The William M. Chubb papers, 1930-1933.

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The William M. Chubb papers, 1930-1933.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, diaries; notebooks; articles. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: 1899-1917; World War I (WWI) -- U.S.; 1920s; 1930s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Assistant Electrical Engineer, Inspector and Radio Engineer of the Army Signal Corps. General description of the collection: The William M. Chubb papers include civilian employee's papers; official correspondence (1904-1926); many diaries (September 1914 - July 1933) about work; notebooks about engineering (1904-1910); newspaper clippings about engineering and people he knew; miscellaneous papers about electronics, engineering and U.S. Army Signal Corps.

2 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7585868

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Chubb, William

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William M. Chubb was an electrical engineer who worked for the United States (U.S.) Army Signal Corps as a civilian employee. From the description of The William M. Chubb papers, 1930-1933. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47839587 ...

United States. Army. Signal Corps

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Congress passed a resolution creating a national weather service on February 9, 1870, and it was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. This new law directed the Secretary of War to take meterological observations and provide warnings of approaching storms. The Brevet Brigadier General Albert J. Myer and his Signal Service Corps were assigned this duty on February 25, 1870 by the Secretary of War. Weather observations began on November 1, 1870. In June 1872, Congress extended the weather...