Folder 45 (Cassette tape - Harrison Lee, Fred Widmer, John Palmer, and William H. Means interviewed by Douglas Currier II)
Scope and Contents
The Currey Archive includes the personal papers and library of Dr. Cecil B. Currey. Most of the items pertain to military history with an emphasis on the American Revolution, Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnamese Conflict. Although most of the Currey Archive is in print, other types of media include microfilm, photographs, tapes, slides, artifacts, etc. Correspondence, memoranda, briefing papers, telegrams, officers’ reports, transcripts of interviews, declassified Army documents and many other documents add dimension to this unique collection. A particular highlight of the archive are two letters written by Benjamin Franklin.
Portions of this collection are available for access via our digital collections at the FHSU Scholars Repository. Links for individual items are included in the description for that item in the finding guide. A link to the entire group of digital materials available from this collection is below.
Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copies of Materials
Dates
- Creation: 1984
Creator
- From the Collection: Currey, Cecil B. (Person)
- From the Collection: Currey, Laura G. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers, except for files marked as restricted as requested by Dr. Cecil B. Currey. The Special Collections librarians reserve the right to deny access to these particular files.
Portions of this collection are available for viewing in digital format via the FHSU Scholars Repository at https://scholars.fhsu.edu/library/. Or via this link https://scholars.fhsu.edu/currey/
Biographical / Historical
Harrison Lee - born September 14, 1889 - went into the service in April 1911. Was part of the 4th Company Artillery from Virgina which was eventually sent into WWI, but he was discharged in 1914. He spent 1 year in the Philippines and 2 years in China. Fred Widmer - born June 7, 1900 - went into the service in 1942. He was a private with the Combat Engineers, but was not sent overseas. John Palmer - born January 21, 1925 - was in the U.S. Army in 1943 in the 3rd Army, 301st Division during World War II. He landed at Havre, France and fought in France and Germany. William H. Means - born 1935 - went into the Air Force in 1954 and received extensive training in the U.S. He had the rank of Colonel. He flew missions over North and South Vietnam at night.
Full Extent
From the Series: 2.92 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
Tebo Library
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States
scua@fhsu.edu