Descriptive Finding Guide for the Richard M. Denbo Personal Papers SDASM.SC.10036

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Box 01

Folder 01 – Letters/Correspondence

Physical Description: This folder contains dozens of letters and envelopes to and from Richard Denbo’s parents and family, and a companion Mollie Webster.

Folder 02 – Military Documents & Certificates

Physical Description: This folder contains a variety of military articles including permission slips, tickets, booklets, certificates, memos, the world’s smallest bible, and pay records.

Folder 03 – Jacob’s Ladders

Physical Description: This folder contains two Jacob’s ladders with stock World War I images.

Folder 04 – Metro Schedule & Tickets

Physical Description: This folder contains a handful of metro tickets and a map of Paris.

Folder 05 – Newspapers

Physical Description: 1. Herald Examiner, School History of the World War, Chicago, September 28, 1919. 2. Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 17, 1942. 3. New York Herald, February 18, 1919. 4. Unidentified newspaper clip

Folder 06 – TWA & AA Brochures and Maps

Physical Description: 1. TWA Brochure, “A New Constellation in the Skies.” 2. TWA Air Routes in the United States. 3. American Airlines System Map.

Folder 07 – The Roll Call Magazine

Physical Description: 1. The Roll Call Air Mail Pioneers, Second Edition, 1956.

Folder 08 – Air Mail Pioneers

Physical Description: 1. Air Mail Pioneer Member sticker. 2. U.S. Air Mail mechanic application. 3. Air Mail Pioneers Membership Address packet, September 1970-1971.

Folder 09 – Post Cards

Physical Description: This folder contains dozens of postcards with messages, and some with images from World War I.

Folder 10 – 1 Negative and Photographs 1

Physical Description: These two photographic folders contain over four hundred images from World War I.

Folder 11 – Photographs 2

Physical Description: These two photographic folders contain over four hundred images from World War I.

Folder 12 – Digitized Photos & Documents

Physical Description: Digitized images and documents from this collection

Box 02

Folder 13 – Booklets 1

Physical Description: 1. Paus, W. Thallon, Practical Hints on Paris, 1919. 2. Salut de Paris à ľ Amérique. A collection of postcards (and 2 separate images). 3. Wichita Wholesale Grocery Company Pocket Notebook, 1912.

Folder 14 – Booklets 2

Physical Description: 1. Hello New York Sight-Seeing Tour, War Camp Community Service, given by New York Motor Owners. 2. Paris Monumental Métropolitain pocket city guide. 3. Anglais-Français pocket dictionary, 1918. 4. Pocket New Testament, December 12, 1817.

Folder 15 – Wallet and Booklets 3

Physical Description: 1. Sheffield Brick Co. LTD One Day Diary and Pocket Note Book, 1918. 2. Brown Leather Wallet 3. First National Bank, Stamford, Texas, pocket booklet.

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