AHJ_ah03160 Inventory of the Ernest Emery Harmon Papers, 1909-1949 Harmon (Ernest Emery) Papers Processed by D. Claudia Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2018

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson December 2018 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Harmon, Ernest Emery Ernest Emery Harmon papers 1909-1949 03160 .45 cubic ft. + oversize (2 containers) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Photographs and papers of an Air Force aviator who piloted the first flight around the rim of the continental United States in 1919. Biography of Ernest Emery Harmon

Ernest Emery Harmon (1893-1933) was an aviator in the Air Corps of the United States. He joined the Air Corps in 1917. In 1919 he piloted the first flight around the rim of the continental United States, a trip that took three months to complete. In 1932 Harmon was commissioned a captain. He was killed jumping from an airplane in 1933. Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Newfoundland was named for him in 1949.

 Scope and Content

The collection contains biographical information about Harmon and his family; photographs of Harmon, his family, and colleagues; newspaper clippings about the 1919 around-the-rim flight; and speeches from the dedication of Harmon Air Force Base.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Ernest Emery Harmon at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Ernest E. Harmon Jr. (son) in 1969.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in December 2018

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Ernest Harmon Air Force Base United States. Army. Air Service Aeronautics -- United States -- 20th century Transcontinental flights -- United States <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Transportation Military Science, Technology and Health Technology Container List 1 Biographical/Miscellaneous (includes High School diploma) 1909-1936 1 Military Manual of Interior Guard Duty, U.S. Army 1914 1 Newspaper Clippings - Around the Rim Flight 1919 1 Patent Designs for Airplanes and Guns (not by Harmon) undated 1 Photographs: Harmon, Ernest E. and Family 1911-1933 1-2 Photographs: Harmon, Ernest E. - Military circa 1917-1933 1 Photographs: Harmon, Ernest E. - Sports circa 1910-1917 1 Photographs: Harmon, Ernest E. with Airplanes and Colleagues circa 1917-1920s 1 Photographs: Panama/France Field 1928-1929 1 Photographs: Selaisse, Haile, - Examining Aircraft undated 1 Photographs: Washington D.C. - Aerial Views circa 1920s 1 Speeches - Harmon Air Force Base Dedication 1949 1 Pilot's Book of E.E. Harmon 1918 1 Yearbook, "Bethanian" - Bethany College (photograph of E.E. Harmon as Junior student has been cut out) 1912 1 Yearbook, "The Echo" - Tyler County High School (with photograph of E.E. Harmon as Faculty) 1917