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Halstead, Harry Myers collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022.063

Scope and Contents

Personnel and personal documents including CCC Discharge, funeral program, portrait photo, USCG Discharge, Merchant Marine certificate of service, Alexandria MN newspaper clippings

CCC Company 706 Manual for Enrollees,

Lanesboro CCC Camp postcards,

Spotlite newsletters 1938-39

American Merchant Seaman's Manual, 1940

Radio operating questions and answers manual, 1940

Merchant Marine New Testament Bible

Manual for Lifeboatmen and Seamen 1941

Gallups Island Boston postcard

Gallups Island Binnacle newsletter 1941

ACA News, June 1943

The World Hydrographic Office Charts

US Maritime Service Radio School Training Manuals and worksheets



Uniforms, patches, truncks, radio headset, etc. filed in Collections Dept.

Dates

  • 1938-1945
  • Event: Donated by Gary Halstead on 2022 May 5. Accession 2022.063
  • Record Keeping: Archival material inventoried 2024 May 12 by Daniel Ewer.

Conditions Governing Use

MMVM may, or may not, hold copyrights to materials in this collection. Donors who own copyrights to their donated materials, i.e., photos taken by their grandfather, typically donate their copyrights to MMVM as indicated on the Donation Gift Form. We recognize it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to copy or publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

Harry Myers Halstead, CCC (1938-1940), Merchant Marines, US Coast Guard. Donor Gary is Harry's son.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (One white standard banker's box.)

Language of Materials

English

Status
In Progress
Author
Daniel Ewer, Archivist
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository

Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States