Papers, 1915-1980 (bulk 1915-1919, 1960-1980).

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Papers, 1915-1980 (bulk 1915-1919, 1960-1980).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192139541

Contains papers concerning the World War I flying corps, Lafayette Escadrille, including contemporary letters, 1915-1919, to Rockwell from members of the corps (such as letters from his brother Kiffin Yates Rockwell and from Ted Parsons), and contemporary photographs. Also contains correspondence and materials up to 1980 concerning the Lafayette Escadrille, such as reunion material, memorials, historical accounts. Includes Rockwell family genealogy.

12 linear ft.

Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963481

Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library

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Rockwell, Paul Ayres, 1889-1985

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Rockwell was a member of the Washington and Lee University Class of 1912, a member of the French Foreign Legion, a journalist in France during World War I, and a colonel in the U. S. Army. From the description of Papers, 1914-1985. (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 192139558 From the description of Papers, 1915-1980 (bulk 1915-1919, 1960-1980). (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 192139541 ...

France. ArmeĢe. Escadrille Lafayette.

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Rockwell family.

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Parsons, Edwin C.

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The papers in this collection were originally in the Israel K. Tefft autograph collection. Tefft, one of the founders of the Georgia Historical Society in 1839, amassed on of the largest collections of autographs in the world. The collection was sold at auction in New York in 1866. George Parsons bought a portion of that collection. Parsons lived in New York and was an executive of the City and Suburban Railway Company of Savannah. From the description of Edwin Parsons collection, 17...

Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, 1892-1916

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Army officer and aviator. From the description of Certificate of Kiffin Yates Rockwell, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83402740 ...