Lynn Perry papers
9 boxes, 2 oversize boxes (6.75 linear feet)
(1880 – 1960)
bulk 1910-1945
Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland
| Identifier | 2008.130 |
|---|---|
| Creator(s) | Perry, Lynn |
| Acquisition | The Lynn Perry papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by the Wicomico Historical Society, 2008. |
| Language(s) | English |
| Use | Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use." |
| Preferred Citation | "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland." |
| Attribution | Finding aid written by Matthew J. Hollis, October 2009, with additions and edits by Madysen M. Eutsler, August 2017. |
| Related Materials |
Richard W. Cooper papers (1605 – 2001) Clyde Gilbert Truitt collection (1916 – 2011) Camp Meade Souvenir Folder (circa 1914) |
| Separated Materials | Oversized materials have been housed in an archival tube and stored with other rolled materials in the Nabb Research Center. |
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 1880-1960, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1910-1945. 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 service of Lynn Perry, his papers also include a scrapbook documenting Margaret Perry’s political career as President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women.
Dr. Lynn Perry (1884-1969) was born in Millsboro, Delaware to parents Vandalia and Rose May Perry. Perry received his Bachelors of Science and Masters of Science from the 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 1918. 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 1919. After serving in the war, Perry taught Civil Engineering as a professor at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1942. In 1942, Perry served in World War II as a Lieutenant Corporal in the Corps of Engineers. Stationed in Alaska, Perry served with the 349th 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 (1883-1966) in the 1910s before Lynn was stationed overseas. They had one child together, Elizabeth Perry Thayer (b.1930s).
Margaret Lavinia Perry, (1883-1966) 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).
The Lynn Perry papers contain five series and are described below: 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 1965. 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.
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.
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.
Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.
Subject Terms
- Topical Terms
- Adams Family
- Corbin Family
- Dennis Family
- Genealogy
- Holloway Family
- Perry Family
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- Women's History
- Corporate Names
- Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women
- Women's Club of Easton
- United States Army
- Personal Names
- Adams, Katherine ( )
- King, Kenneth ( )
- Perry, Lynn Dr. (1884-1969)
- Perry, Margaret Lavinia (1883-1966)
Inventory List
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Series I: Military History and Personal Writings
Box 1
1. Biographical Information, Lynn Perry, 1960s
2. Speeches and Writings, Lynn Perry, 1919-1939
3. Speeches and Handwritten Note, Lynn Perry, 1940s-1970s
Subseries A. Mason-Dixon Line Boundary
4. Handwritten Notes and Articles, Boundary Lines, 1934-1940
5. Correspondence, Regarding Mason-Dixon Line, 1930-1934
6. Transcribed Indenture, Lord Baltimore and Thomas and Richard Penn, 1700 July 4
7. Transcribed Joint Commissioners Report, Regarding Maryland-Delaware Border, 1850 February 27
8. Article, W.C. Hodgkins, “A Historical Account of the Boundary Line,” undated
9. Maps and Newspaper Clippings, Boundary Lines, 1893-1934
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, 1918-1919
Box 2
1. Diary, Lynn Perry, 1917-1919
2. Correspondence and Certificates, 1923-1940
3. Correspondence and Newsletters, 1919-1957
4. Technical and Progress Reports, 1943 January 15-November 1
5. Extracts and Compensation Forms, 1942-1944
6. Scrapbook, Alaska Defense Command, 1943 January
Subseries C. Civil War
7. Ephemera, Maryland Civil War Centennial, 1961-1965
8. Ephemera, Civil War Centennial, 1961-1962
9. Research Papers, Civil War, undated
10. Correspondence, Civil War Round Table, 1961 February-1963 November
11. Notes and Correspondence, Civil War Round Table, 1962-1965
12. Notes and Correspondence, Civil War Round Table, 1961 February-1962 December
13. Ephemera and Notes, Civil War Locations, 1964
14. Pamphlets, Civil War Locations, 1961, 1963
Series II: Family History and Genealogical Research
Box 3
Subseries A. Perry Family
1. Book Manuscript, “…Major William Perry,” 1935
