Herbert Adams Gibbons papers, 1908-1934.

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Herbert Adams Gibbons papers, 1908-1934.

Consists of papers of Gibbons from the periods when he was a foreign correspondent (1909-1916) in Greece, Spain, Turkey and other Near Eastern countries, a serviceman with the American Expeditionary Forces in France (1917-1918), and a correspondent (1920-1931) for various American magazines in Europe, the Orient, and Africa.

13.00 cu. ft. (21 boxes, 3 cartons, 1 oversize box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6688968

Princeton University Library

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