Letain Thom Kittredge Papers MS-0139
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
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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
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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 There is also a photocopy of an unpublished manuscript written by Kittredge about his backpacking adventures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.)
box 1, folder 1
Flying Officers, U. S. Navy 1919 Folder 1
box 1, folder 2
U. S. Naval Aviation, 1910-1970 Folder 2
box 1, folder 3
National Air and Space Museum materials Folder 3
box 1, folder 4
Aviation Review, 1921 Folder 4
box 1, folder 5
U. S. Navy Aircraft since 1911 Folder 5
box 1, folder 6
Aviation Review, 1921 Folder 6
box 1, folder 7
Manuscript photocopy, hiking narrative Folder 7
box 1, folder 8
Newspaper clipping, "Hobo heads north" Folder 8
