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Walter Hughes Henry papers, 1892-1935.
BANC MSS 71/19 cLOCAL
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Walter Hughes Henry papers, 1892-1935Creator/Contributor:
Henry, Walter Hughes, 1871-1934, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Whitney, Anita, 1867-1955, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Jones, Andrieus Aristieus, 1862-1927, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Adams, Bill, 1879-1953, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Chickering, Allen Lawrence, 1877-1958, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Knowland, William F. (William Fife), 1908-1974, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Miller & LuxAbstract:
Consists of correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks and other personal ephemera. Correspondents include his sister, Elizabeth
Stephenson, A.A. Jones, Ruberto Bevan, Bertram Martin Adams, Allen L. Chickering (for Miller and Lux), Charlotte Anith Whitney
and William F. Knowland. Letters from Walter Hughes Henry are during his time in France, during World War I.
Date:
1892 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Correspondence
Athletes -- California
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 -- Correspondance
Athletes
Sports
California
University of California, Berkeley -- Sports
University of California, Berkeley.
Henry, Walter Hughes -- 1871-1934 -- Archives
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1971.070--PIC).
Walter Hughes Henry, while attending the University of California, Berkeley, developed a new form for running the 120-yard
high hurdles, and on May 30, 1892 broke the world's record for the event. He enlisted in 1918 and served as a Captain in an
administrative position for the Red Cross in France.
Type:
Archives.Personal correspondence.
Diaries.
Clippings.
Scrapbooks.
Physical Description:
print
2 boxes (.8 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 71/19 cLOCAL
Origin:
No place, unknown, or undeterminedCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.