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Letter to Grover Whalen, President of New York World's Fair, from Royal S. Copeland, June 2, 1937. Recommends Harold E. Hartney as Commissioner or Director of Aeronautics for the World's Fair. One typed page, with a large section torn out.

Holiday greeting card from Harry Crookshank, House of Commons, 1924. Includes an illustration of the Westminster Palace.

Program for the 41st annual dinner of the Dutchess County Society (New York), February 5, 1938. Colonel Harold E. Hartney is listed as the guest speaker.

Newspaper clipping, "D.C. air group moves to stress aviation at peace parleys," from the Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), March 28, 1945. Reports on a gathering of the International Air Federation. Colonel Harold E. Hartney is listed as a…

Invitation to a banquet commemorating the 71st anniversary of Wilbur Wright's birth, held by Henry Ford and Edsel Ford on April 16, 1938. Includes handwritten notes on reverse.

Newspaper clipping, "Her agony of waiting prolonged by phone call," from the Fort Lauderdale News, circa 1973. Reports on Lieutenant Colonel James C. Hartney, missing in action since 1968.

Letter from Harold E. Hartney, Jr. to his parents, December 19, 1941. Explains that he will visit briefly for Christmas, asks after family, mentions the death of Teddy Bates (Navy) in Hawaii, expresses desire to join Air Corps at Randolph Field. Two…

Letter from Hartney Jr. to his parents, January 17, 1943. Expresses frustration that he has been held back in training because he's underweight, discusses oil and gas rationing, and other personal news. Two handwritten pages.

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.