Presly Holliday, 1902

Life & Family
Sgt. Presley (also Pressley or Presly) Holliday, USA
(1873-1954)
Steelton High School (Class of 1890), Married Estelle M. Hill
Buried in Midland Cemetery

Sources
Key primary sources include the following letters:

Presley Holliday’s letter to the editor of the New York Age, April 22, 1899 (response to Theodore Roosevelt)

Presly Holliday to George Myers June 8, 1901

“Reply To Mr. Lainer,” Washington (DC) Post, May 1, 1935, p. 8: 4-5.

“The Utterback Case,” Washington (DC) Post, May 7, 1935, p. 8: 6.

“Are Ethiopians Negroes?,” Washington (DC) Post, September 11, 1935, p. 6: 4-5.

“Thinks Fighting Men Should Be Upheld In Fight Against Unfairness,” Pittsburg (PA) Courier, June 12, 1943, p. 22: 6.

“Cites Faults of a Mixed Army,” Pittsburg (PA) Courier, September 27, 1947, p. 6: 4.

“Racial Mixtures,” Washington (DC) Post , December 28, 1949, p. 10: 4-5.

Holliday to President Harry Truman, September 4, 1945

While none of Holliday’s letters from the Eisenhower Administration appear to be online, see this finding aid and use the CTRL + F to search “0126 124-A-1” and find the section that lists Holliday as a “Principal Correspondents.”

Places to Visit
Presly Holliday wrote letters to several United States Presidents. While in Washington DC you can visit the White House.