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Letter from Harley C. Hyde to his parents, May 11, 1918. Discusses his arrival in Berkeley, California and fellow cadets he knows and offers regards for Mother's Day. Two handwritten pages.

Letter of recommendation written by J. V. Buck for Harley C. Hyde, December 3, 1917. Recommends Hyde for military training with the U.S. Army Signal Corps. One typed page.

Envelope addressed to Mrs. J. M. Hyde of Columbia, Missouri, postmarked May 11, 1918.

Handwritten service record for Second Lieutenant Harley C. Hyde, circa 1919. Three handwritten pages.

Death-in-service certificate issued by the United States Army to Harley C. Hyde, July 18, 1919. Certifies that Harley died with honor in service to his country on March 25, 1919.

Newspaper clipping, "Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1918-1919. Gives Lieutenant Jules Verne Hyde's first-hand account of an airplane crash at Brooks Field that resulted in the death of one of his…

Newspaper clipping, "Brooks Field flyers give Waco some real thrills," from the San Antonio Express, circa 1919-1920s. Reports on an airshow in Waco, Texas put on by six pilots from Brooks Field, including Jules Verne Hyde. Includes a photograph of…

Newspaper clipping, "Away" by James Whitcomb Riley, from The Kansas City Times, May 30, 1919.

Newspaper clipping, "Lieut. Hyde Visits Butler," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1910s-1920s. Announces that Lieutenant Jules Verne Hyde will visit Butler, [Missouri?].

Booklet titled "The Men Who Made Brooks Field," published by the Maverick-Clarke Litho Company (San Antonia, Texas), circa 1918. The title page describes the booklet as "a pictorial history of America's Foremost Air Service United States Army Flying…