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Switzer, Samuel Leyens A Guide to the Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers MG 37

A Guide to the Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers MG 37


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Repository
ODU Community Collections
Identification
MG 37
Title
Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers circa 1910-1985, undated Date acquired: 03/20/1980
URL:
https://archivesguides.lib.odu.edu/repositories/5/resources/189
Quantity
13.2 Linear Feet
Quantity
Five hollinger document cases and three oversize boxes. boxes
Creator
Switzer, Samuel Leyens (1896-1960)
Language
English .
Abstract
Department store owner in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Includes correspondence, literary productions, legal documents, newspaper and magazine clippings, maps, memorabilia and photographs. Collection documents his service as an artillery officer in World War I. Of note are maps of Europe detailing battle positions and troop movements in World War I.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. Bettie Minette Cooper

Method of Acquisition

Loan. Accession #A80-19

Accruals and Additions

Last accession August 15, 2005.

Biographical or Historical Information

Samuel Leyens Switzer was born into a prominent family in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on November 26, 1896. He was a son of Simon and Flora Leyens Switzer. In 1902, Sam's father died, leaving his widow Flora with four children: Louis, Minette, Barbara and Samuel. Samuel Switzer's correspondence begins when he journeyed North in 1911 to complete his secondary education at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. After Exeter, Sam entered Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a member of the class of 1918. Sam's letters home during this period reveal that he was a typical college student interested in fashions, football, girls and grades.

While attending college Samuel Switzer joined Harvard University's Military Reserve Unit. After his sophomore year, in the summer of 1916, Sam attended and successfully completed a United States Army training camp in Plattsburgh, New York. Sam returned to Harvard University in the fall of 1916, continuing both his studies and his military training. The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. Sam spent the summer of his junior year, from May 7 to August 15, 1917, in a military instruction camp of the War Department of the United States at Harvard University. Throughout the summer of 1917, the situation in Europe worsened for the Allies and Sam decided to sacrifice his senior year at Harvard University for his country.

In August 1917 Sam Switzer entered Officer's Training Camp at Leon Springs, Texas. On November 27, 1917, he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in Field Artillery. Lieutenant Switzer completed his military training with the Tenth Field Artillery, Third Division, at Camp Douglas, Douglas, Arizona. Sam drilled throughout the winter of 1918. On April 23, 1918, Lieutenant Samuel Switzer sailed with his Division for France. After a field artillery course at Coetquidau, France, Sam Switzer participated in the Champagne-Marne defensive (July 15, 1918), the Marne-Aisne offensive (July 18 - August 2, 1918), the Saint-Mihiel offensive (September 12 - 14, 1918), and the Meuse-Argonne offensive (September 26 - November 11, 1918).

Lieutenant Switzer was cited in the General Orders Headquarters of the Third Division, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action. His " brave work in defending a position near a bridge in the vicinity East of Chateau Thierry on July 14, 1918 " entitled him to wear the Distinguished Service Cross. Lieutenant Switzer's bravery so impressed the staff of the United States Field Artillery Journal that they requested an account of his experience defending the gun at Mezy Bridge. Unfortunately, Mr. Switzer never found the time to fulfill their request.

After the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, Lieutenant Switzer traveled through Luxembourg and into Germany. He remained in Kretz and Kruft, Germany, with the American Army of Occupation. In March 1919 he was detailed to the American Expeditionary Forces University at Beaune, Cote d'Or, France. Lieutenant Switzer was " relieved from assignment and further duty in the Army " while a student at the American Expeditionary Forces University.

At Beaune University he studied French, political science and business law. In May 1919, while still in France, Sam Switzer was awarded his A.B. degree in absentia from Harvard University. He was awarded this degree as a student who had completed three-fourths of the requirements but was unable to complete the entire course due to military service.

On June 15, 1919, Sam Switzer sailed for home with the St. Aignan Special (Beaune University) Casual Company Number 6438. After his arrival in New York City, Lieutenant Switzer proceeded to Fort Shelby, Mississippi, where he was formally discharged from the United States Army on July 29, 1919.

As a civilian, Sam Switzer entered the family business in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Switzer family owned The Valley Dry Goods Company, the largest department store in the Mississippi Valley. As president of The Valley, Samuel Switzer remained one of Vicksburg's most eminent businessmen. He was active in all phases of civic life and was a devoted member of Anshe Chesed congregation, having served as congregation president and for a number of years as president of the Young Men's Hebrew Association. He was former chairman of the Jewish Welfare Federation and was a member of B'nai B'rith.

