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Kittredge (Letain Thom) Papers
MS-0139  
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  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Access
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Biographical Note
  • Accruals

  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections & University Archives
    Title: Letain Thom Kittredge Papers
    Creator: Kittredge, Letain Thom
    Identifier/Call Number: MS-0139
    Physical Description: 0.21 Linear Feet
    Date (inclusive): 1919-1981
    Language of Material: English .

    Scope and Contents

    This small collection consists of photocopies of published materials relating to U. S. Naval aviation in World War I, especially around San Diego. There is also a photocopy of an unpublished manuscript written by Kittredge about his backpacking adventures in the High Sierras with burros, and his obituary.

    Conditions Governing Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.  Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

    Preferred Citation

    Identification of item, folder title, box number, Letain Thom Kittredge Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.

    Biographical Note

    A naval aviation officer during World War I, Kittredge was assigned to San Diego in 1917 as a flight instructor at North Island. Resigning his commission in 1922, he joined the staff of the San Diego High School and served as a wood shop instructor until his retirement in 1948. An active outdoorsman, rafter, boater, hiker, and parachute jumper, Kittredge built a boat named "Hobo" in the 1950s and sailed it to Alaska.

    Accruals

    1981-005

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Naval aviation--California--San Diego
    Hiking--California--Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)