Descriptive Finding Guide for the Horace Clyde Balsley Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10013

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Box 01

Series 01: Records

Folder 01 - Diary of Horace Clyde Balsley

Physical Description: Photocopy of “The Diary of Horace Clyde Balsley,” Cross and Cockade Journal (Vol. 18, Number, Summer 1977).

Folder 01 - Certificates – Lafayette Escadrille

Folder 03 – Correspondence, Personal

Physical Description: H.A. Halverson photocopy – sole source. 3 Letters to Mrs. Balsley from Amy Otis Earhart, mother of Amelia Earhart. 2 Photocopies of letters on Congressional letterhead, photocopy. One is typed, one is handwritten, Sole Source. Telegram of funeral information. Notice from title company. 1913 letter on letterhead from The Bishop’s House 21 Washington St, Newark, New Jersey. Transcript of July 8, 1915 letter to Balsley. Transcript dated April 19, 1982 by R.M. McClung 1917 Telegram from Balsley to his mother, photocopied. Photocopy of letter to Balsley – sole source. Photocopies of two deposits to the Bank of Coronado, and photocopy of request for birth certificate – sole source.

Folder 04 – Correspondence, Military – Veterans Administration

Physical Description: 20 photocopies of letters between Balsley and the Veteran Administration concerning his retirement and sick pay.

Folder 05 – SDASM Correspondence

Physical Description: 16 letters from Author Robert M. McClung, 1982–1985. Letters contain addition information about Balsley garnered through McClung’s research. 2 letters from Mr. & Mrs. Craig.

Folder 06 – Military Documents and Correspondence

Physical Description: 2 photocopies of Oct. 1919 pay voucher – sole source. Photocopy Office of Inspection Department – sole source. 2 Photocopies property list Rockwell Field – sole source. Photocopy memo from property officer – sole source. Photocopy memo from Col. Henry H. (Hap) Arnold. Photocopy memo Transportation Officer. Photocopy telegram. 3 Photocopies of orders from Special Operations 2 Photocopies of memos concerning living quarters at Rockwell Field. Photocopy Flight Surgeon’s Office report. Photocopy memo from Letterman General Hospital.

Folder 07 – Newspaper Clippings 1916-1920

Physical Description: Photocopy of photo of Balsley with actress Mary Pickford and cutline. 43 clippings. 8 fragments – Photocopied. 1 clipping about war injuries – Photocopied. 1 clipping of marriage to Miriam MacDonald.

Folder 08 - Newspaper Clippings 1916-1920

Folder 09 – Newspaper Clippings 1916-1920

Folder 10 – Correspondence, Military – Lafayette Escadrille

Physical Description: Photocopy of March 1, 1919 letter – sole source. 2 Photocopies of orders – sole source.

Folder 11 – Certificates – Other

Physical Description: Photocopies – Sole source. West Texas Military Academy, 1910. The Early Birds, July 1937.

Folder 12 – Address Book

Physical Description: Restricted – delicate condition.

Folder 13 – Photos – Military and Personal

Physical Description: 12 Photos

Folder 14 – Miscellaneous

Physical Description: Photocopy of undated page from Who’s Who in Aviation – Sole source. Bill for the Hotel Del Coronado dated July 11, 1920. Folded and photocopied. Clipping of marriage announcement (stuck to hotel bill), photocopied. Envelope addressed in French. Dated July 1, 1918. 8 business cards and calling cards Clayton Knight and Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, “Hall of Fame of the Air,” Comic Weekly, April 25, 1937. Honors Balsley in comic strip form. Folded and photocopied.

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