Sam Switzer was also a member of the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and the board of directors of the Vicksburg Country Club. In addition, Mr. Switzer was a member of the American Legion and the Vicksburg Library Board.

After World War I, Sam Switzer maintained contact with his military comrades through correspondence and attendance at the Tenth Field Artillery's reunion conventions. He also indulged his passion for travel. In the summer of 1937 he took a trip around the world. He also made numerous trips to Europe and Iceland. He was an enthusiastic philatelist and amateur photographer. A lifelong bachelor, Samuel Leyens Switzer died on April 14, 1960, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. His family remembered him as being " fervently American as a nationality and Jewish as a religion. "

Note written by Special Collections Staff

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the correspondence, publications, photographs, maps, and memorability of Samuel Leyens Switzer, a soldier who fought in World War I as well as a merchant in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The bulk of the material details Switzer's time as a Lieutenant in World War I. Some of the highlights of the collector include letters chronically the daily life of soldiers, photographs of Switzer and fellow officers, and maps containing detailed battle positions and troop movements.

Arrangement Note

The collection is divided into six series: Series I: Correspondence; Series II: Literary Productions; Series III: Printed Material; Series IV: Maps; Series V: Photographic Material; and Series VI: Memorabilia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Businessmen--Mississippi--Vicksburg
  • Civic leaders--Mississippi--Vicksburg
  • Harvard University
  • Switzer, Samuel Leyens (1896-1960)
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918--Veterans

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Switzer, Samuel Leyens (1896-1960)
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Container List

Series I
Series I: Correspondence
circa 1911-1985, undated
Scope and Contents

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 the armistice in November 1918. The series is arranged in chronological order.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
    Box 1
    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Schooling: Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire
      1911 November
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Schooling: Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, 1911 November, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Schooling: Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire
      circa 1911-1914
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Schooling: Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, circa 1911-1914, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Schooling: Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire
      1914 February
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Schooling: Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, 1914 February, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1914 September
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1914 September, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1914 October
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1914 October, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1914 November
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1914 November, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1914 December
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1914 December, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1915 January
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1915 January, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1915 February
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1915 February, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1915 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1915 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1915 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1915 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1915 May
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1915 May, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1916 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1916 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14 Folder 14
      Folder 14: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1916 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1916 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15 Folder 15
      Folder 15: Military Training: Plattsburgh, New York
      1916 June
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 15, Military Training: Plattsburgh, New York, 1916 June, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 16 Folder 16
      Folder 16: Military Training: Plattsburgh, New York
      1916 July
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 16, Military Training: Plattsburgh, New York, 1916 July, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 17 Folder 17
      Folder 17: New York City
      1916 August
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 17, New York City, 1916 August, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 18 Folder 18
      Folder 18: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1916 October
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 18, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1916 October, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 19 Folder 19
      Folder 19: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1917 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 19, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1917 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 20 Folder 20
      Folder 20: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1917 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 20, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1917 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 21 Folder 21
      Folder 21: College: Harvard University, Massachusetts
      1917 May
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 21, College: Harvard University, Massachusetts, 1917 May, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 22 Folder 22
      Folder 22: Military Training: Harvard's Reserve Unit
      1917 June
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 22, Military Training: Harvard's Reserve Unit, 1917 June, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 23 Folder 23
      Folder 23: Military Training: Harvard's Reserve Unit
      1917 July
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 23, Military Training: Harvard's Reserve Unit, 1917 July, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 24 Folder 24
      Folder 24: Military Training: Harvard's Reserve Unit
      1917 August
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 24, Military Training: Harvard's Reserve Unit, 1917 August, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 25 Folder 25
      Folder 25: Military Training: Leon Springs, Texas
      1917 September
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 25, Military Training: Leon Springs, Texas, 1917 September, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 26 Folder 26
      Folder 26: Military Training: Leon Springs, Texas
      1917 October
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 26, Military Training: Leon Springs, Texas, 1917 October, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 27 Folder 27
      Folder 27: Military Training: Leon Springs, Texas
      1917 November
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 27, Military Training: Leon Springs, Texas, 1917 November, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 Box 2
    Box 2
    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Military Training: Douglas, Arizona
      1917 December
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Military Training: Douglas, Arizona, 1917 December, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Military Training: Douglas, Arizona
      1918 January
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Military Training: Douglas, Arizona, 1918 January, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Military Training: Douglas, Arizona
      1918 February
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Military Training: Douglas, Arizona, 1918 February, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Military Training: Douglas, Arizona
      1918 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Military Training: Douglas, Arizona, 1918 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: New York City
      1918 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, New York City, 1918 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Sailing to and Arrival in France
      1918 May
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Sailing to and Arrival in France, 1918 May, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: World War I: France
      1918 June
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, World War I: France, 1918 June, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: World War I: France
      1918 July
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, World War I: France, 1918 July, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: World War I: France
      1918 August
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, World War I: France, 1918 August, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: World War I: France
      1918 September
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 10, World War I: France, 1918 September, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: World War I: France
      1918 October
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 11, World War I: France, 1918 October, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 3 Box 3
    Box 3
    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: World War I: France
      1918 November
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, World War I: France, 1918 November, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Occupation Army: Germany
      1918 December
      Scope and Contents

