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Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d. \nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d. \nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d. \nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d. \nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d. \nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d. \nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n \nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d. \nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d. \nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985 \nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991 \nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d. \nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d. \nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985 \nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d. \nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d. \nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d. \nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996 \nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982 \nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d. \nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996 \nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n \nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. ","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. ","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). ","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). ","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93.","The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) .","The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.","The following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Spur, Günter.  Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK) . Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)","Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990.  Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts.  Alumni directory 1995.  Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.  (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)"," Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist.  New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.","Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and Universtiy Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Parsons, John T., 1913-2007","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1987.016"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John T. Parsons Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["John T. Parsons Papers"],"collection_ssim":["John T. 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These series and subseries have been imposed by archivists but are based on Parson's original order and description. Materials have been kept in original order where possible. Arrangement is chronological, then alphabetical where applicable.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I. Division 1: Corporate Office, 1940-1992, n.d.\n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. Corporate Office General, 1943-1992, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. ParCor Financial Records, 1945-1969, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C. Personnel, 1942-1972, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries D. Labor, 1952-1972\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E. Board of Directors Minutes, 1956-1968\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F. Corporate History, 1916-1960, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries G. Operations Control Systems, 1954-1968\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries H. Corporate Office Master Files, 1948-1967, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries I. Corporate Office New Construction, 1942-1968, n.d.\t\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries J. Patents and Legal Documents, 1940-1960\t\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries K. MIT, 1951-1956, 1991-1992\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries II. Division 2: Automotive Division, 1937-1971, n.d.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries III. Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is divided into the ten series and some with subseries. These series and subseries have been imposed by archivists but are based on Parson's original order and description. Materials have been kept in original order where possible. Arrangement is chronological, then alphabetical where applicable.","Series I. Division 1: Corporate Office, 1940-1992, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Corporate Office General, 1943-1992, n.d. \nSubseries B. ParCor Financial Records, 1945-1969, n.d. \nSubseries C. Personnel, 1942-1972, n.d. \nSubseries D. Labor, 1952-1972 \nSubseries E. Board of Directors Minutes, 1956-1968 \nSubseries F. Corporate History, 1916-1960, n.d. \nSubseries G. Operations Control Systems, 1954-1968 \nSubseries H. Corporate Office Master Files, 1948-1967, n.d. \nSubseries I. Corporate Office New Construction, 1942-1968, n.d.\t \nSubseries J. Patents and Legal Documents, 1940-1960\t \nSubseries K. MIT, 1951-1956, 1991-1992\n \nSeries II. Division 2: Automotive Division, 1937-1971, n.d.","Series III. Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d. \nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n \nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d. \nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d. \nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d. \nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d. \nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d. \nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n \nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d. \nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d. \nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d. \nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d. \nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984 \nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d. \nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d. \nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982 \nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990 \nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d. \nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d. \nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d. \nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d. \nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d. \nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d. \nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d. \nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n \nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d. \nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d. \nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985 \nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991 \nSubseries F. 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He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. 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","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. ","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). ","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). ","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the John T. 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Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d. \nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d. \nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d. \nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996 \nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982 \nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d. \nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996 \nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n \nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.","John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. ","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. ","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). ","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). ","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93.","The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) .","The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.","The following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Spur, Günter.  Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK) . Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)","Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990.  Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts.  Alumni directory 1995.  Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.  (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)"," Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist.  New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d.\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is divided into the ten series and some with subseries. These series and subseries have been imposed by archivists but are based on Parson's original order and description. Materials have been kept in original order where possible. Arrangement is chronological, then alphabetical where applicable.","Series I. Division 1: Corporate Office, 1940-1992, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Corporate Office General, 1943-1992, n.d. \nSubseries B. ParCor Financial Records, 1945-1969, n.d. \nSubseries C. Personnel, 1942-1972, n.d. \nSubseries D. Labor, 1952-1972 \nSubseries E. Board of Directors Minutes, 1956-1968 \nSubseries F. Corporate History, 1916-1960, n.d. \nSubseries G. Operations Control Systems, 1954-1968 \nSubseries H. Corporate Office Master Files, 1948-1967, n.d. \nSubseries I. Corporate Office New Construction, 1942-1968, n.d.\t \nSubseries J. Patents and Legal Documents, 1940-1960\t \nSubseries K. MIT, 1951-1956, 1991-1992\n \nSeries II. Division 2: Automotive Division, 1937-1971, n.d.","Series III. Division 3: Appliance Division, 1924-1962, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. General Correspondence, 1924-1951, n.d. \nSubseries B. Products, 1941-1962, n.d.\n \nSeries IV. Division 4: Ordnance Division, 1933-1967, n.d.","Series V. Division 5: Aircraft Division, 1923, 1941-1992, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Foreign Activities, 1953-1968, n.d. \nSubseries B. General, 1923, 1942-1978, n.d. \nSubseries C. Helicopter Rotor Blades, 1943-1971, n.d. \nSubseries D. Numerical Control, 1941-1992, n.d. \nSubseries E. Special Products, 1943-1982, n.d. \nSubseries F. North America Rockwell, 1955-1956, 1964-1976, n.d.\n \nSeries VI. Division 6: Subsidiaries Division, 1957-1977, n.d.","Series VII. Division 7: Minor Products Division, 1943-1966, n.d.","Series VIII. Division 8: John T. Parsons Company, 1944-2000, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Financial/Legal, 1944-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Correspondence, 1948-1998, n.d. \nSubseries C. Controllable Pitch Propeller, 1946-1980, 1993, n.d. \nSubseries D. Computer Bilt, 1949-1989, n.d. \nSubseries E. Wind Energy Systems, 1964-1990, n.d. \nSubseries F. ParJon Master Files, 1968-1984 \nSubseries G. Consulting, 1956-2000, n.d. \nSubseries H. Punch Presses, 1959-1984, n.d. \nSubseries I. HITCO and Whittaker, 1960-1982 \nSubseries J. Ariel Files, 1989-1990 \nSubseries K. Marathon Files, 1974-1977, 1980-1990, n.d. \nSubseries L. Nimble Keyboard, 1962-1989, n.d. \nSubseries M. Michigan Reports, 1970-1991, n.d. \nSubseries N. Pallet Manufacturing, 1969-1991, n.d. \nSubseries O. Motor Coach, 1968-1973, n.d. \nSubseries P. Newspaper Articles, 1981-1991, n.d. \nSubseries Q. Digitron, 1948-1993, n.d. \nSubseries R. General, 1965-1996, n.d.\n \nSeries IX.  Division 9: Personal, 1910-1997, n.d.\n \nSubseries A. Industrial Brochures, 1951-1994, n.d. \nSubseries B. Trade Journals and Magazines, 1958-1990, n.d. \nSubseries C. Civic Ombudsman, 1967-1978, n.d. \nSubseries D. Environment, 1966-1985 \nSubseries E. Filed Clippings, 1963-1991 \nSubseries F. Community Involvement, 1927-1990, n.d. \nSubseries G. Parsons Reading Files, 1961-1969, n.d. \nSubseries H. Financial Reports of Other Companies, 1950-1985 \nSubseries I. Traverse City, 1943-1995, n.d. \nSubseries J. John T. Parsons Personal Records, 1931-1996, n.d. \nSubseries K. Correspondence, 1930-1997, n.d. \nSubseries L. Swedish Affairs, 1916, 1938-1983, 1996 \nSubseries M. Music, 1950, 1964, 1971-1982 \nSubseries N. General, 1910-1994, n.d. \nSubseries O. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1972-1996 \nSubseries P. Ferris and State Jobs, 1961-1990, n.d.\n \nSeries X.  Division 10: Posters, Drawings, and Artifacts, 1947-1948, 1958-1978, 1984, 1990-1992, n.d."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAmong his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHe died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. ","Parsons produced bombs and land mines for U.S. government during World War II. He conceived a machine tool for automatically producing aircraft structural shapes from punch card/tape input (1946); executed a contract to produce the world's first numerical control milling machine (1949) and monitored design and completion of the machine (1950-1952). Parsons also originated an aircraft operation that became the world's largest designer, producer, and overhauler of helicopter rotor blades and built the first all-composite airplane for the Office of Naval Research. He created many other processes involving computer applications to manufacturing and received approximately fifty U.S. patents in the fields of numerical control, marine propellers, foundry systems, and data acquisition manufacturing methods. ","Parsons served as president and owner of the Parsons Corporation of Traverse City, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Stockton, California (1954-1968). He was then president and owner of the John T. Parsons Company, Traverse City, Michigan (1968-1986). ","Among his numerous awards, Parsons was the first recipient of the Numerical Control Society's Joseph Marie Jacquard Award as the Father of Numerical Control (1968), a recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Engineering Citation as the person whose brilliant conceptualization of numerical control marked the beginning of the second industrial revolution (1975), recipient of the National Medal of Technology (1985), and recipient of the National Tooling and Machining Association's Distinguished Service Award (1987). ","He died in Traverse City, Michigan at the age of 93."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the John T. Parsons Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John T. Parsons Papers, Ms1987-016, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John T. Parsons Papers, Ms1987-016, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.archives.gov/nhprc\"\u003eNational Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the John T. Parsons Papers was completed in September 2023, as part of the project, \"Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech,\" funded by the  National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) ."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpur, Günter. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eProduktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK)\u003c/title\u003e. Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTransactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990.\u003c/title\u003e Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eInterlochen Center for the Arts. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAlumni directory 1995.\u003c/title\u003e Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDesign, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.\u003c/title\u003e (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003e Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist.\u003c/title\u003e New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following publications have been separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Spur, Günter.  Produktionstechnisches Zentrum Berlin : Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin (IWF) : Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik (IPK) . Berlin:  Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik, Berlin, 1989. (Includes inscription in German to John T. Parsons.)","Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 1990.  Dearborn, Mich.:  Society of Manufacturing Engineers, North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, 1990. (Inscribed \"John T. Parsons\".)","Interlochen Center for the Arts.  Alumni directory 1995.  Produced for Interlochen Center for the Arts by Publishing Concepts Incorporated, The Clancy Way. (John T. Parsons's wife Elizabeth is listed as an alumni.)","Design, control and analysis of manufacturing systems : proceedings of the 27th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 21-23, 1995, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.  (Inscribed \"]John T. Parsons] was keynote speaker\".)"," Metalworking : yesterday and tomorrow : the 100th anniversary issue of American machinist / by the editors of American machinist.  New York : American machinist, [1978]. (Includes profile on John T. Parsons.) (Call number: TS205 .M469 Spec Large Copy 2)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_9cf888f6d300eb29a4387b120cb9e3d4\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eJohn T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["John T. Parsons (1913-2007) was a manufacturer and inventor of numerical control, which is the application of computer technology to manufacturing processes. The John T. Papers include correspondence, memoranda, financial records, engineering drawings and specifications, files about civic affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, reading files and other materials."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_99912e8d0360aebe60f12758e0b420e4\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Please contact Special Collections and Universtiy Archives for more information."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Parsons, John T., 1913-2007"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"persname_ssim":["Parsons, John T., 1913-2007"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":11294,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T23:30:11.262Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1459"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4930","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Sallie Bennett Papers regarding World War I Flying Ace Louis Bennett, Jr.","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4930#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Bennett, Sallie Maxwell, 1857-1944","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4930#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Personal correspondence, legal and financial papers, diary, and newspaper clippings of Mrs. Sallie Maxwell Bennett of Weston, wife of Louis Bennett, Sr., the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1908. The collection concerns the career of her son, Louis Bennett, Jr., particularly his student days at Yale, his pioneer efforts to organize the West Virginia Flying Corps, his service in the Royal Air Force [RAF], and his subsequent death in World War I. Additional topics include Mrs. Bennett's effort to memorialize her son, family affairs, and a South American trip in 1915. Correspondents include Louis Bennett, Sr. and Jr., and John W. 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Va.)","Aeronautics","Universities and colleges","Women's history -- 1850-1899","Women's history -- 1900-1929","World War, 1914-1918","Diaries","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc. ","Louis Bennett, Jr. became World War I's 12th ranked American flying ace. In his brief, meteoric career, he scored three aircraft and nine balloons in ten days, described by one author as \"undoubtedly, one of the most brilliant records of the air war\".","Louis Bennett, Jr. was born 22 September 1894 in Weston, West Virginia, son of Louis Bennett and Sallie Maxwell Bennett. It was a West Virginia family of wealth and prominence. Growing up in Weston, he was described as bright, likeable, and headstrong, with mechanical inclinations. He had his own car and motorcycle when 12 years old, and is said to have frequently raised the dust on his town's dirt streets with best friend Paul Hoskins.","He attended Cutler and St. Luke's preparatory schools in Pennsylvania, entering Yale University in 1913. He was apparently active in athletics and popular with women.","Interested in early aviation, Louis took pilot training from the Burgess Company at Marblehead, Massachusetts. In 1917 the Governor of West Virginia approved Louis Bennett's idea of a West Virginia Flying Corps, with intent of joining the unit to the United States Air Service. Refused by the US Army, the unit disbanded. Impatient to join the air war, Louis decided to join the British Royal Flying Corps, departing for Toronto on 5 October 1917 for training. Receiving his commission on 21 January 1918, he sailed for England.","Arriving in London on 25 February, he was sent to Flying School, receiving his Graduation Certificate on 6 March. Stationed to No. 90 Squadron, a Home Defense unit of little action, Bennett became impatient and sought transfer to a fighting squadron on the Western Front. His efforts rewarded, Louis received assignment to No. 40 Squadron at Bryas on 21 July 1918, and flew his first offensive patrol on 30 July.","The fireworks really began on 15 August when Bennett began his impressive string of victories. After killing a German balloon on the 17th, Bennett caught \"balloon fever\". \"He (Bennett) immediately set out to down every captive balloon in the area and we were all talking about it in the squadron ... each of us knew he was expendable\". With his solo destruction of four balloons on 19 August, Louis Bennett had become an ace in the space of only four days!","His final sortie on the 24th cost the enemy two balloons before anti-aircraft brought his machine down in flames. Apparently the Germans so respected his courage that they burned their hands pulling him out of his burning aircraft. He died in a German field hospital at Wavrin, with burns from waist to neck, a head wound, and a broken leg, calling for his parents.","Historical information for this biography was obtained from: Williams, George H. \"Louis Bennett, Jr.; No. 40 Squadron, RFC/RAF,\"  Cross \u0026 Cockade Journal  21 (1980): 331-351.","Personal correspondence, legal and financial papers, diary, and newspaper clippings of Mrs. Sallie Maxwell Bennett of Weston, wife of Louis Bennett, Sr., the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1908. The collection concerns the career of her son, Louis Bennett, Jr., particularly his student days at Yale, his pioneer efforts to organize the West Virginia Flying Corps, his service in the Royal Air Force [RAF], and his subsequent death in World War I. Additional topics include Mrs. Bennett's effort to memorialize her son, family affairs, and a South American trip in 1915. Correspondents include Louis Bennett, Sr. and Jr., and John W. Davis.","See also C619 of Oral History Sound Archives, which contains one audio cassette and typed transcript of an interview with David B. McKinley by Wayne Sheets regarding the life and times of Sallie Maxwell Bennett. Louis Bennett, Jr. and Agra are discussed as well.","Series 1. Biographical Information; 1917-1919, 1980-ca. 2000 (includes facsimiles); box 1, folder 1.  Includes mostly photocopies of narrative information on the life of Louis Bennett, Jr. For more historical narrative of Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family, consult the Newspaper Clippings series.","Series 2. General Correspondence; 1908-1917; box 1, folders 2-13.  Includes letters, telegrams, clippings, receipts, etc. Topics include family affairs, Yale College, and the West Virginia Flying Corps in 1917, among other subjects. Correspondents include primarily Mr. Louis Bennett, Mrs. Louis Bennett [Sallie], their son Louis Bennett, Jr., and daughter Agra.","Series 3. Outgoing Letters; 1917-1918; box 1, folders 14-18.  Includes primarily letters by Louis Bennett, Jr. on Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [RAF] stationery describing adventures in London, military matters, impatience in Shotwick, and military life and combat on the Western Front as a pilot in the 40th Squadron, RAF.","Series 4. Incoming Letters; 1918; box 1, folder 19 - box 2, folder 3.  Includes letters, clippings, photographs, and other material. Letters are from Louis Bennett, Jr.'s immediate family, friends, fellow aviators, girl friends, and others regarding personal and military matters, etc.","Series 5. General; 1914-1920, undated; box 2, folders 4-9.  Includes miscellaneous material regarding Louis Bennett, Jr., such as combat reports, personal ephemera, RAF Graduation Certificate, transit and burial permit, etc.","Series 6. General Correspondence--Bennett Family; 1915-1926; box 2, folder 10 - box 7, folder 2.  Includes primarily letters to and from Mrs. Louis Bennett, but other family members as well, about the personal, financial, and legal affairs of the Bennett family. Many letters are testimonials and condolences regarding Louis Bennett, Jr. by his friends in England and the military. Correspondence after 1918 primarily documents Mrs. Louis Bennett's efforts in England and Europe to find the facts regarding her son's fate, and her efforts to memorialize her son and other aviators of WWI; for the latter, she corresponded with the British Air Ministry, among other military and governmental authorities. The variety of letterhead of US east coast, British Isles, and European hotels document a very peripatetic Mrs. Bennett. Letters are arranged in chronological order. Also includes a travel diary of Mrs. Bennett.","Series 7. Newspaper Clippings; 1914-1925, 1960 (includes facsimiles); box 7, folders 3-11.  Contains loose clippings and clippings in scrapbook pages which document both Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family.","Series 8. Legal Papers; ca. 1918-1923; box 7, folder 12.  Includes information on deeds and power of attorney; also includes agreement with the sculptor Augustus Lukeman for \"heroic bronze statue\".","Series 9. Financial Records; 1916-1926; box 7, folder 13 - box 8, folder 2.  Includes appraisement and other documents relating to the Louis Bennett estate, insurance records, real estate records, balance sheets, receipts, etc.","Series 10. Publications; 1873-1882, 1907-1924; box 8, folders 3-5.  Includes books and periodicals, mostly material about Louis Bennett, Jr.","Series 11. Greeting Cards; 1920, undated; box 8, folder 6.","Series 12. Calling Cards/Business Cards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 7.  These cards appear to document primarily the personal and professional contacts of Mrs. Bennett, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s mother.","Series 13. Postcards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 8.  Includes photo postcards. Subjects include portraits, landscapes, and WWI images.","Series 14. Ephemera; 1899-1924, undated (includes facsimiles); box 9, folders 1-4.  Includes much Louis Bennett, Jr.-related material, such as his RAF Wallet (for wallet, see box 12).","Series 15. Photographs; 1904-1920, undated; box 9, folders 5-17.  Includes photographs, postcards, and negatives. Subjects include a diverse range of material recording Louis Bennett, Jr.'s involvement in WWI, as well as the Bennett family. Mrs. Bennett's 1915 trip to South America is extensively documented.","Series 16. Artifacts; 1890s-1925, undated; boxes 10-10a.  Includes checkbooks, a pin cushion, a sketchbook, newspaper clippings, a lock of hair, and other items.","Series 17. Dissertation; 2009; box 11.  Contains Charles D. Dusch's  Great War Aviation and Commemoration: Louis Bennett, Jr., Commander of the West Virginia Flying Corps  (also available as an electronic resource at WVU Libraries).","Series 18. Miscellaneous; ca. 1916-1919; box 12.  Contains glass plate negatives, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s RAF wallet, and his memo book.","\"Weston Legionnaire\" (These publications can be found in the pamphlet collection, under \"P7253\".):","\nJune 1923; Vol. 1, No. 6","\nJuly 1923; Vol. 1, No. 7","\nOctober 1923; Vol. 1, No. 10","\nNovember 1923; Vol. 1, No. 11","\nMarch 1924; Vol. 2, No. 3","\nFebruary 1925; Vol. 3, No. 2","\nNovember 1926; Vol. 4, No. 11","\n\"Arrow Head Tribe, LSA [Lone Scouts of America]\"; Weston, WV (These publications can be found in the pamphlet collection, under \"P7459\".):","\nApril 1, 1920; Vol. 1, No. 1","\nMay 1920; Vol. 2 [sic]","\nJune 1920; Vol. 3 [sic]","\nThe original photographs in the RAF Wallet have been moved to separate storage; they can be viewed in West Virginia History OnView by searching for \"1590\" combined with \"wallet\"; a facsimile set of all of these photographs have been inserted into box 9, folder 4.","\nMost of the original print photographs documenting Lt. Louis Bennett and his involvement in WWI have been moved to separate storage; they can be viewed in West Virginia History OnView by searching for \"1590\"; a facsimile set has been inserted into box 9, folder 5.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Personal correspondence, legal and financial papers, diary, and newspaper clippings of Mrs. Sallie Maxwell Bennett of Weston, wife of Louis Bennett, Sr., the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1908. The collection concerns the career of her son, Louis Bennett, Jr., particularly his student days at Yale, his pioneer efforts to organize the West Virginia Flying Corps, his service in the Royal Air Force [RAF], and his subsequent death in World War I. Additional topics include Mrs. Bennett's effort to memorialize her son, family affairs, and a South American trip in 1915. Correspondents include Louis Bennett, Sr. and Jr., and John W. Davis.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Yale University","Great Britain. Royal Air Force","Bennett, Sallie Maxwell, 1857-1944","Bennett, Louis, Sr., 1849-1918","Bennett, Louis, Jr., 1894-1918","Davis, John W. 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"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLouis Bennett, Jr. became World War I's 12th ranked American flying ace. In his brief, meteoric career, he scored three aircraft and nine balloons in ten days, described by one author as \"undoubtedly, one of the most brilliant records of the air war\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLouis Bennett, Jr. was born 22 September 1894 in Weston, West Virginia, son of Louis Bennett and Sallie Maxwell Bennett. It was a West Virginia family of wealth and prominence. Growing up in Weston, he was described as bright, likeable, and headstrong, with mechanical inclinations. He had his own car and motorcycle when 12 years old, and is said to have frequently raised the dust on his town's dirt streets with best friend Paul Hoskins.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHe attended Cutler and St. Luke's preparatory schools in Pennsylvania, entering Yale University in 1913. He was apparently active in athletics and popular with women.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eInterested in early aviation, Louis took pilot training from the Burgess Company at Marblehead, Massachusetts. In 1917 the Governor of West Virginia approved Louis Bennett's idea of a West Virginia Flying Corps, with intent of joining the unit to the United States Air Service. Refused by the US Army, the unit disbanded. Impatient to join the air war, Louis decided to join the British Royal Flying Corps, departing for Toronto on 5 October 1917 for training. Receiving his commission on 21 January 1918, he sailed for England.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eArriving in London on 25 February, he was sent to Flying School, receiving his Graduation Certificate on 6 March. Stationed to No. 90 Squadron, a Home Defense unit of little action, Bennett became impatient and sought transfer to a fighting squadron on the Western Front. His efforts rewarded, Louis received assignment to No. 40 Squadron at Bryas on 21 July 1918, and flew his first offensive patrol on 30 July.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe fireworks really began on 15 August when Bennett began his impressive string of victories. After killing a German balloon on the 17th, Bennett caught \"balloon fever\". \"He (Bennett) immediately set out to down every captive balloon in the area and we were all talking about it in the squadron ... each of us knew he was expendable\". With his solo destruction of four balloons on 19 August, Louis Bennett had become an ace in the space of only four days!\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHis final sortie on the 24th cost the enemy two balloons before anti-aircraft brought his machine down in flames. Apparently the Germans so respected his courage that they burned their hands pulling him out of his burning aircraft. He died in a German field hospital at Wavrin, with burns from waist to neck, a head wound, and a broken leg, calling for his parents.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHistorical information for this biography was obtained from: Williams, George H. \"Louis Bennett, Jr.; No. 40 Squadron, RFC/RAF,\" \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eCross \u0026amp; Cockade Journal\u003c/emph\u003e 21 (1980): 331-351.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Louis Bennett, Jr. became World War I's 12th ranked American flying ace. In his brief, meteoric career, he scored three aircraft and nine balloons in ten days, described by one author as \"undoubtedly, one of the most brilliant records of the air war\".","Louis Bennett, Jr. was born 22 September 1894 in Weston, West Virginia, son of Louis Bennett and Sallie Maxwell Bennett. It was a West Virginia family of wealth and prominence. Growing up in Weston, he was described as bright, likeable, and headstrong, with mechanical inclinations. He had his own car and motorcycle when 12 years old, and is said to have frequently raised the dust on his town's dirt streets with best friend Paul Hoskins.","He attended Cutler and St. Luke's preparatory schools in Pennsylvania, entering Yale University in 1913. He was apparently active in athletics and popular with women.","Interested in early aviation, Louis took pilot training from the Burgess Company at Marblehead, Massachusetts. In 1917 the Governor of West Virginia approved Louis Bennett's idea of a West Virginia Flying Corps, with intent of joining the unit to the United States Air Service. Refused by the US Army, the unit disbanded. Impatient to join the air war, Louis decided to join the British Royal Flying Corps, departing for Toronto on 5 October 1917 for training. Receiving his commission on 21 January 1918, he sailed for England.","Arriving in London on 25 February, he was sent to Flying School, receiving his Graduation Certificate on 6 March. Stationed to No. 90 Squadron, a Home Defense unit of little action, Bennett became impatient and sought transfer to a fighting squadron on the Western Front. His efforts rewarded, Louis received assignment to No. 40 Squadron at Bryas on 21 July 1918, and flew his first offensive patrol on 30 July.","The fireworks really began on 15 August when Bennett began his impressive string of victories. After killing a German balloon on the 17th, Bennett caught \"balloon fever\". \"He (Bennett) immediately set out to down every captive balloon in the area and we were all talking about it in the squadron ... each of us knew he was expendable\". With his solo destruction of four balloons on 19 August, Louis Bennett had become an ace in the space of only four days!","His final sortie on the 24th cost the enemy two balloons before anti-aircraft brought his machine down in flames. Apparently the Germans so respected his courage that they burned their hands pulling him out of his burning aircraft. He died in a German field hospital at Wavrin, with burns from waist to neck, a head wound, and a broken leg, calling for his parents.","Historical information for this biography was obtained from: Williams, George H. \"Louis Bennett, Jr.; No. 40 Squadron, RFC/RAF,\"  Cross \u0026 Cockade Journal  21 (1980): 331-351."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Sallie Bennett Papers regarding World War I Flying Ace Louis Bennett, Jr., A\u0026amp;M 1590, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Sallie Bennett Papers regarding World War I Flying Ace Louis Bennett, Jr., A\u0026M 1590, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePersonal correspondence, legal and financial papers, diary, and newspaper clippings of Mrs. Sallie Maxwell Bennett of Weston, wife of Louis Bennett, Sr., the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1908. The collection concerns the career of her son, Louis Bennett, Jr., particularly his student days at Yale, his pioneer efforts to organize the West Virginia Flying Corps, his service in the Royal Air Force [RAF], and his subsequent death in World War I. Additional topics include Mrs. Bennett's effort to memorialize her son, family affairs, and a South American trip in 1915. Correspondents include Louis Bennett, Sr. and Jr., and John W. Davis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also C619 of Oral History Sound Archives, which contains one audio cassette and typed transcript of an interview with David B. McKinley by Wayne Sheets regarding the life and times of Sallie Maxwell Bennett. Louis Bennett, Jr. and Agra are discussed as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Information; 1917-1919, 1980-ca. 2000 (includes facsimiles); box 1, folder 1.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes mostly photocopies of narrative information on the life of Louis Bennett, Jr. For more historical narrative of Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family, consult the Newspaper Clippings series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. General Correspondence; 1908-1917; box 1, folders 2-13.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes letters, telegrams, clippings, receipts, etc. Topics include family affairs, Yale College, and the West Virginia Flying Corps in 1917, among other subjects. Correspondents include primarily Mr. Louis Bennett, Mrs. Louis Bennett [Sallie], their son Louis Bennett, Jr., and daughter Agra.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Outgoing Letters; 1917-1918; box 1, folders 14-18.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes primarily letters by Louis Bennett, Jr. on Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [RAF] stationery describing adventures in London, military matters, impatience in Shotwick, and military life and combat on the Western Front as a pilot in the 40th Squadron, RAF.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Incoming Letters; 1918; box 1, folder 19 - box 2, folder 3.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes letters, clippings, photographs, and other material. Letters are from Louis Bennett, Jr.'s immediate family, friends, fellow aviators, girl friends, and others regarding personal and military matters, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. General; 1914-1920, undated; box 2, folders 4-9.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes miscellaneous material regarding Louis Bennett, Jr., such as combat reports, personal ephemera, RAF Graduation Certificate, transit and burial permit, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. General Correspondence--Bennett Family; 1915-1926; box 2, folder 10 - box 7, folder 2.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes primarily letters to and from Mrs. Louis Bennett, but other family members as well, about the personal, financial, and legal affairs of the Bennett family. Many letters are testimonials and condolences regarding Louis Bennett, Jr. by his friends in England and the military. Correspondence after 1918 primarily documents Mrs. Louis Bennett's efforts in England and Europe to find the facts regarding her son's fate, and her efforts to memorialize her son and other aviators of WWI; for the latter, she corresponded with the British Air Ministry, among other military and governmental authorities. The variety of letterhead of US east coast, British Isles, and European hotels document a very peripatetic Mrs. Bennett. Letters are arranged in chronological order. Also includes a travel diary of Mrs. Bennett.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Newspaper Clippings; 1914-1925, 1960 (includes facsimiles); box 7, folders 3-11.\u003c/emph\u003e Contains loose clippings and clippings in scrapbook pages which document both Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Legal Papers; ca. 1918-1923; box 7, folder 12.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes information on deeds and power of attorney; also includes agreement with the sculptor Augustus Lukeman for \"heroic bronze statue\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 9. Financial Records; 1916-1926; box 7, folder 13 - box 8, folder 2.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes appraisement and other documents relating to the Louis Bennett estate, insurance records, real estate records, balance sheets, receipts, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 10. Publications; 1873-1882, 1907-1924; box 8, folders 3-5.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes books and periodicals, mostly material about Louis Bennett, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 11. Greeting Cards; 1920, undated; box 8, folder 6.\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 12. Calling Cards/Business Cards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 7.\u003c/emph\u003e These cards appear to document primarily the personal and professional contacts of Mrs. Bennett, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s mother.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 13. Postcards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 8.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes photo postcards. Subjects include portraits, landscapes, and WWI images.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 14. Ephemera; 1899-1924, undated (includes facsimiles); box 9, folders 1-4.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes much Louis Bennett, Jr.-related material, such as his RAF Wallet (for wallet, see box 12).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 15. Photographs; 1904-1920, undated; box 9, folders 5-17.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes photographs, postcards, and negatives. Subjects include a diverse range of material recording Louis Bennett, Jr.'s involvement in WWI, as well as the Bennett family. Mrs. Bennett's 1915 trip to South America is extensively documented.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 16. Artifacts; 1890s-1925, undated; boxes 10-10a.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes checkbooks, a pin cushion, a sketchbook, newspaper clippings, a lock of hair, and other items.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 17. Dissertation; 2009; box 11.\u003c/emph\u003e Contains Charles D. Dusch's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGreat War Aviation and Commemoration: Louis Bennett, Jr., Commander of the West Virginia Flying Corps\u003c/emph\u003e (also available as an electronic resource at WVU Libraries).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 18. Miscellaneous; ca. 1916-1919; box 12.\u003c/emph\u003e Contains glass plate negatives, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s RAF wallet, and his memo book.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Personal correspondence, legal and financial papers, diary, and newspaper clippings of Mrs. Sallie Maxwell Bennett of Weston, wife of Louis Bennett, Sr., the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1908. The collection concerns the career of her son, Louis Bennett, Jr., particularly his student days at Yale, his pioneer efforts to organize the West Virginia Flying Corps, his service in the Royal Air Force [RAF], and his subsequent death in World War I. Additional topics include Mrs. Bennett's effort to memorialize her son, family affairs, and a South American trip in 1915. Correspondents include Louis Bennett, Sr. and Jr., and John W. Davis.","See also C619 of Oral History Sound Archives, which contains one audio cassette and typed transcript of an interview with David B. McKinley by Wayne Sheets regarding the life and times of Sallie Maxwell Bennett. Louis Bennett, Jr. and Agra are discussed as well.","Series 1. Biographical Information; 1917-1919, 1980-ca. 2000 (includes facsimiles); box 1, folder 1.  Includes mostly photocopies of narrative information on the life of Louis Bennett, Jr. For more historical narrative of Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family, consult the Newspaper Clippings series.","Series 2. General Correspondence; 1908-1917; box 1, folders 2-13.  Includes letters, telegrams, clippings, receipts, etc. Topics include family affairs, Yale College, and the West Virginia Flying Corps in 1917, among other subjects. Correspondents include primarily Mr. Louis Bennett, Mrs. Louis Bennett [Sallie], their son Louis Bennett, Jr., and daughter Agra.","Series 3. Outgoing Letters; 1917-1918; box 1, folders 14-18.  Includes primarily letters by Louis Bennett, Jr. on Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [RAF] stationery describing adventures in London, military matters, impatience in Shotwick, and military life and combat on the Western Front as a pilot in the 40th Squadron, RAF.","Series 4. Incoming Letters; 1918; box 1, folder 19 - box 2, folder 3.  Includes letters, clippings, photographs, and other material. Letters are from Louis Bennett, Jr.'s immediate family, friends, fellow aviators, girl friends, and others regarding personal and military matters, etc.","Series 5. General; 1914-1920, undated; box 2, folders 4-9.  Includes miscellaneous material regarding Louis Bennett, Jr., such as combat reports, personal ephemera, RAF Graduation Certificate, transit and burial permit, etc.","Series 6. General Correspondence--Bennett Family; 1915-1926; box 2, folder 10 - box 7, folder 2.  Includes primarily letters to and from Mrs. Louis Bennett, but other family members as well, about the personal, financial, and legal affairs of the Bennett family. Many letters are testimonials and condolences regarding Louis Bennett, Jr. by his friends in England and the military. Correspondence after 1918 primarily documents Mrs. Louis Bennett's efforts in England and Europe to find the facts regarding her son's fate, and her efforts to memorialize her son and other aviators of WWI; for the latter, she corresponded with the British Air Ministry, among other military and governmental authorities. The variety of letterhead of US east coast, British Isles, and European hotels document a very peripatetic Mrs. Bennett. Letters are arranged in chronological order. Also includes a travel diary of Mrs. Bennett.","Series 7. Newspaper Clippings; 1914-1925, 1960 (includes facsimiles); box 7, folders 3-11.  Contains loose clippings and clippings in scrapbook pages which document both Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family.","Series 8. Legal Papers; ca. 1918-1923; box 7, folder 12.  Includes information on deeds and power of attorney; also includes agreement with the sculptor Augustus Lukeman for \"heroic bronze statue\".","Series 9. Financial Records; 1916-1926; box 7, folder 13 - box 8, folder 2.  Includes appraisement and other documents relating to the Louis Bennett estate, insurance records, real estate records, balance sheets, receipts, etc.","Series 10. Publications; 1873-1882, 1907-1924; box 8, folders 3-5.  Includes books and periodicals, mostly material about Louis Bennett, Jr.","Series 11. Greeting Cards; 1920, undated; box 8, folder 6.","Series 12. Calling Cards/Business Cards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 7.  These cards appear to document primarily the personal and professional contacts of Mrs. Bennett, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s mother.","Series 13. Postcards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 8.  Includes photo postcards. Subjects include portraits, landscapes, and WWI images.","Series 14. Ephemera; 1899-1924, undated (includes facsimiles); box 9, folders 1-4.  Includes much Louis Bennett, Jr.-related material, such as his RAF Wallet (for wallet, see box 12).","Series 15. Photographs; 1904-1920, undated; box 9, folders 5-17.  Includes photographs, postcards, and negatives. Subjects include a diverse range of material recording Louis Bennett, Jr.'s involvement in WWI, as well as the Bennett family. Mrs. Bennett's 1915 trip to South America is extensively documented.","Series 16. Artifacts; 1890s-1925, undated; boxes 10-10a.  Includes checkbooks, a pin cushion, a sketchbook, newspaper clippings, a lock of hair, and other items.","Series 17. Dissertation; 2009; box 11.  Contains Charles D. 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Va.)","Aeronautics","Universities and colleges","Women's history -- 1850-1899","Women's history -- 1900-1929","World War, 1914-1918","Diaries","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access digitized materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc. ","Louis Bennett, Jr. became World War I's 12th ranked American flying ace. In his brief, meteoric career, he scored three aircraft and nine balloons in ten days, described by one author as \"undoubtedly, one of the most brilliant records of the air war\".","Louis Bennett, Jr. was born 22 September 1894 in Weston, West Virginia, son of Louis Bennett and Sallie Maxwell Bennett. It was a West Virginia family of wealth and prominence. Growing up in Weston, he was described as bright, likeable, and headstrong, with mechanical inclinations. He had his own car and motorcycle when 12 years old, and is said to have frequently raised the dust on his town's dirt streets with best friend Paul Hoskins.","He attended Cutler and St. Luke's preparatory schools in Pennsylvania, entering Yale University in 1913. He was apparently active in athletics and popular with women.","Interested in early aviation, Louis took pilot training from the Burgess Company at Marblehead, Massachusetts. In 1917 the Governor of West Virginia approved Louis Bennett's idea of a West Virginia Flying Corps, with intent of joining the unit to the United States Air Service. Refused by the US Army, the unit disbanded. Impatient to join the air war, Louis decided to join the British Royal Flying Corps, departing for Toronto on 5 October 1917 for training. Receiving his commission on 21 January 1918, he sailed for England.","Arriving in London on 25 February, he was sent to Flying School, receiving his Graduation Certificate on 6 March. Stationed to No. 90 Squadron, a Home Defense unit of little action, Bennett became impatient and sought transfer to a fighting squadron on the Western Front. His efforts rewarded, Louis received assignment to No. 40 Squadron at Bryas on 21 July 1918, and flew his first offensive patrol on 30 July.","The fireworks really began on 15 August when Bennett began his impressive string of victories. After killing a German balloon on the 17th, Bennett caught \"balloon fever\". \"He (Bennett) immediately set out to down every captive balloon in the area and we were all talking about it in the squadron ... each of us knew he was expendable\". With his solo destruction of four balloons on 19 August, Louis Bennett had become an ace in the space of only four days!","His final sortie on the 24th cost the enemy two balloons before anti-aircraft brought his machine down in flames. Apparently the Germans so respected his courage that they burned their hands pulling him out of his burning aircraft. He died in a German field hospital at Wavrin, with burns from waist to neck, a head wound, and a broken leg, calling for his parents.","Historical information for this biography was obtained from: Williams, George H. \"Louis Bennett, Jr.; No. 40 Squadron, RFC/RAF,\"  Cross \u0026 Cockade Journal  21 (1980): 331-351.","Personal correspondence, legal and financial papers, diary, and newspaper clippings of Mrs. Sallie Maxwell Bennett of Weston, wife of Louis Bennett, Sr., the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1908. The collection concerns the career of her son, Louis Bennett, Jr., particularly his student days at Yale, his pioneer efforts to organize the West Virginia Flying Corps, his service in the Royal Air Force [RAF], and his subsequent death in World War I. Additional topics include Mrs. Bennett's effort to memorialize her son, family affairs, and a South American trip in 1915. Correspondents include Louis Bennett, Sr. and Jr., and John W. Davis.","See also C619 of Oral History Sound Archives, which contains one audio cassette and typed transcript of an interview with David B. McKinley by Wayne Sheets regarding the life and times of Sallie Maxwell Bennett. Louis Bennett, Jr. and Agra are discussed as well.","Series 1. Biographical Information; 1917-1919, 1980-ca. 2000 (includes facsimiles); box 1, folder 1.  Includes mostly photocopies of narrative information on the life of Louis Bennett, Jr. For more historical narrative of Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family, consult the Newspaper Clippings series.","Series 2. General Correspondence; 1908-1917; box 1, folders 2-13.  Includes letters, telegrams, clippings, receipts, etc. Topics include family affairs, Yale College, and the West Virginia Flying Corps in 1917, among other subjects. Correspondents include primarily Mr. Louis Bennett, Mrs. Louis Bennett [Sallie], their son Louis Bennett, Jr., and daughter Agra.","Series 3. Outgoing Letters; 1917-1918; box 1, folders 14-18.  Includes primarily letters by Louis Bennett, Jr. on Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [RAF] stationery describing adventures in London, military matters, impatience in Shotwick, and military life and combat on the Western Front as a pilot in the 40th Squadron, RAF.","Series 4. Incoming Letters; 1918; box 1, folder 19 - box 2, folder 3.  Includes letters, clippings, photographs, and other material. Letters are from Louis Bennett, Jr.'s immediate family, friends, fellow aviators, girl friends, and others regarding personal and military matters, etc.","Series 5. General; 1914-1920, undated; box 2, folders 4-9.  Includes miscellaneous material regarding Louis Bennett, Jr., such as combat reports, personal ephemera, RAF Graduation Certificate, transit and burial permit, etc.","Series 6. General Correspondence--Bennett Family; 1915-1926; box 2, folder 10 - box 7, folder 2.  Includes primarily letters to and from Mrs. Louis Bennett, but other family members as well, about the personal, financial, and legal affairs of the Bennett family. Many letters are testimonials and condolences regarding Louis Bennett, Jr. by his friends in England and the military. Correspondence after 1918 primarily documents Mrs. Louis Bennett's efforts in England and Europe to find the facts regarding her son's fate, and her efforts to memorialize her son and other aviators of WWI; for the latter, she corresponded with the British Air Ministry, among other military and governmental authorities. The variety of letterhead of US east coast, British Isles, and European hotels document a very peripatetic Mrs. Bennett. Letters are arranged in chronological order. Also includes a travel diary of Mrs. Bennett.","Series 7. Newspaper Clippings; 1914-1925, 1960 (includes facsimiles); box 7, folders 3-11.  Contains loose clippings and clippings in scrapbook pages which document both Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family.","Series 8. Legal Papers; ca. 1918-1923; box 7, folder 12.  Includes information on deeds and power of attorney; also includes agreement with the sculptor Augustus Lukeman for \"heroic bronze statue\".","Series 9. Financial Records; 1916-1926; box 7, folder 13 - box 8, folder 2.  Includes appraisement and other documents relating to the Louis Bennett estate, insurance records, real estate records, balance sheets, receipts, etc.","Series 10. Publications; 1873-1882, 1907-1924; box 8, folders 3-5.  Includes books and periodicals, mostly material about Louis Bennett, Jr.","Series 11. Greeting Cards; 1920, undated; box 8, folder 6.","Series 12. Calling Cards/Business Cards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 7.  These cards appear to document primarily the personal and professional contacts of Mrs. Bennett, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s mother.","Series 13. Postcards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 8.  Includes photo postcards. Subjects include portraits, landscapes, and WWI images.","Series 14. Ephemera; 1899-1924, undated (includes facsimiles); box 9, folders 1-4.  Includes much Louis Bennett, Jr.-related material, such as his RAF Wallet (for wallet, see box 12).","Series 15. Photographs; 1904-1920, undated; box 9, folders 5-17.  Includes photographs, postcards, and negatives. Subjects include a diverse range of material recording Louis Bennett, Jr.'s involvement in WWI, as well as the Bennett family. Mrs. Bennett's 1915 trip to South America is extensively documented.","Series 16. Artifacts; 1890s-1925, undated; boxes 10-10a.  Includes checkbooks, a pin cushion, a sketchbook, newspaper clippings, a lock of hair, and other items.","Series 17. Dissertation; 2009; box 11.  Contains Charles D. Dusch's  Great War Aviation and Commemoration: Louis Bennett, Jr., Commander of the West Virginia Flying Corps  (also available as an electronic resource at WVU Libraries).","Series 18. Miscellaneous; ca. 1916-1919; box 12.  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He died in a German field hospital at Wavrin, with burns from waist to neck, a head wound, and a broken leg, calling for his parents.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHistorical information for this biography was obtained from: Williams, George H. \"Louis Bennett, Jr.; No. 40 Squadron, RFC/RAF,\" \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eCross \u0026amp; Cockade Journal\u003c/emph\u003e 21 (1980): 331-351.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Louis Bennett, Jr. became World War I's 12th ranked American flying ace. In his brief, meteoric career, he scored three aircraft and nine balloons in ten days, described by one author as \"undoubtedly, one of the most brilliant records of the air war\".","Louis Bennett, Jr. was born 22 September 1894 in Weston, West Virginia, son of Louis Bennett and Sallie Maxwell Bennett. It was a West Virginia family of wealth and prominence. Growing up in Weston, he was described as bright, likeable, and headstrong, with mechanical inclinations. He had his own car and motorcycle when 12 years old, and is said to have frequently raised the dust on his town's dirt streets with best friend Paul Hoskins.","He attended Cutler and St. Luke's preparatory schools in Pennsylvania, entering Yale University in 1913. He was apparently active in athletics and popular with women.","Interested in early aviation, Louis took pilot training from the Burgess Company at Marblehead, Massachusetts. In 1917 the Governor of West Virginia approved Louis Bennett's idea of a West Virginia Flying Corps, with intent of joining the unit to the United States Air Service. Refused by the US Army, the unit disbanded. Impatient to join the air war, Louis decided to join the British Royal Flying Corps, departing for Toronto on 5 October 1917 for training. Receiving his commission on 21 January 1918, he sailed for England.","Arriving in London on 25 February, he was sent to Flying School, receiving his Graduation Certificate on 6 March. Stationed to No. 90 Squadron, a Home Defense unit of little action, Bennett became impatient and sought transfer to a fighting squadron on the Western Front. His efforts rewarded, Louis received assignment to No. 40 Squadron at Bryas on 21 July 1918, and flew his first offensive patrol on 30 July.","The fireworks really began on 15 August when Bennett began his impressive string of victories. After killing a German balloon on the 17th, Bennett caught \"balloon fever\". \"He (Bennett) immediately set out to down every captive balloon in the area and we were all talking about it in the squadron ... each of us knew he was expendable\". With his solo destruction of four balloons on 19 August, Louis Bennett had become an ace in the space of only four days!","His final sortie on the 24th cost the enemy two balloons before anti-aircraft brought his machine down in flames. Apparently the Germans so respected his courage that they burned their hands pulling him out of his burning aircraft. He died in a German field hospital at Wavrin, with burns from waist to neck, a head wound, and a broken leg, calling for his parents.","Historical information for this biography was obtained from: Williams, George H. \"Louis Bennett, Jr.; No. 40 Squadron, RFC/RAF,\"  Cross \u0026 Cockade Journal  21 (1980): 331-351."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Sallie Bennett Papers regarding World War I Flying Ace Louis Bennett, Jr., A\u0026amp;M 1590, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Sallie Bennett Papers regarding World War I Flying Ace Louis Bennett, Jr., A\u0026M 1590, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePersonal correspondence, legal and financial papers, diary, and newspaper clippings of Mrs. Sallie Maxwell Bennett of Weston, wife of Louis Bennett, Sr., the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1908. The collection concerns the career of her son, Louis Bennett, Jr., particularly his student days at Yale, his pioneer efforts to organize the West Virginia Flying Corps, his service in the Royal Air Force [RAF], and his subsequent death in World War I. Additional topics include Mrs. Bennett's effort to memorialize her son, family affairs, and a South American trip in 1915. Correspondents include Louis Bennett, Sr. and Jr., and John W. Davis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also C619 of Oral History Sound Archives, which contains one audio cassette and typed transcript of an interview with David B. McKinley by Wayne Sheets regarding the life and times of Sallie Maxwell Bennett. Louis Bennett, Jr. and Agra are discussed as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Information; 1917-1919, 1980-ca. 2000 (includes facsimiles); box 1, folder 1.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes mostly photocopies of narrative information on the life of Louis Bennett, Jr. For more historical narrative of Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family, consult the Newspaper Clippings series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. General Correspondence; 1908-1917; box 1, folders 2-13.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes letters, telegrams, clippings, receipts, etc. Topics include family affairs, Yale College, and the West Virginia Flying Corps in 1917, among other subjects. Correspondents include primarily Mr. Louis Bennett, Mrs. Louis Bennett [Sallie], their son Louis Bennett, Jr., and daughter Agra.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Outgoing Letters; 1917-1918; box 1, folders 14-18.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes primarily letters by Louis Bennett, Jr. on Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [RAF] stationery describing adventures in London, military matters, impatience in Shotwick, and military life and combat on the Western Front as a pilot in the 40th Squadron, RAF.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Incoming Letters; 1918; box 1, folder 19 - box 2, folder 3.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes letters, clippings, photographs, and other material. Letters are from Louis Bennett, Jr.'s immediate family, friends, fellow aviators, girl friends, and others regarding personal and military matters, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. General; 1914-1920, undated; box 2, folders 4-9.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes miscellaneous material regarding Louis Bennett, Jr., such as combat reports, personal ephemera, RAF Graduation Certificate, transit and burial permit, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. General Correspondence--Bennett Family; 1915-1926; box 2, folder 10 - box 7, folder 2.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes primarily letters to and from Mrs. Louis Bennett, but other family members as well, about the personal, financial, and legal affairs of the Bennett family. Many letters are testimonials and condolences regarding Louis Bennett, Jr. by his friends in England and the military. Correspondence after 1918 primarily documents Mrs. Louis Bennett's efforts in England and Europe to find the facts regarding her son's fate, and her efforts to memorialize her son and other aviators of WWI; for the latter, she corresponded with the British Air Ministry, among other military and governmental authorities. The variety of letterhead of US east coast, British Isles, and European hotels document a very peripatetic Mrs. Bennett. Letters are arranged in chronological order. Also includes a travel diary of Mrs. Bennett.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Newspaper Clippings; 1914-1925, 1960 (includes facsimiles); box 7, folders 3-11.\u003c/emph\u003e Contains loose clippings and clippings in scrapbook pages which document both Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Legal Papers; ca. 1918-1923; box 7, folder 12.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes information on deeds and power of attorney; also includes agreement with the sculptor Augustus Lukeman for \"heroic bronze statue\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 9. Financial Records; 1916-1926; box 7, folder 13 - box 8, folder 2.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes appraisement and other documents relating to the Louis Bennett estate, insurance records, real estate records, balance sheets, receipts, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 10. Publications; 1873-1882, 1907-1924; box 8, folders 3-5.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes books and periodicals, mostly material about Louis Bennett, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 11. Greeting Cards; 1920, undated; box 8, folder 6.\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 12. Calling Cards/Business Cards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 7.\u003c/emph\u003e These cards appear to document primarily the personal and professional contacts of Mrs. Bennett, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s mother.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 13. Postcards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 8.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes photo postcards. Subjects include portraits, landscapes, and WWI images.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 14. Ephemera; 1899-1924, undated (includes facsimiles); box 9, folders 1-4.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes much Louis Bennett, Jr.-related material, such as his RAF Wallet (for wallet, see box 12).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 15. Photographs; 1904-1920, undated; box 9, folders 5-17.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes photographs, postcards, and negatives. Subjects include a diverse range of material recording Louis Bennett, Jr.'s involvement in WWI, as well as the Bennett family. Mrs. Bennett's 1915 trip to South America is extensively documented.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 16. Artifacts; 1890s-1925, undated; boxes 10-10a.\u003c/emph\u003e Includes checkbooks, a pin cushion, a sketchbook, newspaper clippings, a lock of hair, and other items.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 17. Dissertation; 2009; box 11.\u003c/emph\u003e Contains Charles D. Dusch's \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGreat War Aviation and Commemoration: Louis Bennett, Jr., Commander of the West Virginia Flying Corps\u003c/emph\u003e (also available as an electronic resource at WVU Libraries).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 18. Miscellaneous; ca. 1916-1919; box 12.\u003c/emph\u003e Contains glass plate negatives, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s RAF wallet, and his memo book.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Personal correspondence, legal and financial papers, diary, and newspaper clippings of Mrs. Sallie Maxwell Bennett of Weston, wife of Louis Bennett, Sr., the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1908. The collection concerns the career of her son, Louis Bennett, Jr., particularly his student days at Yale, his pioneer efforts to organize the West Virginia Flying Corps, his service in the Royal Air Force [RAF], and his subsequent death in World War I. Additional topics include Mrs. Bennett's effort to memorialize her son, family affairs, and a South American trip in 1915. Correspondents include Louis Bennett, Sr. and Jr., and John W. Davis.","See also C619 of Oral History Sound Archives, which contains one audio cassette and typed transcript of an interview with David B. McKinley by Wayne Sheets regarding the life and times of Sallie Maxwell Bennett. Louis Bennett, Jr. and Agra are discussed as well.","Series 1. Biographical Information; 1917-1919, 1980-ca. 2000 (includes facsimiles); box 1, folder 1.  Includes mostly photocopies of narrative information on the life of Louis Bennett, Jr. For more historical narrative of Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family, consult the Newspaper Clippings series.","Series 2. General Correspondence; 1908-1917; box 1, folders 2-13.  Includes letters, telegrams, clippings, receipts, etc. Topics include family affairs, Yale College, and the West Virginia Flying Corps in 1917, among other subjects. Correspondents include primarily Mr. Louis Bennett, Mrs. Louis Bennett [Sallie], their son Louis Bennett, Jr., and daughter Agra.","Series 3. Outgoing Letters; 1917-1918; box 1, folders 14-18.  Includes primarily letters by Louis Bennett, Jr. on Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [RAF] stationery describing adventures in London, military matters, impatience in Shotwick, and military life and combat on the Western Front as a pilot in the 40th Squadron, RAF.","Series 4. Incoming Letters; 1918; box 1, folder 19 - box 2, folder 3.  Includes letters, clippings, photographs, and other material. Letters are from Louis Bennett, Jr.'s immediate family, friends, fellow aviators, girl friends, and others regarding personal and military matters, etc.","Series 5. General; 1914-1920, undated; box 2, folders 4-9.  Includes miscellaneous material regarding Louis Bennett, Jr., such as combat reports, personal ephemera, RAF Graduation Certificate, transit and burial permit, etc.","Series 6. General Correspondence--Bennett Family; 1915-1926; box 2, folder 10 - box 7, folder 2.  Includes primarily letters to and from Mrs. Louis Bennett, but other family members as well, about the personal, financial, and legal affairs of the Bennett family. Many letters are testimonials and condolences regarding Louis Bennett, Jr. by his friends in England and the military. Correspondence after 1918 primarily documents Mrs. Louis Bennett's efforts in England and Europe to find the facts regarding her son's fate, and her efforts to memorialize her son and other aviators of WWI; for the latter, she corresponded with the British Air Ministry, among other military and governmental authorities. The variety of letterhead of US east coast, British Isles, and European hotels document a very peripatetic Mrs. Bennett. Letters are arranged in chronological order. Also includes a travel diary of Mrs. Bennett.","Series 7. Newspaper Clippings; 1914-1925, 1960 (includes facsimiles); box 7, folders 3-11.  Contains loose clippings and clippings in scrapbook pages which document both Louis Bennett, Jr. and the Bennett family.","Series 8. Legal Papers; ca. 1918-1923; box 7, folder 12.  Includes information on deeds and power of attorney; also includes agreement with the sculptor Augustus Lukeman for \"heroic bronze statue\".","Series 9. Financial Records; 1916-1926; box 7, folder 13 - box 8, folder 2.  Includes appraisement and other documents relating to the Louis Bennett estate, insurance records, real estate records, balance sheets, receipts, etc.","Series 10. Publications; 1873-1882, 1907-1924; box 8, folders 3-5.  Includes books and periodicals, mostly material about Louis Bennett, Jr.","Series 11. Greeting Cards; 1920, undated; box 8, folder 6.","Series 12. Calling Cards/Business Cards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 7.  These cards appear to document primarily the personal and professional contacts of Mrs. Bennett, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s mother.","Series 13. Postcards; ca. 1910-1925; box 8, folder 8.  Includes photo postcards. Subjects include portraits, landscapes, and WWI images.","Series 14. Ephemera; 1899-1924, undated (includes facsimiles); box 9, folders 1-4.  Includes much Louis Bennett, Jr.-related material, such as his RAF Wallet (for wallet, see box 12).","Series 15. Photographs; 1904-1920, undated; box 9, folders 5-17.  Includes photographs, postcards, and negatives. Subjects include a diverse range of material recording Louis Bennett, Jr.'s involvement in WWI, as well as the Bennett family. Mrs. Bennett's 1915 trip to South America is extensively documented.","Series 16. Artifacts; 1890s-1925, undated; boxes 10-10a.  Includes checkbooks, a pin cushion, a sketchbook, newspaper clippings, a lock of hair, and other items.","Series 17. Dissertation; 2009; box 11.  Contains Charles D. Dusch's  Great War Aviation and Commemoration: Louis Bennett, Jr., Commander of the West Virginia Flying Corps  (also available as an electronic resource at WVU Libraries).","Series 18. Miscellaneous; ca. 1916-1919; box 12.  Contains glass plate negatives, Louis Bennett, Jr.'s RAF wallet, and his memo book."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\"Weston Legionnaire\" (These publications can be found in the pamphlet collection, under \"P7253\".):\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nJune 1923; Vol. 1, No. 6\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nJuly 1923; Vol. 1, No. 7\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nOctober 1923; Vol. 1, No. 10\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nNovember 1923; Vol. 1, No. 11\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMarch 1924; Vol. 2, No. 3\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nFebruary 1925; Vol. 3, No. 2\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nNovember 1926; Vol. 4, No. 11\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\n\"Arrow Head Tribe, LSA [Lone Scouts of America]\"; Weston, WV (These publications can be found in the pamphlet collection, under \"P7459\".):\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nApril 1, 1920; Vol. 1, No. 1\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMay 1920; Vol. 2 [sic]\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nJune 1920; Vol. 3 [sic]\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe original photographs in the RAF Wallet have been moved to separate storage; they can be viewed in West Virginia History OnView by searching for \"1590\" combined with \"wallet\"; a facsimile set of all of these photographs have been inserted into box 9, folder 4.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nMost of the original print photographs documenting Lt. Louis Bennett and his involvement in WWI have been moved to separate storage; they can be viewed in West Virginia History OnView by searching for \"1590\"; a facsimile set has been inserted into box 9, folder 5.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["\"Weston Legionnaire\" (These publications can be found in the pamphlet collection, under \"P7253\".):","\nJune 1923; Vol. 1, No. 6","\nJuly 1923; Vol. 1, No. 7","\nOctober 1923; Vol. 1, No. 10","\nNovember 1923; Vol. 1, No. 11","\nMarch 1924; Vol. 2, No. 3","\nFebruary 1925; Vol. 3, No. 2","\nNovember 1926; Vol. 4, No. 11","\n\"Arrow Head Tribe, LSA [Lone Scouts of America]\"; Weston, WV (These publications can be found in the pamphlet collection, under \"P7459\".):","\nApril 1, 1920; Vol. 1, No. 1","\nMay 1920; Vol. 2 [sic]","\nJune 1920; Vol. 3 [sic]","\nThe original photographs in the RAF Wallet have been moved to separate storage; they can be viewed in West Virginia History OnView by searching for \"1590\" combined with \"wallet\"; a facsimile set of all of these photographs have been inserted into box 9, folder 4.","\nMost of the original print photographs documenting Lt. Louis Bennett and his involvement in WWI have been moved to separate storage; they can be viewed in West Virginia History OnView by searching for \"1590\"; a facsimile set has been inserted into box 9, folder 5."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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