Harry H. Haw Personal Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection uses one 2.5”x10”x15.5” horizontal standing box. Pictures, military records, flight records, correspondence (military/personal), and a manuscript. File folders, archival paper, archival picture and page sleeves were used to protect fragile materials. Materials are arranged by type and in their groups, by date. The documents in the collection depict events in the military and flight careers of Harry H. Haw.
Dates
- 1894 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
Biographical / Historical
First Lieutenant Harry H. Haw was born in 1894 in Wisconsin. Harry Haw served in the U.S. Army in the 514th Observation Squadron. He entered the U.S. Army in 1917 and became a First Lieutenant in 1930. He became a civilian Transport Pilot by 1930 and had logged 789 flying hours by 1934. He then moved to San Diego, California and went to College of the Pacific and received a Master’s Degree from Stanford. After college he got his first job as a general science and biology teacher at Point Loma High and later at La Jolla High. He then served a long career as an elementary school principal. He passed away in 1981.
Extent
0.22 Cubic Feet (One 2.5”x10”x15.5” horizontal standing box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Harry Haw served the U.S. Army as a pilot in the 514th Observation Squadron from 1917 to about 1930, after which he became a civilian transport pilot before moving to San Diego, CA, and becoming a science teacher. This Collection relates to his life in aviation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum in 1983.
- Title
- The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Harry H. Haw Personal Papers
- Author
- Alan Renga
- Date
- 10/22/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives Repository
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