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

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 2, Occupation Army: Germany, 1918 December, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Occupation Army: Germany
      1919 January
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 3, Occupation Army: Germany, 1919 January, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Occupation Army: Germany
      1919 February
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 4, Occupation Army: Germany, 1919 February, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Occupation Army: Germany
      1919 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 5, Occupation Army: Germany, 1919 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Beaune University: France
      1919 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 6, Beaune University: France, 1919 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: Beaune University: France
      1919 May
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 7, Beaune University: France, 1919 May, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: Beaune University: France
      1919 June
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 8, Beaune University: France, 1919 June, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: Arrival in America and Discharge from the Army
      1919 July
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 9, Arrival in America and Discharge from the Army, 1919 July, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1919 November
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 10, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1919 November, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1920 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 11, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1920 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1920 August
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 12, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1920 August, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1920 November
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 13, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1920 November, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 14 Folder 14
      Folder 14: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1921 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 14, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1921 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 15 Folder 15
      Folder 15: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1921 May
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 15, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1921 May, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 16 Folder 16
      Folder 16: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1921 July
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 16, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1921 July, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 17 Folder 17
      Folder 17: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1921 December
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 17, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1921 December, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 18 Folder 18
      Folder 18: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1922 January
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 18, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1922 January, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 19 Folder 19
      Folder 19: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1922 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 19, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1922 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 20 Folder 20
      Folder 20: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1922 September
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 20, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1922 September, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 21 Folder 21
      Folder 21: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1922 October
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 21, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1922 October, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 23 Folder 23
      Folder 23: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      April 1923
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 23, Vicksburg, Mississippi, April 1923, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 24 Folder 24
      Folder 24: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      May 1923
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 24, Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 1923, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 25 Folder 25
      Folder 25: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      July 1923
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 25, Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 1923, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 26 Folder 26
      Folder 26: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1925 November
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 26, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1925 November, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 27 Folder 27
      Folder 27: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1926 December
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 27, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1926 December, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 28 Folder 28
      Folder 28: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1927 December
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 28, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1927 December, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 29 Folder 29
      Folder 29: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1928 February
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 29, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1928 February, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 30 Folder 30
      Folder 30: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1928 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 30, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1928 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 31 Folder 31
      Folder 31: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1928 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 31, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1928 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 32 Folder 32
      Folder 32: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1937 February
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 32, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1937 February, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 33 Folder 33
      Folder 33: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1937 March
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 33, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1937 March, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 34 Folder 34
      Folder 34: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1937 June
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 34, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1937 June, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 3 folder: 22 Folder 22
      Folder 22: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1922 November
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 22, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1922 November, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 4 Box 4
    Box 4
    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1937 July
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 1, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1937 July, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1937 August
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 2, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1937 August, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1937 September
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 3, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1937 September, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1937 October
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 4, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1937 October, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Vicksburg, Mississippi
      1957 July
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 5, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1957 July, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Address Books--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 6, Address Books--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: National Rehabilitation Association--Switzer Scholars
      1985 May
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 7, National Rehabilitation Association--Switzer Scholars, 1985 May, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: Letter Asking for Date with Switzer
      undated
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 8, Letter Asking for Date with Switzer, undated, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series II
Series II: Literary Productions
1910, 1919
Scope and Contents

This series includes an early composition of young Sam Switzer, as well as the syllabus and class notes from a course in Contemporary International Relations. He took this course at the American University in Beaune, France, from March to June in 1919.

