Benedict Crowell Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists largely of the war-time papers of Crowell in his capacity as Assistant Secretary of War. Weekly statistical reports of the War Department, some correspondence, departmental bulletins, and reports on various topics related to the army and the war effort comprise the greater part of the collection. The collection is arranged by material type, and within type, arranged chronologically.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1920
Biographical / Historical
Benedict Crowell was born on October 21, 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Yale University (MA, PhD 1891) and returned to Cleveland where he launched a successful career in steel and mining business concerns, and became active in civic affairs. Crowell achieved the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army, serving as Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions during World War I. After the war he resumed his business career and civic activities in Cleveland. He died there on September 8, 1952 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Extent
10.42 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Benedict Crowell papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- en
Repository Details
Part of the Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections Repository
Kelvin Smith Library
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland OH 44106-7151 United States
216.368.0189
kslspecialcollections@case.edu