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Descriptive Summary
Title: Frank A. Buell (1886-1919) Collection, 1905-1919
Dates: 1905-1919
Collection Number: GC 1071
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Extent: .4 linear ft.
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Diary (Omaha, 1914), account book (1905-07), calling cards, photographs, military records, and WWI maps.
Language of Material: English
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Research is by appointment only
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Preferred Citation
Frank A. Buell (1886-1919) Collection, 1905-1919. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Major Frank A. Buell, Coast Artillery Corps., U.S. Army, was a graduate of the Fort Sill School of Fire for Field Artillery
and the General Staff College in France. He died in France from bronchial pneumonia on February 4, 1919.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diary (Omaha, 1914), account book (1905-07), calling cards, photographs, military records, and WWI maps. Diary records weather
and daily activities, including trips to Sioux City and Des Moines, times when Buell woke in the morning, went to work, returned
home, and went to sleep. Also refers to his physical ailments as well of those of his wife, Elmira, who, he reports, gave
birth to a son in March, 1914.
Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918.