  • Mixed Materials box: 4 Box 4
    Box 4
    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: Composition
      1910
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 9, Composition, 1910, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: Syllabus and Notes from "Contemporary International Relations" Course
      1919 March-June
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 10, Syllabus and Notes from "Contemporary International Relations" Course, 1919 March-June, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series III
Series III: Printed Material
circa 1910-1960
Scope and Contents

This series contains legal documents, publications, newspaper and magazine clippings, and books, among others. Most of the series contains information about military affairs.

  • Mixed Materials box: 4 Box 4
    Box 4
    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: Legal Documents--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 11, Legal Documents--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: Lists--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 12, Lists--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: Bulletins/Orders
      1916-1921 August
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 13, Bulletins/Orders, 1916-1921 August, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 14 Folder 14
      Folder 14: Programs
      1910-1928
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 14, Programs, 1910-1928, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 15 Folder 15
      Folder 15: Certificates
      1916-1922
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 15, Certificates, 1916-1922, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 16 Folder 16
      Folder 16: Identification Cards--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 16, Identification Cards--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 17 Folder 17
      Folder 17: Newspaper and Magazine Clippings--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 17, Newspaper and Magazine Clippings--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 18 Folder 18
      Folder 18: Newspaper and Magazine Clippings Post--World War I
      circa 1921-1960
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 18, Newspaper and Magazine Clippings Post--World War I, circa 1921-1960, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 19 Folder 19
      Folder 19: Newspaper--The Vicksburg Herald (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
      1916 May 14
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 19, Newspaper--The Vicksburg Herald (Vicksburg, Mississippi), 1916 May 14, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 20 Folder 20
      Folder 20: Newspaper--The Camp News (Plattsburgh, New York)
      1916 July 8-August 5
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 20, Newspaper--The Camp News (Plattsburgh, New York), 1916 July 8-August 5, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 21 Folder 21
      Folder 21: Newspaper--The Sunday Herald (Boston, Mass.)
      1917 May 6
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 21, Newspaper--The Sunday Herald (Boston, Mass.), 1917 May 6, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 22 Folder 22
      Folder 22: Newspaper--The Stars and Stripes (Paris, France)
      1919 January 17
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 22, Newspaper--The Stars and Stripes (Paris, France), 1919 January 17, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 23 Folder 23
      Folder 23: Newspaper--Fourth Corps Flare (Mayen, Germany)
      1919 January 25
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 23, Newspaper--Fourth Corps Flare (Mayen, Germany), 1919 January 25, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 24 Folder 24
      Folder 24: List of Officers and Record Book
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 24, List of Officers and Record Book, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 4 folder: 25 Folder 25
      Folder 25: Book--Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy of the United States
      1917
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 25, Book--Abridged Prayer Book for Jews in the Army and Navy of the United States, 1917, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 5 Box 5
    Box 5
    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Book--A New World in the Making
      1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 1, Book--A New World in the Making, 1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: A Popular Geography of France
      1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 2, A Popular Geography of France, 1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Book--In Flander's Field
      circa 1917-1920
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 3, Book--In Flander's Field, circa 1917-1920, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Magazine--Le Pantheon de la Guerre
      1918
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 4, Magazine--Le Pantheon de la Guerre, 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Magazine--Mid-Week Pictorial
      1919 September 4
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 5, Magazine--Mid-Week Pictorial, 1919 September 4, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Journal - The Field Artillery Journal
      1921 March-April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 6, Journal - The Field Artillery Journal, 1921 March-April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series IV
Series IV: Maps
circa 1912-1919, undated
Scope and Contents

This series contains maps of Europe, mostly during the World War I era, and are in French or German. Several maps detail battle positions and troop movements in France and Germany during World War I.

