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Title: Allan W. Neil letters to his mother
Date (bulk): 1918-1919
Collection Number: 57021
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Relates to conditions in Marine Corps training camps in the United States and to Marine activities in France and Germany during
and immediately after World War I.
Creator:
Neil, Allan W., 1891-1950
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 1957.
[Identification of item], Allan W. Neil letters to his mother, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
Allan Neil was born on March 9, 1891 in Medina, Ohio. His family moved to Denver, Colorado when he was a child. After being
classified as "class 1" by the Local Board for the Country of Saguache, Colorado, he later became a private in the United
States Marine Corps. While away at war, Neil kept in touch with his mother Ellen Neil (later Ellen Combes) and his two sisters
Louise and Dorothy through an exchange of letters from 1918 to 1919. In 1919, he returned home after completing his term of
enlistment. Neil was never married, and lived with his mother until her death in 1931. At the age of 58, Allan Neil passed
away in 1950 in Bay Pines, Florida.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Allan Neil papers include correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and various military documents. The correspondence
consists of letters from Allan Neil to Ellen Neil during Allan Neil's service in the military between 1918 and 1919. The materials
relate to conditions in Marine Corps training camps in the United States and to Marine activities in France and Germany during
and immediately after World War I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
United States. Marine Corps