Joseph Poleman Harkins papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0631

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains copies of two publications, the Naval Aviation News, August 1966, and Tri-Supply, July 11, 1958, and a copy of a pamphlet concerning the Naval Air Technical Services Facility.

Dates

Creation: 1958-1966

Creator

Harkins, Joseph Poleman (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

None

Biographical / Historical

Joseph Poleman Harkins was born in Harleigh, Pennsylvania, on 20 February 1915. He graduated from the Mining and Mechanical Institute in Freeland, Pennsylvania, and the University of Alabama, where he received a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the Army Corps of Engineers Reserve in 1938. According to a hand-written note on the Tri-Supply article, he retired from the U.S. Air Force on 19 February 1975 and died in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, in 26 September 1977.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet (3 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Two publications, the Naval Aviation News, August 1966, and Tri-Supply, July 11, 1958, and a copy of a pamphlet about the Naval Air Technical Services Facility.

Provenance

unknown

General

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