  • Mixed Materials box: 5 Box 5
    Box 5
    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: Maps of Germany and France
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 7, Maps of Germany and France, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 Oversize Box 8
    Oversize Box 8
    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Map of the Stand in Northeast France Near Azannes
      1917 November 17
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 1, Map of the Stand in Northeast France Near Azannes, 1917 November 17, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Map of Northeast France Near Montmedy
      1916
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 2, Map of Northeast France Near Montmedy, 1916, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Partial Map of a Stand in Eastern France
      circa 1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 3, Partial Map of a Stand in Eastern France, circa 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Map of Stand in Northeast France Near Mogeville
      1917 November 22
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 4, Map of Stand in Northeast France Near Mogeville, 1917 November 22, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Map of Northeast France Near Ecurey
      1918 July
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 5, Map of Northeast France Near Ecurey, 1918 July, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Fleming's Big Map of the Western Front
      1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 6, Fleming's Big Map of the Western Front, 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: Map of Northeast France Near Consenvoye
      1918 February 10
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 7, Map of Northeast France Near Consenvoye, 1918 February 10, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: Map of France by A. Taride
      circa 1912
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 8, Map of France by A. Taride, circa 1912, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: Map of Batteries in Ornes, France
      1917
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 9, Map of Batteries in Ornes, France, 1917, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: Map of the Stand at Ornes, Frane
      1917 November 17
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 10, Map of the Stand at Ornes, Frane, 1917 November 17, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: Map of Belgium
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 11, Map of Belgium, undated, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: Map of Batteries in Northern France Near Cuisy
      1918 March 27
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 12, Map of Batteries in Northern France Near Cuisy, 1918 March 27, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: Map of Reported Fire Squadrons in Northeast France Near Gercourt-et-Drillancourt
      1918 February
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 13, Map of Reported Fire Squadrons in Northeast France Near Gercourt-et-Drillancourt, 1918 February, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 8 folder: 14 Folder 14
      Folder 14: Map of Infantry Positions in Northern France Near Crezancy
      1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 8, Folder 14, Map of Infantry Positions in Northern France Near Crezancy, 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 Oversize Box 9
    Oversize Box 9
    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Map of Northern France Near Fere-en-Tardenois
      1918 June 28
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French. 2 copies

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 1, Map of Northern France Near Fere-en-Tardenois, 1918 June 28, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Map of France Near Longuyon
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 2, Map of France Near Longuyon, undated, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Map of Batteries in Northeast France Near Fismes
      1918 June 22
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 3, Map of Batteries in Northeast France Near Fismes, 1918 June 22, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Map of Artillery Divisions in Northeast France Near Bazeilles
      circa 1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French and German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 4, Map of Artillery Divisions in Northeast France Near Bazeilles, circa 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Color Map of the United States Published in National Geographic Magazine
      1940
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 5, Color Map of the United States Published in National Geographic Magazine, 1940, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Map of Northeast France Near Verdun
      circa 1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 6, Map of Northeast France Near Verdun, circa 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: Map of Meaux, France Near Paris
      1912
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 7, Map of Meaux, France Near Paris, 1912, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: Color Map of the Pacific Ocean Published by National Geographic Magazine
      1936
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 8, Color Map of the Pacific Ocean Published by National Geographic Magazine, 1936, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: Map of Romania Near Focsani Buzau
      circa 1917
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 9, Map of Romania Near Focsani Buzau, circa 1917, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: Map Detailing Resistance Lines
      circa 1917-1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 10, Map Detailing Resistance Lines, circa 1917-1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: Map of Northern France Near Montfaucon
      circa 1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German. 2 copies

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 11, Map of Northern France Near Montfaucon, circa 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: Map of Paris, France and Surrounding Area
      1914
      Scope and Contents

      Written in German

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 12, Map of Paris, France and Surrounding Area, 1914, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: Map of Sovereignty and Mandate Boundary Lines of the Islands of the Pacific
      1921
      Scope and Contents

