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Collection Title: Arthur Lovejoy Cable Papers
Dates: 1914-1930
Identification: MS-0075
Creator:
Cable, Arthur Lovejoy, 1898-
Physical Description: 0.42 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Arthur Lovejoy Cable was the son of Herbert Arthur Cable, Deputy State Labor Commissioner of California, and Mrs. Herbert
Arthur Cable, President of State Federation of Women's Clubs. His brother was John Rufus Cable. Cable was born in South Dakota,
and grew up in Los Angeles. He worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad (1914-1915), the Imperial Valley Development Company,
and as an accountant for a lumber firm in the Pacific Northwest. Cable enlisted in the army in 1917, and was honorably discharged
in 1919. He attended boot camp at Camp Lewis, American Lake (Tacoma) Washington, was a Private, A Company 316 Engineer Regiment;
a Corporal, Section 4, General Headquarters, France, A.E.F.; and Sergeant, section 4, General Headquarters, France, A.O.
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Personal Papers
Cable, Arthur Lovejoy, b. 1898 -- Archives
Cable, Arthur Lovejoy, b. 1898 -- Correspondence
World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources
1989
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This collection is open for research.
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Arthur Lovejoy Cable Papers, Special Collections and University Archives,
Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
This is a small collection of correspondence of Arthur Cable primarily to his mother and father, describing his military and
work experiences and requesting help in regards to his failing marriage and subsequent divorce. The letters also touch on
the mental stability of Cable's brother, John.