Meyer Later World War I Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Later, Meyer, 1895-1984
label: Other
content: "Brother Al"
label: Other
content: Later, Abe
label: Other
content: North, Bob
place: label: Place
content: France -- 1910-1920
label: Place
content: Connecticut
topic: label: Topic
content: Soldiers -- World War, 1914-1918
label: Topic
content: United States Army
label: Topic
content: World War, 1914-1918
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Stephanie Later, November, 2008.
creator: label: Creator
content: Later, Meyer, 1895-1984
setName: label: See more items in
content: Meyer Later World War I Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and artifacts documenting Meyer Later, a World War I veteran who served with the United States Army in France between September, 1918 and April, 1919.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Meyer Later was born on August 12, 1895, in Hartford, Connecticut. He grew up in a family of six brothers and three sisters and was known by family and friends as a charming and comical individual. He was educated in Hartford, Connecticut and was  drafted into the United States Army in 1918 during World War I. He served between the fall of 1918 and the spring of 1919. During the war, Later was stationed in northern and eastern France including Dijon, Fromereville, and Buzancy. After the war, Later worked with his father and six brothers at the Morris Packing Company, the family's meat packing business in Hartford. Later died in New York, New York in 1984.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives.
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1917-1919
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1140
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Memorabilia
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Account books
label: Type
content: Postcards
label: Type
content: Postards
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is organized into four series.

Series 1, Personal Correspondence, 1918-1919

Series 2, Photographs, 1919

Series 3, United States Army Materials, 1918

Series 4, Memorabilia, 1917-1919
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Eric Behm, intern, March 2011; supervised by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2011.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Memorabilia -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1910-1920
label: Genre/Form
content: Account books
label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Postards -- 1910-1920
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1910-1920
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Series 1, Personal Correspondence, 1917-1919, consists of Later's personal letters to his family, his brother Abe, and his brother-in-law Bob North dating from January, 1917 to April, 1919. Most of the letters detail his endeavors in areas of eastern France, including Dijon, Paris, and Buzancy. Also included is Later's discharge letter addressed from Commander-in-Chief John J. Pershing.

Series 2, Photographs, 1919, contains six photographs taken in various areas of France of Later and other soldiers. One photograph documents Later with other soldiers in Fromereville, France dated January 31, 1919. Another is a group photograph taken in Dijon, France dated May 8, 1919.

Series 3, United States Army Materials, 1918-1919, consists of the pay record bBook and an Army leave permit related to Later's service in the United States Army. 

Series 4, Memorabilia, 1919, contains one silver dog tag with Later's first and last name and a seven digit serial number. Also included are four silk-embroidered handkerchiefs from Paris in 1919.