Guide to the Marshall Reynolds - World War One Collection

Collection — Box: 364

Identifier: H73-40

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of records pertaining to Reynolds service during World War I and to the war in general. Most of the papers are official in nature, with very few personal letters or notes. The records are a good source for information concerning the training and administrative aspects of the war effort by United States artillerymen. A few postwar materials describe battles and battlefield experiences.

A certificate concerning Marshall Reynolds’ membership in the International Order of the Odd Fellows also included.

Dates

1916-1929

Creator

Reynolds, Marshall S., 1916-1929 (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical Note

Marshall Stark Reynolds was born July 9, 1881 and grew up in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. He was a noted athlete at Masefield State College, Pa., and at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from law school in 1905. When his mother had to leave the Pennsylvania climate for health reasons, Reynolds, a young attorney, came to Wyoming with his family in 1906, settling in Cokeville.

Reynolds was appointed law clerk of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1911and served as Uinta County attorney. During World War I he served as an officer in an artillery unit. In 1921 he was elected to a two-year term in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Reynolds was the district collector for the Internal Revenue Service from 1921 to 1932. He was appointed the U.S. Commissioner in 1942 by U.S. District Judge T. Blake Kennedy, and was reappointed many times. Reynolds was a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free-Masonry, and was elected sovereign grand chancellor of the Supreme Council in 1969. He was also a member of the International Council of DeMolay, the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Reynolds died in December 1971.