Frank A. Buell (1886-1919) Collection, 1905-1919

1905-1919

Descriptive Summary

Title: Frank A. Buell (1886-1919) Collection, 1905-1919

Dates: 1905-1919

Collection Number: GC 1071

Creator/Collector:

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

Access

Research is by appointment only

Publication Rights

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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.