Overview of the Samuel Swayze Seward papers

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Title: Samuel Swayze Seward papers
Date (inclusive): 1915-1932
Collection Number: 40005
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, certificates, citations, passports, medals, photographs, memorabilia, printed matter, and other material, relating to relief work carried out by the Commission for Relief in Belgium and to the operations of the United States Army Ambulance Service in France during World War I.
Creator: Seward, Samuel Swayze, 1876-1932
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1940.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Samuel Swayze Seward papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Member, Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1915; first lieutenant, United States Army Ambulance Service, 1917-1919.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, reports, certificates, citations, passports, medals, photographs, memorabilia, printed matter, and other material, relating to relief work carried out by the Commission for Relief in Belgium and to the operations of the United States Army Ambulance Service in France during World War I.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930)
United States. Army. Ambulance Service

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