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Admiral Lewis B. Combs papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-2

Scope and Contents

This collection of Admiral Combs's papers (2008-2) includes a few of his speeches, articles about fellow Rensselaer alumni who served in World War II, historical information about the Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineering Corps, and technical information and images related to diesel pile drivers.

Dates

  • Created: 1944-1976

Creator

Extent

0.20 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Admiral B. Combs's papers provide a glimpse into the RPI graduate's professional career as a civil engineer with a focus on deisel pile drivers and articles about fellow RPI alumni involved in WWII.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by type of material.

Processing Information

Combined with documents from Combs's Faculty/Alumni file (original accession number 1982-20).

Title
Inventory of Admiral Lewis B. Combs papers
Author
T.A. Gobert
Date
01/00/2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Institute Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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