John Kenly Montgomery papers, 1921-1974.

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John Kenly Montgomery papers, 1921-1974.

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Chiefly financial records, 1921-1974, re JKM's career as a pioneer aviator and businessman. Montgomery enlisted for flight training in World War I; following the war and concerned about air power, he testified before a Congressional Committee on the need for a separate Air Force and on behalf of Gen. William 'Billy' Mitchell, who is regarded as the father of the U.S. Air Force; Montgomery also testified at Mitchell's court martial that followed the General's controversial criticism of the U.S. military leadership. In a letter, 2 Mar. 1926, Mitchell thanks him, "The aid you gave me and my counsel... is deeply appreciated." Business papers, 1925-1946, [located on PU-4lb] chiefly correspondence re Tri-American Aviation, Inc. and its dissolution; and settlement of JKM's estate, including letters from Gen. Billy Mitchell and Gen. Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold. Eight bound volumes (1921-1946) consist of 2 scrapbooks of photographs and clippings, 1925-1930 and 1927-1934, including newspapers from Argentina and elsewhere in South America; printed album with portraits of aviators, Ye Ancient and Secret Order of Quiet Birdmen, founded Jan. 1921 (Montgomery appears on p.27); and volume, 1933-1939, for Tri-American Aviation, Inc., of business accounts and voucher record, [all vols. located on PU-4lb]

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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