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Samuel S. Robertson
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CA NSHK MER-55
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1937 - 1941 (Creation)
- Creator
- Robertson, Samuel S.
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1937 - 1941 (Accumulation)
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- Merkel, Andrew Doane
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0.5 cm of textual records
Note: Includes 4 letters, 2 typescripts, and 2 newspaper articles
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(1905 - 1941)
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Samuel S. Robertson was war correspondent during the Second World War. Born in 1905 in Glasgow, Scotland, he joined the Canadian Press in 1918 at the age of 13, as a night messenger. In 1931, he was placed in charge of the CP night desk, and in 1937, became the CP superintendent in New York. In 1939, he travelled to the United Kingdom to be a war correspondent and CP London Superintendent. He was killed in May 1941 in a U-boat attack off the coast of Ireland, while aboard the SS Nerissa.
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Series consists of letters Robertson wrote to Andrew Merkel discussing professional and personal matters.
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- Canadian Press (Subject)