      Publsihed by National Geographic Magazine

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 13, Map of Sovereignty and Mandate Boundary Lines of the Islands of the Pacific, 1921, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 14 Folder 14
      Folder 14: Map of the French Frontier Including Luxenbourg and Bastogne
      1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 14, Map of the French Frontier Including Luxenbourg and Bastogne, 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 15 Folder 15
      Folder 15: Map of French Frontier Including Metz and Pont-a-Mousson
      1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 15, Map of French Frontier Including Metz and Pont-a-Mousson, 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 16 Folder 16
      Folder 16: Bicycle and Car Map of Northeast Paris
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 16, Bicycle and Car Map of Northeast Paris, undated, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 17 Folder 17
      Folder 17: Map of the Lorraine Region of France
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 17, Map of the Lorraine Region of France, undated, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 18 Folder 18
      Folder 18: Map of Germany Including Frankfurt and Coblenz
      1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 18, Map of Germany Including Frankfurt and Coblenz, 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 19 Folder 19
      Folder 19: Map of Germany Including Mainz and Mannheim
      1918
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 19, Map of Germany Including Mainz and Mannheim, 1918, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 20 Folder 20
      Folder 20: Bicycle and Car Map of Northeast France Including Nancy and Chaumont
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 20, Bicycle and Car Map of Northeast France Including Nancy and Chaumont, undated, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 21 Folder 21
      Folder 21: Bicycle and Car Map of Southern France Including Nantes and Angers
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 21, Bicycle and Car Map of Southern France Including Nantes and Angers, undated, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 folder: 22 Folder 22
      Folder 22: Color Map of France by A. Taride
      circa 1912
      Scope and Contents

      Written in French

      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 9, Folder 22, Color Map of France by A. Taride, circa 1912, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series V
Series V: Photographic Material
circa 1910-1919
Scope and Contents

This series includes photographic prints and postcards, mostly from the World War I period. Postcards are filed by country and city. The countries represented include France, Germany, Monaco, Spain, and Italy. Postcard packets of the destruction at Verdun and La Marne are also part of the series.

  • Mixed Materials box: 5 Box 5
    Box 5
    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 8 Folder 8
      Folder 8: Positive Prints--Sam Switzer and Family
      circa 1910-1914
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 8, Positive Prints--Sam Switzer and Family, circa 1910-1914, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 9 Folder 9
      Folder 9: Positive Prints--Harvard Training Camp
      1917
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 9, Positive Prints--Harvard Training Camp, 1917, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 10 Folder 10
      Folder 10: Positive Prints--Camp Douglas, Arizona
      1917 December-1918 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 10, Positive Prints--Camp Douglas, Arizona, 1917 December-1918 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 11 Folder 11
      Folder 11: Positive Prints--World War I
      1918-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 11, Positive Prints--World War I, 1918-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: Postcards--Camp Douglas, Arizona
      1917 December-1918 April
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 12, Postcards--Camp Douglas, Arizona, 1917 December-1918 April, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: Postcards--France--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 13, Postcards--France--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 14 Folder 14
      Folder 14: Postcards--France: Verdun, La Marne--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 14, Postcards--France: Verdun, La Marne--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 15 Folder 15
      Folder 15: Postcards--France: Lyon, Paris, Dole, Mont-Roland, Dijon, Langres--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 15, Postcards--France: Lyon, Paris, Dole, Mont-Roland, Dijon, Langres--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 16 Folder 16
      Folder 16: Postcards--France: Marseille--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 16, Postcards--France: Marseille--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 9 Oversize Box 9
    Oversize Box 9
    • Graphic Materials Oversize Box: 9 Item 1
      Photograph of Sameul Leyens Switzer in Uniform on Melamine Plate
      circa 1918-1919
      Preferred Citation

      Photograph of Sameul Leyens Switzer in Uniform on Melamine Plate, circa 1918-1919, Oversize Box 9, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series VI
Series VI: Memorabilia
circa 1914-1955
Scope and Contents

This series consists of various items such as Switzer's diploma and certificate from Harvard, his diploma from Exeter academy, and his International Dateline certificate from Pan American World Airways.

  • Mixed Materials box: 6 Box 6
    Box 6
    • Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 1 Folder 1
      Folder 1: Postcards--France: Beaune, Cote D'Or--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 1, Postcards--France: Beaune, Cote D'Or--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 2 Folder 2
      Folder 2: Postcards--Germany: The Rhine--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 2, Postcards--Germany: The Rhine--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 3 Folder 3
      Folder 3: Postcards--Germany: Metz, Kruft, Coblenz, Andernach--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 3, Postcards--Germany: Metz, Kruft, Coblenz, Andernach--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 4 Folder 4
      Folder 4: Postcards--Monaco--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 4, Postcards--Monaco--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 5 Folder 5
      Folder 5: Postcards--Gibraltar, Spain--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 5, Postcards--Gibraltar, Spain--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 6 Folder 6
      Folder 6: Postcards--Rome, Italy--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 6, Postcards--Rome, Italy--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 7 Folder 7
      Folder 7: Postcards--Vicksburg, Miss.--World War I
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 7, Postcards--Vicksburg, Miss.--World War I, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 18 Folder 18
      Folder 18: Memorabilia
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 18, Memorabilia, circa 1917-1919, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 7 Oversize Box 7
    Oversize Box 7
    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 7 Item 1
      Diploma: The Phillips Exeter Academy
      1914 June 22
      Preferred Citation

