Josiah P. Marvel scrapbook
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume scrapbook of Josiah P. Marvel. Included are Nazi documents, such as certificates and letters, from Marvel's time in occupied France during the summer of 1940, while travelling to and from Paris in service to the American Friends Service Committee. Documents include permissions from Nazi commanders in France, as well as The Hague and Brussels. Also included is a map of the location of prison camps, clothing lists, and a printed booklet on the National Work for Infants.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1941
Creator
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Josiah Philip Marvel (1896-1959) was born on April 17, 1896, in Richmond, Indiana, the son of Charles Marvel and Amy Johnson. During the summer of 1940, Marvel traveled throughout Nazi occupied France visiting prisoners of war through his work with the American Friends Service Committee. Marvel married Eleanor Jacobs. He died July 27, 1959, in Windsor, Vermont.
Extent
0.13 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
German
Abstract
The scrapbook of Josiah P. Marvel includes Nazi documents, such as certificates and letters, from Marvel's time in occupied France during the summer of 1940, while travelling to and from Paris in service to the American Friends Service Committee. Documents include permissions from Nazi commanders in France, as well as The Hague and Brussels. Also included is a map of the location of prison camps, clothing lists, and a printed booklet on the National Work for Infants.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October, 2015.
Subject
- American Friends Service Committee (Organization)
- Title
- Josiah P. Marvel scrapbook, 1940-1941
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- October, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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