Scope and content
Papers of the Parker family of Watertown include six clipping scrapbooks and photograph albums, relating mainly to Parker's civic, political, and fraternal duties. Also, letters (1917-1919) from his son, Second Lieutenant Fred M. Parker, concerning his experiences with the Motor Transportation Corps of the American Expeditionary Force in France, the service of black soldiers, and his impressions of Paris and the French countryside.
Dates
- 1873-[ca. 1944]
Creator
- Parker, Addison B., 1869-1944. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Politician. Addison Parker was a Watertown, New York, civic leader; Secretary of State, New York, 1915-1920; and Grand Patriarch, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Extent
.6 cubic feet. (.6 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
- Families -- New York (State) -- Watertown.
- France -- Description and travel.
- Fraternal organizations
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- New York (State) -- Politics and government.
- Parker family.
- Parker, Fred M.
- Photographs
- Politicians.
- Politics, Practical -- New York (State)
- Scrapbooks
- United States -- Armed forces -- African Americans.
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Motor Transportation Corps
- World War, 1914-1918
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)