2. Notes and Photocopies, William Peery, undated
3. Correspondence, Regarding Genealogy, 1933-1936, 1961
4. Correspondence, Regarding Genealogy, 1932-1939
5. Correspondence, Regarding Genealogy, 1932-1939
6. Notes and Correspondence, Genealogy, 1909-1961
7. Correspondence, Peery Genealogy, 1932, 1964-1965
Subseries B. Holloway Family
8. Notes and Correspondence, Holloway and Wooten Genealogy, 1930-1962
9. 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, 1932-1946
2. Family History and Correspondence, Dennis Family, 1931-1955
3. Correspondence and Notes, Dennis Family Genealogy, 1950s
4. Family History, Dennis Family, undated
5. Notes and Records, Dennis Family, 1941-1964
6. Manuscript, Dennis and Co., 1960s
7. Correspondence and Notes, Dennis Family, 1932-1956
8. Correspondence and Notes, Dennis Family, 1960s
Subseries D. Overlapping Genealogical Data
9. Correspondence and Notes, Atkins and Adams, 1930-1953
10. 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, 1931-1936
15. Photocopies, Dennis Genealogy, undated
16. Correspondence and Notes, Short and Adkins Families, 1932-1964
Box 5
1. Correspondence and Notes, Adams and Dennis Families, 1932-1953
2. Booklet, Adams Family Records, 1929 July
3. Correspondence and Records, Adams Family Genealogy, 1929-1957
4. Notes and Correspondence, Wooten and Ward Family Genealogy, 1930-1965
5. Correspondence and Notes, Holloway and Farlow Families, 1934-1966
6. 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, 1898-1954
2. Certificates, Margaret Perry, 1942-1961
Series IV: Photographs
3. Photographs, World War I Training, 1910s-1920s
4. Photographs, World War I, 1914-1920s
5. Photographs, Sewage Construction, 1920s
6. Photographs, Sewage Construction, 1910s-1920s
7. Photographs, Construction, 1920s
8. Photographs, Lynn Perry, 1902
9. Postcards, from St. Louis, undated
10. Photographs, Landscape Photography, undated
11. Photograph, Lynn Perry, 1918
12. 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, 1900-1940s
2. Photographs, World War I, 1918-1920s
3. Postcards, World War I, Camp Meade, 1917-1920s
4. Photographs, World War I, France, 1910s-1920s
5. Photographs, Lynn Perry, 1910s-1950s
6. Photographs, Margaret Perry, 1918
7. Postcards, 1910s
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, 25th Reunion, 1906
16. 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, 1919-1940
7. Certificate of Service, Lynn Perry, 1944 February 29
8. Certificates, Lynn Perry, 191939-1958
9. Certificate, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Lynn Perry, 1929 May 6
10. Discharge Certificate, George W. Wilcox, 1862 March 25
11. Civil War Draft Certificate, Orlando Furnace, 1864 June 28
12. Correspondence, War Department, 1922 May 17
13. Statement of Longevity Pay, Lynn Perry, 1942 May 14
14. Book, Field Service Regulations for United States Army, 1914
15. Booklet, “Going Back to Civilian Life,” 1945 August
16. World War II Ephemera, Robert Sterling, 1942-1946
17. Military Record Forms and Correspondence, Robert Sterling, 1940s
18. Ration Book, Edna A. Elderdice, 1943
19. Internet Article, “Establishment of Camp A.A. Humphreys,” undated
20. Booklets, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Insignias, 1943-1943
21. Program, Memoirs of Pearl Harbor, 1943 December 7
22. Correspondence, Lynn Perry from W.P. Drake, 1935 June 3
23. Brochure, Magna Carte, undated
Box 9
1. Program, 27th Annual Convention, American Legion, 1945 August 23-25
2. Program, Wicomico War Memorial Recreation Commission, 1947
3. Booklet, What About a Job?, undated
4. Honorable Discharge Certificate, Walter E. Gardner, 1920 February 28
5. War Bonds Envelopes, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Salisbury, Maryland, undated
6. Correspondence, Virginia Bowman, 1964
7. Honorable Discharge Certificate, John T. Conner, 1919 March 1
8. Color Portraits, “Leaders of the Confederacy”
9. Color Portraits, Cliff Arquette’s Soldiers
10. Newspaper Clipping, “Awards Made in Civil War Contest,” 1965 October 25
11. 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, 1967
14. 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 10
1. Appointment Certificate, Lynn Perry, 1941 April 18
2. Diploma, Society of Sigma XI, Lynn Perry, 1924 January 16
3. Family History, Corbin Family, undated
4. Genealogical Chart, Holloway Family, 1962 January 20
5. 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 16
13. Photocopied Letter, 1785
14. Photocopied Newspaper, Star and Banner, 1863 July 2
Tube
1. Family Chart, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, undated
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