Lynn Perry papers linear feet, 9 half-manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize tube , bulk

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1 Lynn Perry papers 6.75 linear feet, 9 half-manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize tube , bulk Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland Finding aid written by Matthew J. Hollis, October 2009, with additions and edits by Madysen M. Eutsler, August Accession Number: Creator: Acquisition: Language: Use: Citation Style: Lynn Perry The Lynn Perry papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by the Wicomico Historical Society, Material entirely in English. Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Item, Lynn Perry papers, Box [#], Folder [#], Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland. Related Materials: Agnes Tilghman Lürman photograph collection, Richard W. Cooper papers, Separated Materials: Oversized materials have been housed in the Nabb Research Center s flat file system.

2 Biographical History: Dr. Lynn Perry ( ) was born in Millsboro, Delaware to parents Vandalia and Rose May Perry. Perry received his Bachelors of Science and Masters of Science from University of Pennsylvania in 1906 and 1907, respectively. Perry held various engineering occupations in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey before joining the Army in During the First World War, Perry served as First Lieutenant, Captain, and Sanitary Engineer with the American Expeditionary Force in France and Germany from July 1918 to December After serving in the war, Perry taught Civil Engineering as a professor at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania from 1919 to In 1942, Perry served in World War II as a Lieutenant Corporal in the Corps of Engineers. Stationed in Alaska, Perry served with the 349 th Engineer Register on a road building project. After serving in World War II, Perry moved to Coral Gables, Florida where he worked as Designer Engineer for the City of Miami s Department of Water and Sewers until his retirement in the 1950s. Lynn Perry married Margaret Lavinia Perry of New Jersey ( ) in the 1910s before Lynn was stationed overseas. They had one child together, Elizabeth Perry Thayer (b.1930s). Margaret Lavinia Perry, ( ) a New Jersey native, was a staunch supporter of women s voting rights. Perry was elected as the civics department director of the Women s Club of Easton, Pennsylvania in 1926 where she helped the Women s Club receive their own voting machine for the upcoming Women s Club elections. While acting as director of the Women s Club, Perry also helped with a children s diphtheria clinic. Throughout the latter half of the 1920s, Perry was elected as the President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women (PFDW) three times. As President of the PFDW, Perry presided over annual conventions and held elections on issues such as the eighteenth amendment. Perry also served as a volunteer for the American Red Cross Chapter of Pennsylvania during the World War II. Margaret married Lynn Perry in the 1910s and had one child, Elizabeth Perry Thayer (b.1930s). Scope and Content Note: The Lynn Perry papers document his military service as an officer in the American Expeditionary Forces and a Lieutenant Corporal in World War II, as well as his personal interests in genealogy, the Mason-Dixon Boundary Line, and the Civil War with materials dating from , with the bulk of the materials dating from Materials within the collection include his diary and a series of photographs from World War I, a World War II scrapbook documenting his work during a top secret mission in Alaska. In addition to the military services of Lynn Perry, the papers also include a scrapbook documenting Margaret Perry s political career as President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women. 2

3 Arrangement Statement: The Lynn Perry papers have been arranged into five series, MILITARY HISTORY AND PERSONAL WRITINGS, FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH, MARGARET PERRY, PHOTOGRAPHS, and MILITARY CERTIFICATES AND EPHEMERA. Military History and Personal Writings series documents the military history of Lynn Perry in World War I and II as a Lieutenant Colonel, Captain, and Major of Engineer Corps as well as his personal interests and writings. It is further divided into three subseries, Mason-Dixon Line Boundary Information, World War I and World War II Years, and Civil War. Mason-Dixon Line Boundary Information subseries documents Lynn s research and interest in the Mason-Dixon Boundary Line. Documents include correspondence and articles. World War I and World War II Years subseries documents Perry s service in both World Wars as a Lieutenant of Engineering Corps. Documents include Perry s World War I diary and photographs and a scrapbook of his work in Alaska during World War II. Civil War subseries documents Perry s interest in the Civil War and the Centennial Celebrations held in Maryland from 1961 to Documents include Civil War Round Table correspondence, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings. Family History and Genealogical Research series documents the genealogical research completed by Perry throughout his life. It is further divided into four subseries, Perry Family, Holloway Family, Dennis Family, and Overlapping Genealogical Data. Perry Family subseries documents the genealogical history of the Perry family. Documents include genealogical charts, Lynn Perry s handwritten notes, and photocopies of letters. Holloway Family subseries documents the genealogical history of the Holloway Family. Documents include genealogical charts, handwritten notes, and correspondence between Holloway descendants. Dennis Family subseries documents the genealogical history of the Dennis Family. Documents include Lynn Perry s Dennis Family manuscript, genealogical charts, handwritten notes, and correspondence between Dennis descendants. Overlapping Genealogical Data subseries documents genealogical charts with all of the families overlapping. Documents include correspondence with various family members, genealogical charts featuring numerous family lines, and handwritten notes. Margaret Perry series documents her life as a political figure in Pennsylvania in the 1920s. Perry served as the civics director of the Women s Club of Easton before becoming the President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women. Documents include certificates and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings detailing her political career. Photographs series documents the various photographs taken of and by Lynn Perry throughout his life as well as general family photographs. Photographs include World War I training and overseas, scrapbooks, tintypes, cabinet cards, and postcards. 3

