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United States Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University records

 Collection
Identifier: 33-2-110

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, financial reports, curricula, inventories, photographs, weekly reports, lists of students, subject files, and other records of the School at Cornell University. Includes registrar cards for students. Photographs include composites, Cornell University cadets during training maneuvers held at Enfield Glen, Tompkins County, New York. Includes a picture of Ray June of Ithaca, New York wearing a World War I uniform. Also, a glass plate positive of an aerial view of a stadium, possibly at Cornell University, taken by Donald H. Ellison in 1917 or 1918. Also two volumes, one the History of the United States Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell including photographs, charts, examinations, booklets, and other material compiled and another 12 leaf volume titled Air Service history of Cornell University November 24, 1919 containing a brief typewritten history of activities in connection with the Air Service in World War I at Cornell University, including the School of Military Aeronautics, the School of Aerial Photography, and contributions of departments and individuals. It includes lists of Cornell flying aces and Cornell casualties of aerial combat. Photographs of Barton Hall glued in, showing how it was used for student quarters, laboratories, and airplane storage both these volumes compiled by Professor William Nichols Barnard who served as President of the Academic Board of the U. S. Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell. Also a bound manuscript, 241 leaves, titled History of the United States Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., May 1917 to December 1918 by Charles Beverley Benson instructor at the school. Volume includes a detailed typewritten history of the School of Military Aeronautics, with many photographs and samples of forms glued in. It also includes lists of School students and staff and Cornell flying aces. Also a notebook from the School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University, March, 1918 compiled by George V. Murphy. Also an album with photographs by John P. Troy that includes images of Barton Hall airplane laboratory.

Dates

  • 1917-1919.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

12.4 cubic feet. (12.4 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Correspondence, financial reports, curricula, inventories, photographs, weekly reports, lists of students, subject files, and other records of the School at Cornell University. Includes registrar cards for students. Photographs include composites, Cornell University cadets during training maneuvers held at Enfield Glen, Tompkins County, New York. Includes a picture of Ray June of Ithaca, New York wearing a World War I uniform. Also, a glass plate positive of an aerial view of a stadium, possibly at Cornell University, taken by Donald H. Ellison in 1917 or 1918. Also two volumes, one the History of the United States Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell including photographs, charts, examinations, booklets, and other material compiled and another 12 leaf volume titled Air Service history of Cornell University November 24, 1919 containing a brief typewritten history of activities in connection with the Air Service in World War I at Cornell University, including the School of Military Aeronautics, the School of Aerial Photography, and contributions of departments and individuals. It includes lists of Cornell flying aces and Cornell casualties of aerial combat. Photographs of Barton Hall glued in, showing how it was used for student quarters, laboratories, and airplane storage both these volumes compiled by Professor William Nichols Barnard who served as President of the Academic Board of the U. S. Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell. Also a bound manuscript, 241 leaves, titled History of the United States Army School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., May 1917 to December 1918 by Charles Beverley Benson instructor at the school. Volume includes a detailed typewritten history of the School of Military Aeronautics, with many photographs and samples of forms glued in. It also includes lists of School students and staff and Cornell flying aces. Also a notebook from the School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University, March, 1918 compiled by George V. Murphy. Also an album with photographs by John P. Troy that includes images of Barton Hall airplane laboratory.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Katie Guttman
Date completed:
December 2017
EAD encoding:
Fredrika Loew, December 2017
Date modified:
Amanda Kiesl, October 2018
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
December 2017
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)