Inventory of the Francis Putnam Knight papers
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Title: Francis Putnam Knight papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1919
Collection Number: 70006
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 envelope, 1 album box
(0.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diary, correspondence, clippings, and photographs, relating to activities of Motor Transportation Corps Supply Depot No. 702
in Paris during World War I.
Creator:
Knight, Francis Putnam, 1894-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1970.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Francis Putnam Knight papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Captain, United States Army; commanding officer, Motor Transportation Corps Supply Depot No. 702, 1918-1919.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diary, correspondence, clippings, and photographs, relating to activities of Motor Transportation Corps Supply Depot No. 702
in Paris during World War I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Transportation
United States. Army. Motor Transport Corps
box 1
Personal diaries
1918-1919
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings of the Paris peace negotiations and pictures of the Motor Transportation Corps.
box 1
"Picture and Pen Story of a Lieutenant in the A.E.F." notebook
Scope and Contents
This notebook incudes photos of the Allied Armistice Commission of which Capt. Knight was a member and pictures of General
Pershing inspecting the Motor Transportation Corps Supply Depot No. 702 (responsible for the Paris Sector).
box 1
Photo album of the Motor Transportation Depot No. 702 in a loose leaf binder
Scope and Contents
Capt. Knight was the Commanding Officer of this unit, and participated in the battles of Meuse-Argonne, Marne and Bellean
Wood.
box 1
Photo album of World War I scenes
Scope and Contents
Includes pictures of operations of the Motor Transportation Corps.
box 1
"The American Navy",
Scope and Contents
A book published in 1898 shows the destruction of the Marne and pictures of contemporary units of the U.S. Navy. While not
a part of Capt. Knight's collection, it has been in our family and I am sure will be a particularly interesting addition to
your collection.
envelope A
34 prints of Europe during the European War, 1918-1919; 1 print of bust of General John J. Pershing; 10 miscellaneous prints
album fA
1 photograph album of American Expeditionary Forces, Motor Transportation Corps
1918-1919
