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Harold Vassar Papers

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

(1917 – 1947)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2017.039
Creator(s) Vassar, Harold
Acquisition

Acquired by Dr. Beatriz Hardy (Dean of SU Libraries and Instructional Resources) in 2017.

 
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
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Abstract

The Harold Vassar Papers document the life and military service of a First World War pilot and architect from Ballston Spa, New York from 1917 to 1947. After graduating from Columbia University in 1913 and working as an architect in New York City, Vassar enlisted and graduated from the School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University in 1917. In 1918 he was promoted to Lieutenant, graduated from the Army School of the Line in France, and became a certified Army Corps instructor.

Scope and Content Note

The Harold Vassar Papers document the life and military service of a First World War pilot and architect from Ballston Spa, New York from 1917 to 1947. After graduating from Columbia University in 1913 and working as an architect in New York City, Vassar enlisted and graduated from the School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University in 1917. In 1918 he was promoted to Lieutenant, graduated from the Army School of the Line in France, and became a certified Army Corps instructor. It also appears that he was a part-time correspondent with Leslie's newspaper. Included are Vassar's identification cards and certificates; his 1917-1918 diary that includes training descriptions and extensive personal notes about other pilots; military orders and correspondence from 1917 to 1919 and War Department correspondence from 1942; reports, payment information, and visitation permission slips from 1918-1919; photographs of both Vassar and his squadron; personal correspondence from 1917 to 1942; old cadet group bulletins from 1942 to 1944; and, financial documents including receipts, insurance information, and rental leases.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Diaries
    • Diaries (Men)
    • World War, 1914-1918
    • World War, 1939-1945
    • Military History
    • Personal Correspondence
  • Location Terms
    • France
    • New York
    • New York (Ny.)

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