Inventory of the Samuel Newell Watson papers
Finding aid prepared by Alex Kelly
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2009, 2016
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Stanford University
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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
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Samuel Newell Watson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
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
box 1, folder 1
Belgian Soldier's Songbook
1914-1916
box 1, folder 2
Proclamation of safeguard
circa 1910
box 1, folder 3
33rd Division American Expeditionary Forces,
1918
box 1, folder 4
La Veillée des Armes
1915
box 1, folder 5
American Ambassador's Fund receipt
1914
Het Toppunt der Beschaving (The Pinnacle of Civilization)
circa 1914
Scope and Contents note
Artwork by Louis Raemaekers created in response to World War I.
box 2, folder 1
Het Toppunt der Beschaving
box 2, folder 7
Relief work in Belgium
circa 1914
Scope and Contents note
An account of how Samuel Newell Watson was able to assist a small Belgian town during the war.
box 2, folder 8
Relief work in France
circa 1914
Scope and Contents note
Printed matter, including correspondence and a map pertaining to relief efforts in France.
box 2, folder 9
Posters
circa 1914
Scope and Contents note
French posters, including a variety of posters pertaining to the Journée nationale des orphelins (National Day of the Orphans).
Please use included photocopies of the posters to facilitate access. Originals housed in oversize folder.
Scrapbooks
1914 August 1
Scope and Contents note
Scrapbooks kept by Jeanette Grace Watson, the wife of Samuel Newell Watson. Includes correspondence, photographs, maps, printed
matter, and information on services rendered by the American Church of the Holy Trinity. Blank pages were removed from scrapbooks
in May 2016.
box 7
We with the American Red Cross
box 12
We with the Fatherless Children
box 13
We with Russia, Italy and Romania