      Diploma: The Phillips Exeter Academy, 1914 June 22, Oversize Box 7, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 7 Item 2
      Diploma: Harvard University
      1918 June
      Preferred Citation

      Diploma: Harvard University, 1918 June, Oversize Box 7, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 7 Item 3
      Certificate: Harvard University
      1918 June 20
      Preferred Citation

      Certificate: Harvard University, 1918 June 20, Oversize Box 7, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 7 Item 4
      International Dateline Certificate, Pan American World Airways
      1955 November 23
      Preferred Citation

      International Dateline Certificate, Pan American World Airways, 1955 November 23, Oversize Box 7, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials Oversize Box: 10 Oversize Box 10
    Oversize Box 10
    • Realia Oversize Box: 10 Item 2
      Piece of Fabric Featuring Stags in the Woods Designed by Rosa Bonheur
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      Piece of Fabric Featuring Stags in the Woods Designed by Rosa Bonheur, circa 1917-1919, Oversize Box 10, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Realia Oversize Box: 10 Item 3
      Bernhard Dondorf Playing Cards Patience Series
      circa 1910
      Scope and Contents

      The series number for the cards is 27. The cards are approximately 2" x 2".

      Preferred Citation

      Bernhard Dondorf Playing Cards Patience Series, circa 1910, Oversize Box 10, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Realia Oversize Box: 10 Item 4
      United States Flags
      circa 1917-1919
      Scope and Contents

      Three United States flags kept by Samuel Leyens Switzer while station in France during World War I. One of the flags is torn. These flags were pulled from Series 1, Box 2, Folder 4: Correspondence, September 1918.

      Preferred Citation

      United States Flags, circa 1917-1919, Oversize Box 10, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Realia Oversize Box: 10 Item 5
      Piece of Floral Textile Kept by Samuel Leyens Switzer
      circa 1917-1919
      Preferred Citation

      Piece of Floral Textile Kept by Samuel Leyens Switzer, circa 1917-1919, Oversize Box 10, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Books Oversize Box: 10 Item 6
      Harvard Yearbook
      1918
      Preferred Citation

      Harvard Yearbook, 1918, Oversize Box 10, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 11 Box 11
    Box 11
    • Realia box: 11 Item 1
      World War I Canteen
      circa 1916-1919
      Scope and Contents

      Canteen used by Switzer during his tenure in the United States Army during World War I.

      Preferred Citation

      World War I Canteen, circa 1916-1919, Box 11, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 12 Box 12
    Box 12
    • Realia box: 12 Item 1
      World War I Beret
      circa 1916-1919
      Scope and Contents

      Beret worn by Switzer during his tenure in the United States Army during World War I.

      Preferred Citation

      World War I Beret, circa 1916-1919, Box 12, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 13 Box 13
    Box 13
    • Realia box: 13 Item 1
      World War I Legging
      circa 1916-1919
      Scope and Contents

      Legging worn by Switzer during his tenure in the United States Army during World War I.

      Preferred Citation

      World War I Legging, circa 1916-1919, Box 13, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 14 Box 14
    Box 14
    • Realia box: 14 Item 1
      World War I Legging
      circa 1916-1919
      Scope and Contents

      Legging worn by Switzer during his tenure in the United States Army during World War I.

      Preferred Citation

      World War I Legging, circa 1916-1919, Box 14, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 15 Box 15
    Box 15
    • Realia box: 15 Item 1
      World War I Steel Helmet
      circa 1916-1919
      Scope and Contents

      Steel helmet worn by Switzer during his tenure in the United States Army during World War I.

      Preferred Citation

      World War I Steel Helmet, circa 1916-1919, Box 15, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Item 1
    Trip Around the World DVD
    1937
    Scope and Contents

    One DVD digitized from the original 8mm film of Sam Switzer's trip around Europe.

    Preferred Citation

    Trip around the World DVD, 1937, Samuel Leyens Switzer Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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