Papers, 1945-1979.

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Papers, 1945-1979.

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Primarily a collection of newspaper clippings and some relevant printed items relating to Brig. General Hugh B. Hester. Included are copies of letters from General Hester to the editor of U.S. Farm News, one to the editor of The Harvard Crimson, and copies of open letters to President Gerald R. Ford, President Jimmy Carter, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Admiral Thomas H. Moorer; a copy of the Recommendation for the Award of Distinguished-Service Medal to General Hester, signed by Douglas McArthur; and a copy of the Distinguished-Service Medal citation.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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