4 Military Certificates and Ephemera series documents Lynn Perry s military achievements and military ephemera collected throughout his life. Documents include appointment certificates, honorable discharge certificates, World War II ration books, programs, pamphlets, and correspondence. Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection. Subject Terms: General Terms Adams Family Civil War Corbin Family Dennis Family Genealogy Holloway Family Peery Family Perry Family Women s History World War I World War II Corporate Names Mason-Dixon Line Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women United States Army Women s Club of Easton Personal Names Adams, Katherine King, Kenneth Perry, Lynn Perry, Margaret 4

5 Series I: Military History and Personal Writings Box 1 1. Biographical Information, Lynn Perry, 1960s 2. Speeches and Writings, Lynn Perry, Speeches and Handwritten Note, Lynn Perry, 1940s-1970s Subseries A. Mason-Dixon Line Boundary 4. Handwritten Notes and Articles, Boundary Lines, Correspondence, Regarding Mason-Dixon Line, Transcribed Indenture, Lord Baltimore and Thomas and Richard Penn, 1700 July 4 7. Transcribed Joint Commissioners Report, Regarding Maryland-Delaware Border, 1850 February Article, W.C. Hodgkins, A Historical Account of the Boundary Line, undated 9. Maps and Newspaper Clippings, Boundary Lines, Subseries B. World War I and World War II Years 10. Correspondence and Sanitary Forms, World War I, 1913 June 1918 December 11. Correspondence, World War I, 1919 January-July 12. Correspondence and Sanitary Reports, World War I, 1918 March-1919 September 13. Ephemera, World War I, Box 2 1. Diary, Lynn Perry, Correspondence and Certificates, Correspondence and Newsletters, Technical and Progress Reports, 1943 January 15-November 1 5. Extracts and Compensation Forms, Scrapbook, Alaska Defense Command, 1943 January Subseries C. Civil War 7. Ephemera, Maryland Civil War Centennial, Ephemera, Civil War Centennial, Research Papers, Civil War, undated 10. Correspondence, Civil War Round Table, 1961 February-1963 November 11. Notes and Correspondence, Civil War Round Table, Notes and Correspondence, Civil War Round Table, 1961 February-1962 December 13. Ephemera and Notes, Civil War Locations, Pamphlets, Civil War Locations, 1961,

6 Series II: Family History and Genealogical Research Box 3 Subseries A. Perry Family 1. Book Manuscript, Major William Perry, Notes and Photocopies, William Peery, undated 3. Correspondence, Regarding Genealogy, , Correspondence, Regarding Genealogy, Correspondence, Regarding Genealogy, Notes and Correspondence, Genealogy, Correspondence, Peery Genealogy, 1932, Subseries B. Holloway Family 8. Notes and Correspondence, Holloway and Wooten Genealogy, Manuscript, Holloway Genealogy Book, undated Subseries C. Dennis Family 10. Notebook, John Dennis Inventory 1652, 1960s 11. Genealogical Charts, Dennis Family, 1960s Box 4 1. Correspondence, Dennis Family Genealogy, Family History and Correspondence, Dennis Family, Correspondence and Notes, Dennis Family Genealogy, 1950s 4. Family History, Dennis Family, undated 5. Notes and Records, Dennis Family, Manuscript, Dennis and Co., 1960s 7. Correspondence and Notes, Dennis Family, Correspondence and Notes, Dennis Family, 1960s Subseries D. Overlapping Genealogical Data 9. Correspondence and Notes, Atkins and Adams, Notebook, Peery Family Genealogy, undated 11. Notebook, Dennis and Adams Genealogy, undated 12. Family History, Marsh Family, undated 13. Blank Order Forms, A Branch of the Peery Family Tree, undated 14. Correspondence and Notes, Holloway and Lewis Families, Photocopies, Dennis Genealogy, undated 16. Correspondence and Notes, Short and Adkins Families, Box 5 1. Correspondence and Notes, Adams and Dennis Families, Booklet, Adams Family Records, 1929 July 6

