
0.1 linear ft.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: October 1998.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Logan (John B.) Papers, Mss2.L831, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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