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Philip N. Libby Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0743-sc

Scope and Contents

Letters from a soldier during World War I to his family. Included also are a newspaper clipping about Philip Libby being wounded in France, a letter from the Regimental Commander praising the work of the First Gas Regiment, and a letter written while he was working with the Donnacona Paper Company in Canada in 1921.

Dates

  • 1917-1921

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

Philip Nason Libby was born in 1896 in Gray, Maine and died in 1943. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1917 with a B.S. degree in forestry. During the summer of 1917 he worked for the Great Northern Paper Co. as forester and worked in northern Maine on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. He enlisted in the engineering corps the first of November 1917 and was assigned to Company A, 30th Engineers Gas and Flame. He served in Belgium, France, and Alsace and was slightly wounded while in France.

Extent

1 folder (18 Items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letters from a soldier during World War I to his family. Included also are a newspaper clipping about Philip Libby being wounded in France, a letter from the Regimental Commander praising the work of the First Gas Regiment, and a letter written while he was working with the Donnacona Paper Company in Canada in 1921.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Philip N. Libby, Jr.

General

No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.

Title
Guide to the Philip N. Libby Letters
Status
No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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University of Maine
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