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Title: Harvey D. Burrill dispatches
Date (inclusive): 1918-1919
Collection Number: 69057
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Harvey D. Burrill dispatches relate to conditions in England and France after World War I and the Paris Peace Conference
of 1919. There is a special emphasis on citizens from Syracuse, NY who were abroad, as the dispatches were written for the
Syracuse Journal.
Creator:
Burrill, Harvey D.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1969.
[Identification of item], Harvey D. Burrill dispatches, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Newspaper correspondent for the Syracuse Journal (New York).
| 20 December 1868 | Born in Geddis, Onondaga County, NY |
| 1885 | Entered the law office of Theodore E. Hancock |
| 5 August 1891 | Married Mary Louise Dudley |
| 1886 | Became a reporter for the Syracuse Journal |
| 1895-1901 | Served on the Syracuse Board of Supervisors as assistant clerk (1895-1900) and clerk (1901) |
| 1896 | Became city editor for the Syracuse Journal |
| 1899 | Became an editorial writer and the managing editor for the Syracuse Journal |
| 1904 | Became the editor and general manager for the Syracuse Journal |
| 1914-1918 | Served as Chairman of the Victory Loan Publicity Committee in Syracuse |
| 24 December 1938 | Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Harvey D. Burrill dispatches relate to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and conditions in England, France, and occupied
territories after World War I. The dispatches report on rationing, demilitarization, inflation, status of aid/relief efforts,
and US-European relations. Included are also battlefield descriptions and first-hand accounts of battles from soldiers. There
is a special emphasis on citizens from Syracuse, NY who were abroad, as the dispatches were written for the Syracuse Journal.
The dispatches are organized chronologically in a bound volume.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Journalists
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace