1930s Overview
This section primarily links to documents from the 1930s that were written
outside periods when Laura Philinda Campbell and William Laurence Krieg
wrote significant groups of letters.
The first letter we have from Philinda is undated, apparently written while she was in elementary school in the 1920s.
During much of this period we know she attended
Miss Beard School,
Morristown, New Jersey, while living fairly nearby.
(The school's name is pronounced like bear with a -d.)
We have no record of her exact address or which years she attended that particular school.
The next letter on file for her was written 1938-10-14 by José Ángel Vega P. to Philinda.
This date puts it during Philinda's junior year at
Swarthmore College.
Following that academic year she elected to spend the summer in Paris; the first letter on file from Paris is dated
1939-07-14 and begins, "Life goes on as usual," so apparently it was not her first.
Increasing hostilities between Germany and France subsequently prevented her return, resulting in a two-year sojourn in France.
A somewhat more detailed account of her early life is included with
Campbell Family Photos 1930-1948.
William, on the other hand, wrote quite a few letters throughout the 1930s and saved them
along with memorabilia. As a result the timeline of his activities
is much clearer than Philinda's.
His correspondence falls into three main groups: his four years at
Dartmouth College,
two years of graduate work at
Tufts University's
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ,
and a year as consul-intern in Stuttgart, Germany.
The table below shows these major periods and links to the associated document groups.
| Dates |
William's
Age |
William's Activities |
Philinda's
Age |
Philinda's Activities |
Document Group |
| 1930 January |
17 |
Newark (Ohio) High School |
13 |
(Miss Beard School, Morristown, New Jersey) |
1930 |
| 1931 January |
18 |
Newark High School |
14 |
(Beard School) |
1931 |
| 1931 June |
18 |
Graduates from High School |
14 |
(Beard School) |
1931 |
| 1931 September |
18 |
Freshman year, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire |
14 |
(Beard School) |
U University |
| 1932 September |
19 |
Sophomore year, Dartmouth College |
15 |
(Beard School) |
U University |
| 1933 September |
20 |
Junior year, Dartmouth College |
16 |
(Beard School) |
U University |
| 1934 January |
21 |
Senior year, Dartmouth College |
17 |
(Beard School)
Possible summer trip to Europe with her mother. |
U University |
| 1935 June |
22 |
Graduation from Dartmouth College |
18 |
(Graduation from Miss Beard School)
Possible summer trip to France with a Miss Hoy. |
T Tufts |
| 1935 September |
22 |
Enrollment in The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts |
18 |
Freshman year at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania |
T Tufts |
| 1936 September |
23 |
Second year at The Fletcher School |
19 |
Sophomore year at Swarthmore College |
T Tufts |
| 1937 Summer |
24 |
Applies for admission to United States Foreign Service (Department of State) |
20 |
Visits Mexico for a number of months |
T Tufts |
| 1937 September |
24 |
Initial training at
The Foreign Service Institute, Washington, DC |
20 |
Junior year at Swarthmore College |
T Tufts |
| 1938 May |
25 |
Begins consular internship in Stuttgart, Germany |
21 |
Junior year at Swarthmore College |
S Stuttgart |
| 1939 June |
26 |
Consular internship in Stuttgart, Germany |
22 |
Travels to Paris |
S Stuttgart
F France |
| 1939 August |
26 |
Returns to Washington for further training |
22 |
Remains in Paris |
1939
F France |
1930s Documents: 1930-1932 |
|---|
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Date
ID | Where From | By | To | Notes |
1930-08-20
3-
18 | Newark, Ohio | Newspaper or Magazine | General Public |
News clipping, presumably from the Newark Advocate.
Undated; date approximated.
|
1930-09-08
3-4 | Newark,
Ohio | other | Laurence Montgomery Krieg |
The Newark Public Schools…Senior High School Department…REPORT CARD of Krieg, William,
for the school year beginning September 8th, 1930.
|
1931-05-01
3-1 | Newark
High School, Newark, Ohio | Newark High School | General Public |
High school play program:
The Dramatic Club of Newark High School presents 'Seven Keys to Baldpate' …
by George M Cohan, based on the Novel…by Earl Derr Biggers".
Undated - Date approximated.
The Cast - Elijah Quimby …..William Krieg …
|
1931-06-01
3-6 | Newark,
Ohio | Newspaper or Magazine | General Public |
Clipping presumably from Newark Advocate.
Undated, date approximated.
