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Collection Overview

Creator:
Vandewater, William Collins (1886-1942)
Title:
World War I Papers of William Collins Vandewater
Repository:
Public Policy Papers
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/hm50tr75d
Dates:
1918-1919
Size:
1 box
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of selected papers of Vandewater (Princeton Class of 1907) relating to his participation (1918-1919) as a captain in the 160th Infantry Brigade of the 80th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces in France where they were attached to British Army forces.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of selected papers of Vandewater (Princeton Class of 1907) relating to his participation (1918-1919) as a captain in the 160th Infantry Brigade of the 80th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces in France where they were attached to British Army forces. Included are dispatches, operation reports, battlefield orders and instructions, personnel lists, recommendations for meritorious service awards, and reports concerning the battles at Arras, St. Mihiel, Meuse Argonne, and Bethincourt.

Collection Creator Biography:

Vandewater

William Collins Vandewater was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1907 and, from 1918 to 1919, was a captain in the 160th Infantry Brigade of the 80th Division of the American Expeditionary Forces in France where they were attached to British Army forces.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Information about how this material was acquired is not available.

Appraisal

No information about appraisal is available for this collection.

Processing Information

No information about the physical processing of this collection is available. A finding aid was created from a MARC record in 2007.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Credit this material:

World War I Papers of William Collins Vandewater; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/hm50tr75d
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1