Folder 54 (Cassette tape - Chris Ballas, Al Larsen, Don Wentworth, and Robert E. Lee interviewed by Charles M.Torres)
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
Chris Ballas - drafted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in January of 1952. Worked with the Army Adjutant General Corps and was sent to Anchorage, Alaska to the U.S. Army Headquarters Element. Al Larsen - entered the service in November of 1941 and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was assigned to the 404th Bomb Squadron, 11th Air Force and was stationed in Adek, Alaska for 13 months. Don Wentworth - joined the Air Force in 1954 and learned aircraft maintenance. He served in Vietnam in 1966-1967. Robert E. Lee - served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War with the 454th Transportation, Major Port.
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