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Title: George L. Harding Papers
Dates: 1861-1976
Collection Number: 2003-57-1
Creator/Collector:
Harding, George L. (George Laban), 1893-1976
Extent: 3 boxes (2 linear feet)
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Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Small collection of personal papers of author George Laban Harding, primarily comprising family photographs, portraits, and
Boy Scouts of America ephemera.
Language of Material: English
Open to the public by appointment
Contact History San Jose's Research Library for information on reproduction or publication.
[Identification of item]. George L. Harding Papers. Collection Number: 2003-57-1. History San Jose Research Library
Part of the Henry L. Harding Papers (Harding's son) originally donated to the Perham Foundation and Foothill Electronics Museum,
later transferred to History San Jose in 2003 as part of the Perham Collection of Early Electronics.
Biography/Administrative History
Harding was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1893, and died in Berkeley on August 30, 1976. He graduated from Indiana University
with an A.B. (1915), followed by Harvard University (M.B.A., 1917). He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War I,
then worked at a ship--building company in Tacoma, Washington, before joining the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company in
San Francisco in 1928, retiring in 1958. A successful executive, Harding was also very active in the Boy Scouts of America,
serving on the National Executive Board and leading Palo Alto Troop 57. In addition, he was a published author, working closely
with the California Historical Society, interested in the history of types and printing. (Some information taken from obituary
published in the California Historical Quarterly (Vol. 55 No. 4, Winter, 1976/1977)).
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes Harding family letters and photographs; certificates and diplomas; Boy Scouts of America ephemera and photographs;
photo album from Harding's Indiana University undergraduate years; portraits; and a binder of notes and outline, titled "Early
Polynesian Printing."
Authors
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Indianapolis (Ind.)
Palo Alto (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
photograph albums
studio portraits
cabinet photographs
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
diplomas
notes
outlines (documents)
letters (correspondence)
discharges
marriage certificates