Wilbur Cortez Abbott collection of World War I letters, 1914-1918.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

English

In English.

Gift of Professor William C. Abbott, 1920.

Arranged chronologically.

This material is open for research.

Wilbur Cortez Abbott (1869-1947), historian and educator, began working at Yale University in 1908. In 1917, he published The Expansion of Europe: A History of the Foundations of the Modern World (New York : H. Holt and Company, 1918).

Circa 15 manuscript and typescript letters collected by Wilbur Cortez Abbott and pertaining to World War I, 1914-1918. Letters are written primarily by students or soldiers in Syria, France, England, and unidentified locations. Some letters are copies. Included are seven photographs of “German royalty taken by a member of the U.S. Secret Service with a small camera [???] a watch.”

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February 03, 2022

Wilbur Cortez Abbott Collection of World War I Letters. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Wilbur Cortez Abbott Collection of World War I Letters. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Photographs.