Samuel Jackson Reid Letters, 1901-1919

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Reid, Samuel Jackson (1883-1918)

Title:

Samuel Jackson Reid Letters

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/x059c738z

Dates:

1901-1919

Size:

1 box, 0.4 linear feet

Storage Note:

ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of letters written by Samuel Jackson Reid (Princeton Class of 1906) to his mother, father, brother, and sister from 1901, the year before he entered Princeton, to his death in August, 1918, on a battlefield in France.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters written by Reid (Princeton Class of 1906) to his mother, father, brother, and sister from 1901, the year before he entered Princeton, to his death in August, 1918, on a battlefield in France. The letters are familial in nature, discussing his college activities, summer vacation trips, work with the Brewster Transfer Co. in Canada as a wilderness guide and outfitter, military training in New York, and his assignment as lieutenant in the 306th Field Artillery of the American Expeditionary Forces. Also present are a letter by Reid's commander, Capt. Fairman Dick, informing his parents of his death and a letter of condolence by Lt. Douglas Bomeisler.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Collection Creator Biography:

Reid, Samuel Jackson (1883-1918)

Samuel Jackson Reid (Princeton Class of 1906) worked with the Brewster Transfer Co. as a wilderness guide and outfitter before serving as a lieutenant in the 306th Field Artillery of the American Expeditionary Forces. He died in France at the end of World War I.

Collection History

Processing Information: Folder inventory prepared by Alicia Corona '13 in 2011. Expanded by Hilde Creager '2015 in 2013.

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