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| Title: | Goettler, Harold E. Papers |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1909-1979 |
| Size: | 7 linear feet (5 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Harold E. Goettler was a University of Chicago graduate (1914) who joined the United States Air Service in 1917. Goettler was killed in the line of duty during World War I, while flying supply runs to Allied troops trapped by Germans in the Argonne Forest. This collection contains memorabilia of Goettler's days as a student, including an exceptionally large and elaborate scrapbook representing his academic, athletic and social activities at University of Chicago. Also included are memorabilia from his time in the Air Service. |
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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Goettler, Harold E. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
Harold E. Goettler was a University of Chicago graduate (1914) who joined the United States Air Service in 1917. Goettler was killed in the line of duty during World War I, while flying supply runs to Allied troops trapped by Germans in the Argonne Forest (the infamous "Lost Batallion"). In recognition for his service, 1st Lt. Harold E. Goettler was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, one of only four U.S. airmen to receive that distinction.
This collection contains memorabilia of Goettler's days as a student, including an exceptionally large and elaborate scrapbook representing his academic, athletic and social activities at University of Chicago. The scrapbook has been disbound due to preservation concerns, with the covers and signatures maintained. Also included are memorabilia from his time in the Air Service, including a few original photographs as well as photocopies of his diaries and other photos, the originals of which are located at the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
The collection is divided into three series. Series I, Papers, contains programs, certificates, and photocopies of documents from Goettler’s academic and military careers. Materials are arranged chronologically, with the undated photocopies at the end. Series II, Photographs, contains a small number of photographs of Goettler and others in uniform. Series III, Oversize, contains the pages of Goettler’s scrapbook, oversize certificates, and a newspaper clipping.
Series I: Papers |
This series contains programs, certificates, and photocopies of documents from Goettler’s academic and military careers. Materials are arranged chronologically, with the undated photocopies at the end.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Red & White, Vol. XI No. 5, and Clipping, 1908-1909 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Certificate of Completion of a Major Course from the University of Chicago Extension Division, 1912 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | University of Chicago – Eighty-third Convocation Program, 1912 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | William Rainey Harper Memorial Library, dedication publication, 1912 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Second Annual Letter of the “O&S,” 1914 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | University of Chicago – Ninetieth Convocation Program, 1914 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | University of Chicago Magazine, 1918 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Program – Dinner Honoring Maj. Reed G. Landis, 1919 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Program – "In Memory of Members of the University of Chicago Fallen in the War," 1919 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | The Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly, Vol. 39 No. 2, and Boys’ Court Report, circa 1919, 1921 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | University of Chicago Magazine, 1923 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Correspondence – Edna Goettler and Harold Swift (with Clipping), 1959, 1965 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Program – Dedication of 1st-11th Streets, Scott Air Force Base (Photocopy?), 1979 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Photocopy: Diary of Lt. Harold E. Goettler (1917-1918), undated |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Photocopy: Harold E. Goettler Football Photo (University of Chicago, circa 1910-1914), undated |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Photocopies: Magazine Articles re Harold Goettler/Medal of Honor, undated |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Photocopies: Military Correspondence and Certificates (1917-1922), undated |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | Photocopies: Photographs of Military Service (WWI), undated |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | Photocopies: 1968 Memorial Service for Harold Goettler, undated |
Series II: Photographs |
This series contains a small number of photographs of Goettler and others in uniform.
| Box 1 Folder 20 | Photographs – Harold Goettler and Other Enlistees, circa 1918 |
Series III: Oversize |
This series contains the pages of Goettler’s scrapbook in boxes 2-4, and oversize certificates and clippings in box 5. Materials in box 5 are arranged chronologically.
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Scrapbook Pages [1 of 8], 1910-1913 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Scrapbook Pages [2 of 8], 1910-1913 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Scrapbook Pages [3 of 8], 1910-1913 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Scrapbook Pages [4 of 8], 1910-1915 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Scrapbook Pages [5 of 8], 1910-1915 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Scrapbook Pages [6 of 8], 1910-1915 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Scrapbook Pages [7 of 8], 1910-1915 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Scrapbook Pages [8 of 8], 1910-1915 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Scrapbook covers and binding, circa 1910 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | High school, Associate’s and Bachelor’s Diplomas, 1909-1914 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Notary Public Certificate, 1915 |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Photo Reproductions: Harold Goettler Memorial Certificate and 1924 Medal of Honor Certificate, undated |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Print of Painting: The Highest Possible Courage, undated |