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Box 3

 File — Box: 3
Identifier: Box 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: circa 1911-1985, undated

Folder 1: World War I: France, 1918 November

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1918 November

Folder 2: Occupation Army: Germany, 1918 December

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Letter dated 1918 December 26 talks about influenza while Switzer was stationed in Germany.

Dates: 1918 December

Folder 3: Occupation Army: Germany, 1919 January

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1919 January

Folder 4: Occupation Army: Germany, 1919 February

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1919 February

Folder 5: Occupation Army: Germany, 1919 March

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1919 March

Folder 6: Beaune University: France, 1919 April

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1919 April

Folder 7: Beaune University: France, 1919 May

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1919 May

Folder 8: Beaune University: France, 1919 June

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: Folder 8
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1919 June

Folder 9: Arrival in America and Discharge from the Army, 1919 July

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Identifier: Folder 9
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1919 July

Folder 10: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1919 November

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1919 November

Folder 11: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1920 April

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 11
Identifier: Folder 11
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1920 April

Folder 12: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1920 August

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 12
Identifier: Folder 12
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1920 August

Folder 13: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1920 November

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 13
Identifier: Folder 13
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1920 November

Folder 14: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1921 March

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 14
Identifier: Folder 14
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1921 March

Folder 15: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1921 May

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 15
Identifier: Folder 15
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1921 May

Folder 16: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1921 July

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1921 July

Folder 17: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1921 December

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 17
Identifier: Folder 17
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1921 December

Folder 18: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1922 January

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 18
Identifier: Folder 18
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1922 January

Folder 19: Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1922 March

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 19
Identifier: Folder 19
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains letters to and from Switzer from his days as a student at Exeter and Harvard University, to his time as a soldier in World War I, and as a dry goods merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi after the War. The bulk of the letters, written mostly to family members, describe the daily life of being a soldier, first as a member of the Harvard University ROTC, and then as a Lieutenant on the front lines in France and Germany. Of particular note is a letter describing the calm after...
Dates: 1922 March