Papers of Harry Phillips Davis, 1915-1944.
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Davis, Harry Phillips, 1868-1931.
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Harry Phillips Davis was born on July 31, 1868 in Somersworth, New Hampshire. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1890 and B.S. in electrical engineering in 1891. In 1892 Davis married Agnes Taylor. After starting his career at the Thompson Houston Co. in 1891, Davis resigned and moved to East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to work for Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. In 1892, Davis was appointed to oversee Westinghouse's Detail Engine...
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...
Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947
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Army officer and business executive. From the description of James G. Harbord papers, 1886-1938 (bulk 1918-1919). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82223891 Harbord was a Major General and commanded the Services of Supply of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. He became Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1921-22. As a civilian, he became president of the Radio Corp of America (RCA) and resided in Rye, N.Y. He died in 1947. From the desc...
Aylesworth, Merlin Hall, 1886-1952
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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...
Herr, E. M.
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