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Title: Varney family papers
Date (inclusive): 1865-1973
Collection Number: 2019C159
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes
(1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Family papers of materials related to Nils August Riffolt and Robert N. Varney includeing patents, photographs, letters, and
scrapbooks.
Creator:
Varney family
Creator:
Riffolt, Nils August, 1888-1957
Creator:
Varney, Robert N.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2019.
[Identification of item], Varney family papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Nils August Riffolt (1888-1957) immigrated to the United States from Sweden, changing his name from Nils August Magnusson.
In 1948 his only daughter Rita married Robert N. Varney (1910-2011), who served in the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes patents, photographs, letters, two scrapbooks, and copy of the 1865 New York Herald.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Physicists
Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)
Personal correspondence
Photographs
Patents
scrapbooks
United States. Navy