Lester Armour papers, 1941-1953

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Summary

Creators:
Armour, Lester, 1895-1971
Abstract:
Class notes and correspondence relating to the Naval Air Combat Intelligence Officers School, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and the Aviation Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas; and official orders, reports, correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to the U.S. Navy and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lester Armour papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Class notes and correspondence relating to the Naval Air Combat Intelligence Officers School, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and the Aviation Intelligence Center, Pacific Ocean Areas; and official orders, reports, correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to the U.S. Navy and the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1895 March 21
Born, Chicago, Illinois
1918
B. A., Yale
1918-1919
Ensign, U.S. Naval Aviation
1941-1945
Chairman of Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chicago National Bank.
Captain, U.S. Naval Reserves
1970 December 26
Died, Lake Forest, Illinois
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1971.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lester Armour papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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