John Bennett Tuck papers, 1890-1948.

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John Bennett Tuck papers, 1890-1948.

Includes papers written when he was a student at Cornell University; estate records with material relating to the F. P. Collins Company, Dey Brothers, Milmac, Inc., and the Mowat Company; military records of his activities in the Spanish-American War, the New York National Guard, and World War I; and correspondence, notes, and other items concerning his association with the American Foundation, the American Legion, the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, Cornell University Trustees, the Cornell Law Association, the Guards of Liberty, and the Young Workers League of America; also, family papers referring largely to the sale of the Tuck farm in Ogdensburg, New York, and three letters (1917-1918) from his brother Charles H. Tuck which describe the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Far Eastern affairs from his vantage point as an import agent in Harbin, Manchuria. Includes 19 maps of trenches and towns in France and Belgium during World War 1.

8.6 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7906555

Cornell University Library

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Young Workers League of America

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F. P. Collins Company.

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Guards of Liberty.

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American legion

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Veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1893-1927. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36805972 Association of veterans of American wars. Formed by a group of World War I officers, the American Legion is the world's largest veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1960-1987. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61206804 The American Legion was founded in 1919 by veterans returning from Europe after Worl...

New York (State). National Guard

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No law was found which specifically required the keeping of an enlistment roll. Chapter 80, Laws of 1870; Chapter 299, Laws of 1883; and Chapter 212, Laws of 1898, governed the National Guard during the period covered by this series. From the description of Enlistment Roll of the Third Battery, Second Division, 1870-1916. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83095544 ...

American Foundation

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Private foundation for promotion of charitable, scientific, literary, and educational activities. From the description of American Foundation miscellaneous records, 1930-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867489 The American Foundation maintained the American Peace Award, offered by Edward W. Bok for "the best practical plan by which the United States may cooperate with other nations to achieve and preserve the peace of the world". From the description of Co...

Tuck, Charles H.

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Mowat Company.

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Tuck, John Bennett, 1868-1955.

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Lawyer; Cornell University Class of 1893; Cornell University Alumni Trustee, 1930-1935. From the description of John Bennett Tuck papers, 1890-1948. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63939173 From the guide to the John Bennett Tuck papers, 1890-1948., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) ...

Milmac, Inc.

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Dey Brothers.

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Cornell Law Association.

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Association Against the Prohibition Amendment

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Anti-prohibition organization. From the description of Association Against the Prohibition Amendment records, 1917-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979970 The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment (AAPA) was founded in 1919 by William H. Stayton who was disturbed by the increasing role that the government was playing in enforcing Prohibition. By the mid 1920s a bipartisan group of businessmen which included Pierre S. du Pont, Irenee du Pont, John R...

Cornell University

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