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Title: Samuel Newell Watson papers
Date (inclusive): 1910-1918
Collection Number: XX033
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English, French, and Dutch
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 13 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(22.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, photographs, and postcards relating to relief work in France during World War I and
to the Allied Powers during the war.
Creator:
Watson, Samuel Newell, 1861-1942
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.
[Identification of item], Samuel Newell Watson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Reverend Doctor Samuel Newell Watson was born on February 27, 1861. He married Jeannette Watkins in January 1885. Watson was
the acting rector for the Episcopal American Church of the Holy Trinity in Paris, France from 1912 to 1918. Additionally,
he was vice president of the American Executive Committee for Fatherless Children of France and vice president of the American
Ambulance Hospital in France. Following World War I, he became a Knight of the Legion of Honor of France and of the Legion
of Honor of Belgium.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of Samuel Newell Watson are composed of correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, photographs, and postcards relating
to relief work in France during World War I, specifically by the American Church of the Holy Trinity, and to the Allied Powers
during the war.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- France
Americans -- France