Papers, 1900-1967 (bulk 1917-1946).

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Stone, H. Chase (Henry Chase), 1900-1966. Papers, 1900-1967 (bulk 1917-1946).

Papers, 1900-1967 (bulk 1917-1946).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50855476

Records produced by, collected by or relating to Henry Chase Stone, a prominent businessman of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and a veteran of World Wars I and II. Included in this collection are correspondence, photographs, awards, clippings and other materials documenting portions of Stone's life and activities. Chase Stone moved to the Colorado Springs area in 1924 to receive treatment for tuberculosis at Cragmor Sanatorium. In 1928 he entered local business as the director of the Pikes Peak Flying School. Stone joined the First National Bank of Colorado Springs in 1935 and was named its president in 1951, a position he held until his death in 1966. Throughout his time in Colorado Springs, Stone was actively involved in numerous civic organizations, often as an officer or member of the board. The bulk of this collection dates from 1917, when Stone enlisted in the U.S. Navy, to 1946, when he resigned his commission as head of the Recruitment and Manning Organization of the War Shipping Administration.

13 cubic ft.

Pikes Peak Library District