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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

    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 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