The papers in this collection relate to William Whann Mackall, his son, William Whann Mackall, and a kinsman, Leonard Leopold Mackall. They consist of the typed manuscript of a biography of W.W. Mackall (1817-1891) by his son: A Son's Recollections of His Father (E.P. Dutton, ca. 1930); a biographical sketch of L.L. Mackall; poetry by W.W. Mackall (1817-1891); two translations of a German poem, The Minstrel's Curse , and a copy of a letter from W.W. Mackall (1817-1891) to his father regarding charges against him and his trial while a West Point cadet.