"Newark H.S. Pupils Win. Stand High in County-Wide Test on General
Scholarship" …
"First place in the contest was won by William L. Kreig [sic] …"
|
1931-06-11
3-15 | Newark
High School, Newark, Ohio | Newark High School | General Public |
Program of High School Commencement. Black ink on ~30lb paper.
1 sheet folded to create 4 page booklet.
2 copies on file. Copy 1 cover has notes in black ink, round hand.
|
1931-06-13
3-3 | Newark,
Ohio | Newspaper or Magazine | General Public |
Single-column article in _Newark Advocate_ (presumed).
171 SENIORS ARE GIVEN FINAL HONORS HERE
"WK's graduation from High School 1931"
|
1931-06-13
3-17 | Newark,
Ohio | other | General Public |
Clipping from unmarked publication, presumably from Newark, Ohio, apparently
not the Newark Advocate.
"The eight commencement speakers have been chosen for this year. William
Krieg and Dorothea Griffith were automatically chosen because of their high
averages…"
|
1931-06-13
3-7 | Newark,
Ohio | Newspaper or Magazine | General Public |
"Newark High Student Wins General Scholarship Honors"
Newark Advocate (presumed) article. Photo of WLK.
Clipping is P-shaped, torn, very fragile.
P.2 separate publication showing same photo of WLK in higher resolution
|
1931-06-29
3-
16 | Cloudland, Georgia | Constance | William Laurence Krieg |
Envelope imprinted "Newark Girl Scout Council" with logo.
Upright handwriting on 4 sheets notepaper. Sheets 1-2 103x213mm in black ink;
sheets 3-4 150x235mm in blunt pencil. All sheets except 2 written on both
sides.
|
1931-07-15
3-
11 | Buckeye Lake, Ohio | Newspaper or Magazine | General Public |
Tickets for dance at Crystal Lake Ballroom, Buckeye Lake, Ohio. Black ink on
orange card stock. "Page" consists of a pair of tickets numbered 7853. 6 for
25c.
Undated; date approximated.
|
1931-09-14
3-8 | Newark,
Ohio | Newspaper or Magazine | General Public |
Obituary notice for Jennie Crane, mother of Helen Crane Krieg, grandmother of
William Laurence Krieg. Presumably in Newark Advocate.
Undated; date approximated.
|
| 1931-09-15 |
1932-06-05 |
Document Group |
U University |
Letters from William's Freshman Year at Dartmouth |
1930s Documents: 1932-1938 |
|---|
Date
ID | Where From | By | To | Notes |
1932-03-06
3-2 | Newark,
Ohio | Newspaper or Magazine | General Public |
MRS. ETTA M. KRIEG obituary,
in Newark Advocate (presumed).
Date not given; Born 1860, died age 72
|
| 1932-09-19 |
1933-06-04 |
Document Group |
U University |
Letters from William's Sophomore Year at Dartmouth |
| 1933-09 |
1934-06 |
Document Group |
U University |
Letters from William's Junior Year at Dartmouth |
| 1934-09 |
1935-06 |
Document Group |
U University |
Letters from William's Sophomore Year at Dartmouth |
1936-03-07
3-9 | Newark,
Ohio | Newspaper or Magazine | General Public |
"DEATH CLAIMS LOCAL DOCTOR. Dr. Leland Baxter Succumbs Following
Illness of one Week."
Presumably from Newark Advocate. Dated by hand. Dr. Baxter was probably the
Krieg family physician for many years.
|
1930s Documents: 1939 |
|---|
Date
ID | Where From | By | To | Notes |
1939-07-03
3-5 | London,
England | London City Council | William Laurence Krieg |
London Visitor's Driver Licence. Booklet with red hard-cover
|
| 1939-07-14 |
1940-09-29 |
Document Group |
F France |
Letters from Philinda in France |
1939-10-11
3-
10 | Department of State, Washington | William Laurence Krieg | Laurence
Montgomery Krieg |
Pica type dark ribbon on normal weight Department of State letterhead. Note in
left margin blue-black ink WLK hand.
|
1939-10-28
3-
12 | Department of State, Washington | William Laurence Krieg | Laurence
Montgomery Krieg |
Pica type medium ribbon on standard-weight government Department of State
letterhead.
Note in right margin blue-black ink WLK hand.
|
1939-12-12
3-
13 | Department of State, Washington | William Laurence Krieg | Laurence
Montgomery Krieg |
Pica type medium ribbon on standard weight paper.
P.1 Department of State letterhead.
|
1939-12-29
3-
14 | Department of State, Washington D.C. | William Laurence Krieg | Laurence
Montgomery Krieg |
Pica type medium ribbon on standard weight Department of State letterhead.
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