Melville W. Borders Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains family correspondence (1944-1945); a copy of the article: "War & Remembrance-Mountain Man" (1993); a copy of Border's memoir: "King of the Mountain" (ca.1981); scrapbook assembled by Border's mother (1944-1945).
Dates
- 1944-1993
Creator
- Borders, Melville W.,1925-1997. (Person)
- Borders, Melville W., 1925-1997, (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Melville Borders was born in Missouri in 1925 and enlisted in the Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1944. He had completed one year of college and was unmarried at the time of his enlistment. Borders joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Swift, Texas and was assigned to Company A of the 87th Infantry Regiment. He went to Italy as a Private First Class, where he was wounded in action at Le Coste in April, 1945. Borders died in 1997.
Extent
.25 Boxes
1 oversize boxes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mel Borders; Gift; 1992.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
- Borders, Melville W., 1925-1997 -- Archives.
- Camp Hale (Colo.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Memoirs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Personal correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Melville W. Borders Papers
- Author
- Keli Schmid
- Date
- March 17, 2030
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository