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Letter from Harold Hartney to Meriam Cooper of RKO Studios, January 4, 1935. Possibly alternate version of previous letter; recommends Archibald's book for film adaptation, explains several notable contacts. Two typed pages. Part of a series of…

Clipping (negative copy), "Details of the Larsen all-metal attack plane" by Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Hartney, from The American Army and Navy Journal, November 5, 1921.

Excerpt from a report written by Lieutenant Colonel Fraser Hunter, undated. Describes the formation of the First Pursuit Group and names Harold E. Hartney as one of the most exceptional commanders in any service.

Clipping, "Search for Air Safety," from The Kansas City Star, September 5, 1935. Reports on two World War I aviators, Colonels Harold E. Hartney and Charles W. Kerwood, investigating airplane crashes to determine standards for air safety.

Clipping, "Lt.-Col. Harold E. Hartney's 'Up and At 'Em!," from New York Herald Tribune Books, March 17, 1940.

Newspaper clipping, "War aces flinch when they recall deaths in the sky," from the New York Journal-American, September 24, 1937. Reports on the wartime experiences of fighter aces. Includes photographs of Lieutenant K. Porter, Captain John Ronan,…

Newspaper clipping, "Head of Hindenburg inquiry is apt at getting facts," from the New York Sun, May 10, 1937. Reports on members of the inquiry board, including Harold E. Hartney, appointed to investigate the Hindenburg disaster.

Clipping, "Harold Hartney, noted flier, dies," from the New York Times, October 6, 1945.

Newspaper clipping, "A stirring book on America's World War aces," from the New York Times Book Review, April 21, 1940. Reviews Harold E. Hartney's book "Up and At 'Em."

Letterhead for the Non-Partisan Aviation Committee for the Re-Election of Mayor La Guardia, circa late 1930s. Harold E. Hartney is listed as an organizing co-chairman.