7 3. Correspondence and Records, Adams Family Genealogy, Notes and Correspondence, Wooten and Ward Family Genealogy, Correspondence and Notes, Holloway and Farlow Families, Research Notebooks, undated 7. Research Notes and Correspondence, Genealogy, undated Series III: Margaret Perry 8. Scrapbook, Margaret Perry, 1920s 9. Scrapbook, Margaret Perry, 1920s Box 6 1. Correspondence and Records, Margaret Perry, Certificates, Margaret Perry, Series IV: Photographs 3. Photographs, World War I Training, 1910s-1920s 4. Photographs, World War I, s 5. Photographs, Sewage Construction, 1920s 6. Photographs, Sewage Construction, 1910s-1920s 7. Photographs, Construction, 1920s 8. Photographs, Lynn Perry, Postcards, from St. Louis, undated 10. Photographs, Landscape Photography, undated 11. Photograph, Lynn Perry, Photographs, Lynn Perry, 1920s 13. Photograph Cards, Perry Family Members, 1870s-1890s 14. Photograph Cards, Peery Family Members, 1860s-1890s 15. Photograph Cards, Stewart Family Members, 1860s-1890s 16. Photograph Cards, Sanxay Family Members, 1860s-1890s 17. Photograph Cards, McIllvaine Family Members, 1920s 18. Photograph Cards, David Hesse, 1860s 19. Scrapbook, Lynn Perry, 1910s-1920s Box 7 1. Photographs, Lynn Perry, s 2. Photographs, World War I, s 3. Postcards, World War I, Camp Meade, s 4. Photographs, World War I, France, 1910s-1920s 5. Photographs, Lynn Perry, 1910s-1950s 6. Photographs, Margaret Perry, Postcards, 1910s 7

8 8. Photographs, Peggy, 1930s 9. Photographs, Perry Family and Friends, 1940s-1960s 10. Photographs, House Photography, undated 11. Photographs, Construction, 1910s-1920s 12. Photographs, Line Markers, undated 13. Photographs, Family Members, 1880s-1910s 14. Photographs, Bridge Photography, undated 15. Photographs, 25 th Reunion, Postcards, Mexican Revolution, 1910s-1920s 17. Tintypes, 1860s 18. Cabinet Cards, 1870s Box 8 1. Photographs, World War I, France, 1910s 2. Cabinet Cards, 1870s-1880s 3. Photographs, Landscapes, undated 4. Photographs, Surveying and Construction, 1910s-1920s 5. Photographs, Hunting Trips, 1910s Series V: Military Certificates and Ephemera 6. Appointment Certificates, Lynn Perry, Certificate of Service, Lynn Perry, 1944 February Certificates, Lynn Perry, Certificate, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Lynn Perry, 1929 May Discharge Certificate, George W. Wilcox, 1862 March Civil War Draft Certificate, Orlando Furnace, 1864 June Correspondence, War Department, 1922 May Statement of Longevity Pay, Lynn Perry, 1942 May Book, Field Service Regulations for United States Army, Booklet, Going Back to Civilian Life, 1945 August 16. World War II Ephemera, Robert Sterling, Military Record Forms and Correspondence, Robert Sterling, 1940s 18. Ration Book, Edna A. Elderdice, Internet Article, Establishment of Camp A.A. Humphreys, undated 20. Booklets, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Insignias, Program, Memoirs of Pearl Harbor, 1943 December Correspondence, Lynn Perry from W.P. Drake, 1935 June Brochure, Magna Carte, undated Box 9 1. Program, 27 th Annual Convention, American Legion, 1945 August Program, Wicomico War Memorial Recreation Commission, Booklet, What About a Job?, undated 4. Honorable Discharge Certificate, Walter E. Gardner, 1920 February 28 8

9 5. War Bonds Envelopes, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Salisbury, Maryland, undated 6. Correspondence, Virginia Bowman, Honorable Discharge Certificate, John T. Conner, 1919 March 1 8. Color Portraits, Leaders of the Confederacy, undated 9. Color Portraits, Cliff Arquette s Soldiers, undated 10. Newspaper Clipping, Awards Made in Civil War Contest, 1965 October Article, Civil War Developments, W.H. McKenny, undated 12. Naval Reserve Ephemera and Correspondence, Robert Sterling, 1940s 13. Book, Unit Leader s Personal Response Handbook, Rating Description, United States Navy, John Vann Jr., undated 15. Letterhead and Blank Envelopes, United States Navy, undated 16. Letterhead and Blank Envelope, Service Men s Recreation Center 17. Newspaper Article, Sidelights on Local History, undated 18. Army Symbols, undated 19. Postcards and Photograph, Confederate Houses, undated 20. Brochure, Readjustment Allowances for Veterans, undated 21. Book List, Civil War: North and South Divided, 1960s 22. Pamphlet, Virginia Civil War Centennial Center, undated Box Appointment Certificate, Lynn Perry, 1941 April Diploma, Society of Sigma XI, Lynn Perry, 1924 January Family History, Corbin Family, undated 4. Genealogical Chart, Holloway Family, 1962 January Genealogical Chart, Bishop and Dennis Family, undated 6. Genealogical Chart, Dennis Family, undated 7. Genealogical Chart, Dennis, Adams, Perry, Wooten Families, undated 8. Genealogical Chart, Dennis, Adams, Perry, Wooten Families, undated 9. Genealogical Newsletter, Tuttle Publishing Company, undated 10. Genealogy Newsletter, Tuttle Publishing Company, undated 11. Headstone Blueprint, Harriet Amanda Corbin, undated 12. Newspaper, Washington Elm, 1963 April Photocopied Letter, Photocopied Newspaper, Star and Banner, 1863 July 2 Tube 1. Family Chart, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, undated 9