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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.144 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | John Hylan to Perriton Maxwell discussing his views on life after death |
| Date | 3 June 1918 |
| Author | Hylan, John (1868-1936) |
| Recipient | Maxwell, Perriton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hylan writes to the editor of the "Nation War Record and Review," as Mayor of New York. He responds to the question: "After Death - What?" Hylan writes that death is like birth, and man passes into a larger world than the one in which he lives. He uses this theme as a comfort for the high casualty rate of World War I. |
| Subjects | Death Religion Military History World War I |
| People | Hylan, John Francis (1868-1936) Maxwell, Perriton (1868-1947) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | World War I; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |