Guide to the Ernest Nason Harmon Records, 1912-2016, Bulk: 1950-1965

Norwich University Archives Kreitzberg Library Norwich University 158 Harmon Drive Northfield, VT 05663 Phone: (802) 485-2947 Fax: (802) 485-2173 Email: [email protected]

Summary

Creator Harmon, Ernest Nason, 1894-1979 Title Ernest Nason Harmon Records Dates 1912-2016, Bulk: 1950-1965 Extent 21 Boxes (21 linear feet)

About the Collection

This collection consists primarily of files created and accrued by Ernest Harmon during his tenure as president of Norwich University, 1950-1965.

Photographs, photograph albums and scrapbooks (Boxes 19-21) document some of his wartime experiences, particularly between 1942 and 1948. Memoirs, certificates, commissions, and biographical articles are the only other records in the collection that are related to General Harmon’s military career.

Both Harmon’s activities as university president and his interactions with the university community, including faculty/staff, alumni, various departments, and the board of trustees, are documented in the collection. An alphabetical content listing of files contains additional information.

When searching for information on specific campus buildings it may be helpful to look at files for both “Buildings and grounds” and “Fund raising.” Likewise, if searching for faculty/staff correspondence, it may be useful to check files under both “Faculty/staff” and under “Correspondence.”

About Ernest Nason Harmon

Ernest Harmon was a graduate of Bradford (VT) Academy. He attended Norwich University for one year before being appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, from which he graduated in 1917.

His military career spanned two world wars. As a young lieutenant, he commanded F Troop, 2nd Cavalry, A.E.F., in World War I. He commanded the 2nd Armored Division, “Hell on Wheels,” in Africa and France, and the 1st Armored Division in Italy during World War II. After the war, Harmon organized and commanded the U.S. Constabulary, the function of which was to restore law and order to war-torn Germany.

Upon his retirement from the army, Ernest Harmon began a new career as president of Norwich University, 1950-1965. Please see the biographical files in Box 2 and the files of articles about E.N. Harmon in Box 18 for further biographical information.

Access Restrictions

Most of the materials within the collection are open for research; however, the privacy of information contained in some records is protected by the Federal Educational Records and Privacy Act or other legislative or regulatory privacy provisions. The following types of records are restricted to protect the privacy rights of individuals about whom the information was collected:

 Student academic records  Disciplinary and counseling records  Student financial aid records  Faculty/Staff personnel files  Promotion, tenure and grievance files  Medical case files  Legal counsel case files

Forty-eight hours notice is required to access materials in this collection.

Preferred Citation

Many items in the University Archives are one-of-a-kind resources that are not likely to be available anywhere but here. For this reason, forming citations for archival sources is a little different than for books and periodicals. If you need to cite anything from this collection, follow the format below:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Ernest Nason Harmon Records, Box and/or Folder and/or Item Identification; Norwich University Archives, Kreitzberg Library, Northfield, VT.

Here’s an example from the collection:

Letter to Mrs. Eleanor Ellsworth from Ernest Nason Harmon, 27 October 1951. Ernest Nason Harmon Records, Box 8, Dodge (Grenville) Centennial Celebration file, Norwich University Archives, Kreitzberg Library, Northfield, VT.

Additional Information

Extent: 21 Boxes (21 linear feet)

Collection Location: Archives B1-B2.1 and OSDB5.5

Language(s) of Material: English

Repository: Norwich University Archives, Kreitzberg Library, 158 Harmon Dr., Northfield, VT 05663 USA, Phone: 802.485.2947, Fax: 802.485.2173, [email protected]

Content Listing

Box 1  Academic matters, 1952-1961  Academic board, 1950-1965 (9 files)  Administrative policies, 1952-1960  Admissions office, 1952-1964  Alumni association, 1952-1963  Alumni degrees, 1950-1951  Alumni office, 1950-1964  Ambassadors, 1951-1955  American Council on Education, 1950-1963  Articles about Ernest Nason Harmon (In Box 18) (also see biographical file)  Assembly lecture program, 1962-1964  Association of American Colleges, 1950-1964  Association of Military Colleges and Schools, 1950-1961  Athletic council, 1950-1957  Athletic director, 1951-1964  Athletic policy, 1952  Athletics, 1950-1955

Box 2

 Athletics, 1956-1965 (2 files)  Athletics, football, college bowl (TV team), 1962-1963  Aviation advisory board, 1954-1959  Aviation program, 1952-1956 (also see Flight training)  Awards, decorations, prizes (awarded by NU), 1950-1964  Barbershop, 1961-1962  Biographical information on Ernest Harmon (3 files) (also see Articles about E.N. Harmon)  Board of trustees (see Trustees)  Brown Brothers Harriman & Company, NU investments, 1948-1959  Buildings and grounds, carillon, 1956-1962  Buildings and grounds, carillon: Bigelow, Arthur, 1956-1962  Buildings and grounds, carillon: Boyer, Donald and Sue, 1956-1961  Buildings and grounds, carillon: Donnell, Robert, 1957-1964  Buildings and grounds, carillon: Greene, Stephen and Jan, 1956-1962  Buildings and grounds, development plan, ca. 1939  Buildings and grounds, Dewey hall, elevator, 1955  Buildings and grounds, Dole auditorium, 1960  Buildings and grounds, floodlights, 1951  Buildings and grounds, Gerard hall, 1962-1965  Buildings and grounds, Goodyear hall, 1954-1960  Buildings and grounds, heating plant, 1948-1957  Buildings and grounds, infirmary, 1951-1961  Buildings and grounds, Jackman hall (new), 1964  Buildings and grounds, James Jackson Cabot hall of science, 1950-1952, 1961  Buildings and grounds, memorial gateway, 1948-1955  Buildings and grounds, Patterson hall, 1956-1960  Buildings and grounds, Ransom hall, 1950-1954 (2 files)  Buildings and grounds, statues, 1951-1955

Box 3

 Buildings and grounds, student union, 1953-1959 (5 files)  Buildings and grounds, superintendent, 1952-1965  Buildings and grounds, Tompkins hall, 1949-1953  Buildings and grounds, White chapel, 1955-1964  Buildings and grounds, Wilson hall, 1959-1964  Bureau of Industrial Research, 1949-1963 (4 files)  Cabot committee, 1950-1958 (2 files)  “Cadet Prayer” (in Box 19)  Certificates, commissions, awards, and degrees of Ernest Harmon, 1912-1965 (In Box 18)  Chaperoning, 1956  College entrance examination board, 1958-1964  Combat Commander (Harmon’s published autobiography) reviews, 1971 (In Box 18)  Commandant, 1950-1954

Box 4

 Commandant, 1955-1965 (3 files)  Commencement, 1951-1965 (15 files)  Consolidated Constructors, 1953-1964  Convocation, 1952-1965  Correspondence, A, 1957-1964  Correspondence, Adams, George F., 1952-1956  Correspondence, Adams, William H., 1951-1965 (4 files)

Box 5

 Correspondence, alumni (3 files)  Correspondence, Ambrose, Henry A., 1963-1964  Correspondence, Andrews, Paul R., 1958-1963  Correspondence, Ayer, Neil R., 1962-1963  Correspondence, B, 1949-1963  Correspondence, Baker, Milton G., 1956-1962  Correspondence, Barlow, Joel, 1953-1964 (2 files)  Correspondence, Barstow, A. Wilson, 1950-1964  Correspondence, Battey, Hoyt E., 1951-1956  Correspondence, Bixby, Gerald A., 1951-1954  Correspondence, C, 1952-1964  Correspondence, Cabot, Godfrey L., 1950-1960  Correspondence, Cabot, Louis W., 1952-1965  Correspondence, Canaday, Ward M., 1953-1959  Correspondence, Chaplin, Henry P., 1952-1962  Correspondence, D, 1956-1964  Correspondence, Davidson, Joseph G., 1956-1962  Correspondence, Dawson, Hilarion D., 1955-1965  Correspondence, Dewey, James F., 1951-1956  Correspondence, Earle, William H., 1956-1960 (In Box 14, see Murals)  Correspondence, F, 1958-1962  Correspondence, faculty, 1950-1961 (5 files)

Box 6

 Correspondence, faculty, 1962-1965 (2 files)  Correspondence, Fisher, Joel E., 1952-1964  Correspondence, G, 1952-1960  Correspondence, Gerard, Jacques A., 1953-1965  Correspondence, Gibson, Ernest W., 1950-1965  Correspondence, Goodyear, A. Conger, 1950-1964 (5 files)  Correspondence, Gow, Ralph F., 1957-1964  Correspondence, H, 1951-1962  Correspondence, Hassett, William D., 1951-1956  Correspondence, Hawkes, Albert W., 1957-1962  Correspondence, Hollengreen, Milburn A., 1964-1965  Correspondence, Hourin, Alton B., 1953-1957  Correspondence, Hughes, Charles M., 1956-1964  Correspondence, Hull, Lemuel A., 1950-1952  Correspondence, I, 1951  Correspondence, J, 1960-1961  Correspondence, Johnson, Briard P., 1952-1964  Correspondence, Juckett, Frank A., 1950-1957  Correspondence, Juckett, J. Walter, 1950-1965 (3 files)  Correspondence, K, 1961-1964

Box 7

 Correspondence, L, 1951-1957  Correspondence, Lewis, Ellsworth H., 1954-1964  Correspondence, Lybrand, William M., 1951-1960  Correspondence, M, 1945-1965  Correspondence, Magnus, Eugene W., 1951-1964  Correspondence, Marsilius, Philip R., 1962-1965  Correspondence, Mathews, Harry B., Jr., 1950-1952  Correspondence, Miller, Edward W., 1951-1964  Correspondence, Morey, Robert W., 1955-1965  Correspondence, N, 1952-1964  Correspondence, Nicholson, Edith B., 1950-1956  Correspondence, Nicholson, Gunnar W. E., 1960-1965  Correspondence, P, 1958-1964  Correspondence, parents, 1950-1965 (3 files)  Correspondence, Patterson, Harry W., 1950-1963 (3 files)  Correspondence, personal, 1944-1979 (3 files)  Correspondence, Plumley, Charles A., 1956-1964  Correspondence, Poach, James R., Jr., 1961-1965  Correspondence, Pulsifer, E. Russell, 1956-1960  Correspondence, Putnam, Eben F. A., 1951-1953  Correspondence, R, 1954-1961  Correspondence, Ray, Oscar W., 1951-1961  Correspondence, Richmond, Harold B., 1951-1961  Correspondence, S, 1951-1964  Correspondence, Searles, Robert N., 1960-1962  Correspondence, Shapiro, Jacob, 1957-1965  Correspondence, Sillcox, Lewis K., 1953-1964  Correspondence, Smith, Harold T., 1958-1964  Correspondence, Sparrell, Lester S., 1950-1960  Correspondence, Sprague, P. Shaw, 1956-1965

Box 8

 Correspondence, Strong, David A., 1949-1951  Correspondence, re: students, 1953-1965 (2 files)  Correspondence, Swift, Orlando B., 1959-1963  Correspondence, T, 1953-1958  Correspondence, Taylor, Reginald B., 1953-1965  Correspondence, Trudeau, Arthur G., 1962-1964  Correspondence, Tutt, Charles L., 1964  Correspondence, U, 1950-1964 (includes agencies and departments of the United States)  Correspondence, V, 1954-1965 (includes agencies and departments of State of Vermont)  Correspondence, W, 1955-1964  Correspondence, Wainwright, Arthur M., 1957-1958  Correspondence, Webb, J. Watson, 1951-1960  Correspondence, Weston, Edward F., 1952-1954  Correspondence, White, Eugene L., 1944-1964  Correspondence, White, James N., 1954-1964  Correspondence, White, William W., 1956-1964  Correspondence, Williams, James T., Jr., 1953-1954  Correspondence, Wilson, Stanley C., 1951-1965  Correspondence, Wyman, Phillips, 1951-1955  Correspondence, miscellaneous, 1956-1965  Dean’s office, 1952-1965 (4 files)  Dodge (Grenville M.) centennial celebration, 1951  Eastern snow conference, 1961  Ellis (James C.) agreement re: oil and gas leases in Kentucky, 1953  Engineering curriculum, 1949-1955  Engineering department, 1950-1965 (2 files)  Engineering (U.S. Army) units at NU, 1950-1951

Box 9

 English department, 1954-1955  Expenses of President Harmon, 1955-1965  Faculty/staff: Anderson, George B., 1950-1951  Faculty/staff: Cauldwell, Oscar R., 1950-1954  Faculty/staff: Cleveland, Charles G., 1958-1964  Faculty/staff: Dockler, Carl J., 1947-1951  Faculty/staff: Flint, K.R.B., 1951-1964  Faculty/staff: Guinn, Robert D., 1950  Faculty/staff: Hislop, Albert H., 1950-1952  Faculty/staff: Hopkins, Philip S., 1952  Faculty/staff: Luce, Alexander W., 1954-1958  Faculty/staff: White, R. Byron, 1947-1950  Faculty/staff: Wind, Walter A., 1949  Faculty/staff: Wood, William H., 1952-1960  Faculty/staff: Woolley, Jack E., 1950-1958  Faculty/staff: Wright, Robert D., 1953-1961  Faculty bulletins, 1964-1965  Faculty committees: academic committee, 1956-1957  Faculty committees: admissions committee, 1956-1957  Faculty committees: buildings committee, 1956-1957  Faculty committees: cultural activities committee, 1955  Faculty committees: discipline committee, 1957  Faculty committees: educational and cultural committee, 1962-1965  Faculty committees: engineering committee, 1955-1958  Faculty committees: extracurricular and non-athletic activities committee, 1956-1957  Faculty committees: mathematics committee, 1957  Faculty committees: military committee, 1956-1957  Faculty committees: religious program committee, 1956-1957  Faculty committees: schedule committee, 1964  Faculty committees: science committee, 1961  Faculty committees: science courses in chemistry and physics committee, 1956  Faculty committees: self-study committees  Faculty committees: social committee, 1954-1960  Faculty committees: teacher education program committee, 1956-1957  Faculty committees: miscellaneous, 1952-1957  Faculty/staff contracts, 1951-1960 (9 files) (continued next box)

Box 10

 Faculty/staff contracts, 1960-1965 (5 files) (continued from previous box)  Faculty memos, 1950-1965 (4 files)  Faculty newsletter, 1949-1950  Faculty suggestions, 1953-1956  Faculty travel, 1956-1965  Fellowships, 1951-1965  Flight training, 1955-1956 (Also see Aviation)  Founder’s day, 1953-1962  Fraternities, 1950-1961 (5 files)  Fraternities, disciplinary file

Box 11

 Fringe benefits, 1963  Fund raising, 1950-1959  Fund raising, brochure, 1952  Fund raising, firms employing NU graduates, 1957  Fund raising, industry appeals, 1953-1957 (2 files)  Fund raising, library, 1951-1962  Fund raising, special endowment, 1951-1954 (2 files)  Fund raising, Vermont Foundation of Independent Colleges, 1956-1958  Fund raising, Webb hall, 1956-1963 (4 files)  Fund raising, White chapel, 1954-1957 (3 files)  Gifts, 1949-1964 (3 files)

Box 12

 Gilman, Sheldon M., 1956  Government loyalty oath, 1959-1961  Guidon, 1950-1964  Heating and Ventilating Institute, 1953  “Hell on Wheels in the Drive to the Roer: the Employment of the 2nd Armored Division in a Limited Objective Attack,” research report, Armored School, Fort Knox, KY, May 1949 (In Box 18)  Higher education, 1950-1962  Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, 1963-1965  Higher Education Facilities Act, Title I, State plan, 1963-1965  Hodgman, Bruce, 1952  Honor system, 1951-1965  Honorary degrees granted by NU, 1950-1964 (15 files)  Housing, 1949-1952  IBM time clock system, 1951-1953  Laboratories and equipment, 1951-1958  Legislative aid to colleges, 1951  Legislature, 1953-1957 (4 files)  Letters of congratulations to Harmon on appointment to the presidency and on his retirement (In Box 17)  Library, 1950-1965 (3 files)  Loudspeaker system, 1952  Medals awarded to E.N. Harmon, description of (Medals housed at the Sullivan Museum)  Memoirs of World War I (Harmon’s)  Memoirs of Leona T. Harmon (Mrs. Ernest Harmon), “Lest We Forget” (In Box 18)  Memos, 1950-1954 (3 files)

Box 13

 Memos, 1955-1965 (8 files)  Middlebury College, 1961-1963  Military colleges, 1950-1963 (2 files)  Military department (R.O.T.C.), 1950-1965 (7 files)

Box 14

 Military property custodian, 1952-1957  Miscellaneous  Motel/hotel for Northfield, 1956-1964  Movies, 1959-1963  “Mud Mountains and Armor: the 1st Armored Division from Rome to the Alps,” research report, Armored School, Fort Knox, KY, June 1949 (In Box 18)  Murals, correspondence with William H. Earle, 1956-1960  National Science Foundation, 1957-1959  National Security Council, 1950  New England colleges fund, 1952-1965  New England council, 1950-1952  Newcomen Society, 1950-1953  Non-athletic council, 1950-1964 (2 files)  Norwich (VT) bicentennial, 1961  Open houses at NU, 1952-1957  Orders, general and special, 1953-1965 (2 files)  Outing club, 1950-1958  Parry (Benjamin) memorial fund, 1952  Pegasus Players, 1953-1961  Personnel: job applicants, 1948-1953 April 15 (10 files)

Box 15

 Personnel: job applicants, 16 April 1953-1955 (6 files)  Photograph albums and scrapbooks (see Boxes 19-21)  Photographic services, 1950-1957  Physicians for NU, 1951-1958  Physics department, 1952-1960  Placement bureau, 1950-1963 (2 files)  Professor of military science and tactics (P.M.S.T.), 1950-1962 (2 files)  Public relations, 1951-1957  Record (alumni publication), 1953-1965  Regimental ball, 1962-1964  Rifle team, 1953-1959  Rules and regulations, 1952-1958  St. Michael’s College, 1952-1955  Salaries, 1949-1952  Saturday Evening Post article, 1957  Scholarships, 1950-1965 (5 files)  Scholarships, Bell fund, 1959-1960  Scholarships, Kristeller fund, 1956-1960  Scholarships, Oscar W. Ray fund, 1958-1959  Scholarships, Travelli fund, 1954-1958  Scrapbooks and photograph albums (See Boxes 19-21)

Box 16

 Selective Service, 1951-1958  Shelburne Museum, 1956-1964  Skiing, 1952-1962  Skull and Swords, 1954-1960  Social science department, 1954  Speeches and speaking engagements, 1959, 1961, 1965-1966 (also see Writings)  Student loans, 1952-1958  Students, married, 1954-1965  Students, prospective, 1961-1964  Students, special, 1954-1965  Study conditions, 1957-1958  Summer school, 1955-1966  Swimming pool (Goodyear), 1951-1963  Tank, request for, 1957  Treasurer, 1950-1962  Board of trustees, finance committee, 1959  Board of trustees, meetings (includes executive committee), 1949-1960 (63 files)

Box 17

 Board of trustees, meetings (includes executive committee), 1961-1964 (14 files)  Board of trustees, memos, 1957-1964  Board of trustees, presidential selection committee, 1958-1964 (2 files)  Uniforms, 1950-1964  U.S. Army, 1950-1962  U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 1961-1965  U. S. Constabulary, undated pass issued by authority of E.N. Harmon, Germany  Vermont College, 1952-1964  Vermont College raid, “panty raid,” 1963 (2 files)  Vermont Department of Education, 1951-1956  War Whoop (NU yearbook), 1952-1965  Writings and Speeches of Ernest Harmon, 1944-1992 (2 files) (also see Speeches)  Letters of congratulations on Harmon’s appointment to the presidency (1 volume)  Letters of congratulations of Harmon’s retirement (2 volumes)

Box 18

 Articles about Ernest Harmon, 1945-1988 (also see biographical file)  Certificates, commissions, awards, and degrees of E. N. Harmon, 1912-1965 o 1965 December 4: Tau Beta Pi membership certificate o 1965 June 13: honorary doctor of engineering degree from NU o 1965 May 23: honorary doctor of laws degree from UVM o 1963 October 3: Legion of Merit, 2nd oak leaf cluster, for service 30 March-15 June 1945 o 1963 October 3: Bronze Star, for service near Albano, Italy, 3 June 1944 o 1963 October 3: Air medal, for service 15 June-15 August 1944 o 1963 October 3: Silver Star, for service at Safi, Morocco, 8 November 1942 o 1963 October 3: Distinguished Service medal, service at Safi, North Africa, 8 November 1942 o 1963 October 3: Distinguished Service Cross, service in Tunisia, May 1943 o 1963 October 3: Legion of Merit, for service in North Africa, 23 April-9 May 1943 o 1959 May 7: Epsilon Tau Sigma membership certificate o 1955 May 9: honorary doctor of laws degree from St. Michael’s College o 1954 April 14: Alpha Kappa Psi membership certificate o 1952 June 16: honorary doctor of laws degree from Middlebury College o 1950 January 1: U.S. Naval Institute membership certificate o 1948 February 29: U.S. Army retirement certificate and testimonial o 1948 January 24: U.S. Army commission as major general (In OSD2.3) o 1947 April 25: U.S. Army commission as colonel of cavalry o 1947 April 25: Distinguished Service medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster, service in Europe, 10 January 1946-30 January 1947 o 1947 January 18: Netherlands, Order of Orange Nassau, degree of grand officer with swords, for service 1944-1945 o 1946 May 10: Italy, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus certificate (In OSD2.3) o 1945 September 25: Russia, award (in Russian) o 1945 September 21: Legion of Merit, 2nd oak leaf cluster, for service in the Rhein Provinz o 1945 September 21: Distinguished Service medal, oak leaf cluster, for service 26 September 1944-18 January 1945 o 1945 September 14: 1st and 2nd bronze oak leaf cluster, War Department general order no. 79 for service o 1945 September 10: 2nd bronze oak leaf cluster (in addition to Legion of Merit and 1st bronze oak leaf cluster), for service 30 March-15 June 1945 o 1945 July 30: Czechoslovakia, Order of the White Lion, for liberation of the country o 1945 July 30: Belgium, Ordre de Leopold with palm and Croix de Guerre, for service to the country o 1945 April 21: France, Legion of Honor, appointment as commander (In OSD2.3) o 1945 April 18: France, Legion of Honor with palm o 1945 April 9: Silver medal for military valor o 1945 April 9: Distinguished Service medal, oak leaf cluster o 1945 January 5: Report on 2nd Armored Division in battle with German Pz Div. with congratulations from Lt. Gen. Hodges and Field Marshal Montgomery o 1944 December 14: Air medal, for service 15 June-15 August 1944, general order 68 o 1944 August 23: Italy, silver medal for military valor and correspondence re: Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus o 1944 July 18: Bronze Star, for service 3 June 1944 near Albano, Italy, general order 67 o 1944 July 5: Morocco, certificate for service o 1944 March 24: Italy, silver medal for military valor certificate o 1944 January 12: Great Britain, Order of the Bath, for service in Tunisia, with documentation o 1943 December 17: Great Britain, Order of the Bath (In OSD2.3) o 1943 November 26: Oak leaf cluster, cablegram and citation from War Department o 1943 November 16: North African theater of operations, commendation for service 12 July 1940-25 May 1941 and 2 November 1941-15 June 1942 o 1943 October 7: Legion of Merit, oak leaf cluster, for service o 1943 July 14: Legion of Merit, letter of transmittal and receipt o 1943 July 8: Legion of Merit, for service in Tunisian campaign, 23 April-9 May 1943 o 1943 June 26: Distinguished Service Cross, for service May 1943 near Tunisia o 1943 May 13: Morocco, Ordre du Ouissam Alaouite Cherifien certificate o 1943 May 13: Morocco, Ordre du Ouissam Alaouite Cherifien (OSD2.3) o 1942 December 18: Silver Star, for service at Safi, Morocco, 8 November 1942 o 1942 December 15: Silver Star, for service at Safi, Morocco, 8 November 1942, general order 28 o 1942 August 9: U.S. Army, commission as “temporary” major general o 1942 March 13: U.S. Army, commission as “temporary” brigadier general o 1941 November 18: Brazil, certificate of award is in Portuguese o 1941 November 9: U.S. Army, commission as “temporary’ colonel o 1940 July 9: U.S. Army, commission as lt. colonel of cavalry o 1937 October 12: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, B.S. degree o 1934 August 3: U.S. Army chemical warfare school diploma o 1933 January 25: U.S. Army, commission as major of cavalry o 1932 November 1: U.S. Army, appointment as major of cavalry o 1931 June 15: Norwich University, honorary M.S. degree o 1921 June 30: Cavalry school, Fort Riley, KS, diploma (OSD2.3) o 1920 May 24: U.S. Army, commission as captain of cavalry o 1917 October 20: U.S. Army, commission as “temporary” captain of cavalry o 1917 August 7: U.S. Army, commission as 1st lieutenant of cavalry (OSD2.3) o 1917 May 23: U.S. Army, commission as 2nd lieutenant of cavalry (OSD2.3) o 1917 April 20: U.S. Military Academy at West Point diploma (OSD2.3) o 1913 June 16: Norwich University discharge to accept appointment to West Point o 1913 June 14: U.S. Military Academy at West Point appointment o 1912 June 12: Bradford (VT) Academy, high school diploma o undated: Distinguished Knight in Order of St. George o undated: Distinguished Service medal, oak leaf cluster, for service26 September 1944-18 January 1845 o undated: Distinguished Service medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster, for service 10 January 1946-30 April 1947 o undated: Certificate in Arabic script (OSD2.3) o undated: Award from men and officers of the 2nd Armored Division  Combat Commander (Harmon’s published autobiography) reviews, 1971  “Hell on Wheels in the Drive to the Roer: the Employment of the 2nd Armored Division in a Limited Objective Attack,” research report, Armored School, Fort Knox, KY, May 1949  Memoirs of Leona T. Harmon (Mrs. Ernest Harmon),”Lest We Forget” (1 volume)  “Mud Mountains and Armor: the 1st Armored Division from Rome to the Alps,” research report, Armored School, Fort Knox, KY, June 1949  “Personal memoirs of Major General E. N. Harmon”

