The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Hollis Hills Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10165

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San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
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Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Hollis Hills Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10165
Physical Description: .35 Cubic Feet This is a two box collection, both boxes with measurements 12 ¼ x 10 ½ x 5 inches. The majority of this collection contains letters to and from Hollis Hills, Kenneth Hills, Mrs. Zelma S. Hills (mother), Linda, Pamela, Mickey, Bill Henry, and G. Clark. The letters range from 1926 to 1967. The collection also contains an assortment of news clips, I.D. and membership cards, certificates, booklets, and a few photographs. There are two items in the Oversized Materials Special Collection (OMSC_00001). One item is a Pacific Southwest Airlines Poster (Hills_2), and the other is a “La Torre” South Pasadena Junior High School newsletter (Hills_1).
Date (bulk): bulk
Abstract: Hollis Hills grew up in Pasadena, California. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) in June 1940 and became a pilot on June 22, 1941, with the R.C.A.F.’s 414 Squadron. Prior to Pearl Harbor, Hollis was transferred to Croydon (Greater London), England to continue to fly and train with the Royal Air Force. He was transferred to the U.S. Navy on November 8, 1942.

Biographical / Historical

Hollis Hills grew up in Pasadena, California. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) in June 1940 and became a pilot on June 22, 1941, with the R.C.A.F.’s 414 Squadron. Prior to Pearl Harbor, Hollis was transferred to Croydon (Greater London), England to continue to fly and train with the Royal Air Force. He was transferred to the U.S. Navy on November 8, 1942, and returned to the United States via the Queen Mary the following month. Hollis did a one-year carrier-based tour in the Pacific Theater with VF-32, as well as with VF-150 and then VF-97 until World War II ended. He joined civilian life following the war (either honorably discharged or placed in reserves), and re-joined as a Lieutenant Commander in 1949. Hollis retired as a Commander for the United States Navy.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research by appointment.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

Scope and Contents

This is a two box collection, both boxes with measurements 12 ¼ x 10 ½ x 5 inches. The majority of this collection contains letters to and from Hollis Hills, Kenneth Hills, Mrs. Zelma S. Hills (mother), Linda, Pamela, Mickey, Bill Henry, and G. Clark. The letters range from 1926 to 1967. The collection also contains an assortment of news clips, I.D. and membership cards, certificates, booklets, and a few photographs.
There are two items in the Oversized Materials Special Collection (OMSC_00001). One item is a Pacific Southwest Airlines Poster (Hills_2), and the other is a “La Torre” South Pasadena Junior High School newsletter (Hills_1).

Related Materials

RCAF Files.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Royal Canadian Air Force
Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32)
Fighter Squadron 150 (VF-150)
Hills, Hollis

 

Box 1 of 2

 

Series I – Personal Documents

 

Folder 1 – Certificates, I.D.’s, Booklets

Physical Description: This folder contains a marriage certificate, a war rations booklet, a memorandum pocketbook, a life insurance policy, boy scout ID, and other membership cards.
 

Folder 2 – School Paraphernalia

Physical Description: This folder contains report cards, a certificate of promotion, commencement pamphlet, and more.
 

Series II – Newspaper Clips

 

Folder 3 – Newspaper Clips

Physical Description: This folder contains newspaper clips about radio contest winners, RAF reconnaissance description, a short biography of Kenneth Hills, the LA street car/bus operator strike and trial, and Saint Paulias.
 

Series III - Photographs

 

Folder 4 – Photographs

Physical Description: This folder contains six photographs of a house, a racecar track, and a P-51 Mustang.
 

Series IV

 

Folder 5 – Miscellaneous

Physical Description: This folder contains child drawings, police citations, a tag, a ticket, and a picture.
 

Series V - Correspondence

 

Series V - Correspondence

 

Folder 7 – “No-envelope” Correspondence

 

Folder 8 – Letters & Envelopes 1926

 

Folder 9 – Letters & Envelopes 1929

 

Folder 10 – Letters & Envelopes 1932

 

Folder 11 – Letters & Envelopes 1935

 

Folder 12 – Letters & Envelopes 1940

 

Folder 13 – Letters & Envelopes 1941

 

Box 2 of 2

 

Series V - Correspondence (cont)

 

Folder 1 – Letters & Envelopes 1942

 

Folder 2 – Letters & Envelopes 1943

 

Folder 3 – Letters & Envelopes 1944

 

Folder 4 – Letters & Envelopes 1945

 

Folder 5 – Letters & Envelopes 1948

 

Folder 6 – Letters & Envelopes 1949

 

Folder 7 – Letters & Envelopes 1967

 

Series VI – Oversized Materials

 

1. “La Torre” South Pasadena Junior High School newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 3, December 13, 1929. Labeled Hills_1.

 

2. Poster of Pilot and Stewardess for Pacific Southwest Airlines. Labeled Hills_2.

 

3. Five map rolls of WWII France.