Francis S. Harman papers, 1917-1919.

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Francis S. Harman papers, 1917-1919.

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Consists of correspondence, military records, and printed materials pertaining to the World War I experiences of Francis S. Harmon. He served in the Army & Navy YMCA and in Battery F, 114th Field Artillery. Also included is a copy of Harmon's 1975 book entitled Keep 'em rolling: letters about French ammunition trucks, their U.S. college graduate drivers, and horse-drawn U.S. artillery in World War I.

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Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA

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United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 114th.

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Harmon, Francis Stuart, 1895-

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Francis Harmon was born in Paulding, Mississippi. He served in France in World War I and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1922. He then returned to Mississippi and became editor of a newspaper in Hattiesburg. He served as chairman of the Mississippi State YMCA Committee for five years in the mid-1920s. In 1924 he became a member of the National Council, and in 1929 he was elected its president. In 1932 he succeeded John Mott as general secretary for the International Committee. He resigned i...

Lea, Luke, 1870-1945.

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YMCA of the USA

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A child of evangelical Protestantism, the YMCA at first considered itself a specialized agency for bringing young men to Christ. Although the early Y's mission was unabashedly religious in nature, the organization focused on method rather than doctrine or philosophy. Dominated by business men rather than professional religious leaders, the movement tended to emphasize facilities, expansion, practical usefulness, and specific influence. Early work included not only the distribution of tracts, Bib...