Boxes 19-21

 Photograph albums and scrapbooks: o Family of Ernest N. and Leona T. Harmon, from birth into retirement (Box 20) o XXII Corps in Czechoslovakia, 1945 (Box 19) o Independence Day celebration, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, 4 July 1945 (Box 19) o Czechoslovakia and the Constabulary, 1946-1946 (Box 20) o 94th Constabulary Squadron, Weiden, Germany, ca.May 1947 (Box 19) o Retirement ceremonies (2 albums), February 1948 (Box 19) o Commemoration of the U.S. Army in liberation of Czechoslovakia, Pilsen, 28 October 1948 (Box 19) o Norwich University, 1950-1951 (Box 19) o 1983 Gen. Ernest N. Harmon award winner, 2-78 FA, Bamberg, Germany (Box 19)  Photographs o Portraits (Box 21) o Portraits, oversize, 1944 and undated (OSDB5.5) o Portraits, hand-colored photograph of Harmon in line of tanks (Box 19) o Early family and school (Box 21) o Fort Ethan Allen, panorama including 2nd Lieutenant E. N. Harmon (OSDB5.5) o World War I (Box 21) o 1924 Olympics (Box 21) o 1930s (Box 21) o 1942-1946 (9 files) (Box 21) o 1948-1950 (4 files) (Box 21) o 1951-1958 (7 files) (Box 21) o 1960, 1962-1963, 1965, 1967 (5 files) (Box 21) o 1970s (Box 21) o 1980s (Box 21) o Military service, no date (Box 21) o Generals Eisenhower, Patton and Wood, no date (Box 21) o E.N. Harmon and President Benes, 27 September 1945 (2 copies in Box 19) o Lybrand House, no date (Box 21) o American Cancer Society (Box 21) o Norwich University, no date (3 files) (Box 21) o Lybrand House (Box 21)