Richard H. Anthony papers, 1923-1958 (bulk 1923-1929). [1923-1958]

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Richard H. Anthony papers, 1923-1958 (bulk 1923-1929). [1923-1958]

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Richard H. Anthony was a Providence native and Brown University graduate, class of 1925. His distinguished career included working as a journalist in Paris for the European edition of New York Herald Tribune, where he covered the landings of Charles E. Lindburgh and Richard E. Byrd on their respective transatlantic flights in 1927. This collection of papers includes a collection of autographs of Byrd, and co-pilots Bernt Balchen, Bertrand B. Acosta and George O. Noville, who accompanied him on his historic flight from New York to the coast of Normandy on July 1, 1927.

6 items (0.25 linear ft.)

Brown University, Brown University Library

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Brown University, Brown University Library

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Noville, George O.

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Anthony, Richard H., 1903-

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Richard H. Anthony was born in Providence, Rhode Island on June 20, 1903, son of Frank J. Anthony, a well-known architect, and Lilias Hall Anthony. He was educated at various grammar schools in Providence, graduating from Hope High School in 1921. Subsequently he graduated from Brown University in 1925, and from Georgetown Law School in 1933. Soon after graduating from Brown, Anthony moved to New York and joined the staff of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, where he eventually ...

Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...

Acosta, Bertrand B.

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Balchen, Bernt, 1899-1973

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Bernt Balchen (b. October 23, 1899, Tveit, Norway-d. October 17, 1973, Mount Kisco, New York), was an aviator, explorer, author, and Air Force officer. He participated in the Amundsen relief expedition in 1925, served as mechanic and stand-by crew member for the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Noble flight over the North Pole in the dirigible "Norge" in 1926, participated in the Byrd (1928-30) and Ellsworth (1934) Antarctic expeditions, and distinguished himself as a member of the OSS during World War II. He...