James Duane Squires Papers, 1941-1950

Title:

James Duane Squires Papers, 1941-1950

Creator:

Squires, James Duane, 1904-1981

Accession / Call Number:

1981.113

Object ID:

1970-031

Date:

1941-1950

Physical Description:

5 boxes

Level of Description:

Collection

Abstract:

James Duane Squires (1904-1981) was a Professor of History and Chairman of the Department of Social Sciences at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. He wrote about the history of New Hampshire and the United States and was active in a variety of academic and civic organizations. His papers document his World War II work with the National War Fund, American Red Cross, and United Service Organization; his Old Home Day talks and publications; and his interests in and writings about railroads, particularly the Northern Railroad in New Hampshire.

Scope and Content:

The James Duane Squires Papers, 1971-1974, contain the Squires' published papers, speeches, writings, articles about him and secondary source material he used in writing some of his articles, Correspondence relates to his many civic activities and to the publishing of his writings. There is no family or personal correspondence in the collections. There are three smaller collections relating to Squires. One relates to his service in World War II, the second relates to Squires' materials on Old Home Day and Old Home Week, and the third relates to Squires' interests in the Northern Railroad of New Hampshire.

Arrangement:

There are three small collections that compose the James Duane Squires Papers divided by accession number (and filed under accession number): 1970.031, 1941.113, and 2014.039.

Credit Line:

Accession 1970.031 was a gift of James Duane Squires on October 5, 1970.
Accession 1981.113 was a gift of Mrs. James Duane Squires on August 10, 1981.
Accession 2014.039 was a gift of James W. Squires on June 13, 2014.

Location Code:

TL/1W; TL/1E

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Item title, James Duane Squires Papers, collection number. New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.

Finding Aid Link:

RS24891_Squires_James_D_Papers_1970.031.pdf