World War One and Army Reserves, 1917 - 1940
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes documents, photographs, clippings, artifacts, manuals, and correspondence from Cornish's service in World War One and with the Army Reserves. Artifacts include a military service flag and a sewing kit. Other items of note are correspondence to family during World War One depicting his first flight and the Spanish flu epidemic, photographs and clippings from his early years serving in the military, and a military service flag from World War One.
Dates
- Creation: 1917 - 1940
Creator
- From the Collection: Cornish, Clarence Frank, 1898-1995 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is primarily in English. Two Spanish textbooks are present in the collection.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Extent
0.664 Cubic Feet (Two cubic foot boxes, one flat box, one legal-size full-length manuscript box, one flat folder, and one oversize flat folder.)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu