Robert Bennet Forbes papers, 1923-1944.

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Robert Bennet Forbes papers, 1923-1944.

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Papers of Robert Bennet Forbes (called Ben) of Westwood and Boston, Mass. include letters written to his father Allan, mother Josephine, sister Phyllis, and brothers Allan, James Murray, and Henry Ashton Crosby Forbes while he was a child at home, ca. 1923-24, and at Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, South Carolina, 1925-30, and a teenager at Milton Academy in Milton, Mass., 1930-33. Letters pertain to his studies, polo lessons and matches, involvement in clubs and organizations, family matters, health, and time spent with friends; and include sketches and drawings. Also includes letters written to Ben's parents and wife Elizabeth McKean Forbes while a student at Harvard College, 1935-39, and while serving as a North Atlantic Mine Sweeper in the United States Navy in World War II, 1942-44; and military and biographical information about Ben gathered by his father Allan after his death in 1944.

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Forbes, James, 1922- .

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Forbes, Allan, b. 1919.

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Forbes, Henry Ashton Crosby, 1925-

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Aiken Prepatory School (Aiken, S.C.)

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Forbes family.

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Forbes, Elizabeth McKean, b. 1917.

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Milton Academy (Milton, Mass.)

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Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1939

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Forbes, Josephine.

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Forbes, Allan, 1874-1955

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Leland, Phyllis Forbes, 1915- .

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Forbes, Robert Bennet, 1916-1944.

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