Scope and Contents Contains correspondence between Clinton Larson and Lillian Foster (Larson), with a small amount of correspondence from various authors, including family members and friends of Lillian and Clinton. Clinton joined the army and began training at an aviation camp in Waco, Texas, in early 1918, schooling at the Military School of Aeronautics in Austin, Texas, during April and May of 1918, and further training and army service at Kelly Field, Texas, from late May of 1918 to January of 1919. At...

Scope and Contents

Collection focuses on Clinton Larson's athletic, military, and physical education careers and include correspondence between him and his wife between 1917 and 1921, photographic slides from his larger collection, books that largely feature Clinton Larson as an athlete, clothing and accessories both from World War I and track meets, trophies and medals, scrapbooks that include newspaper clippings and photographs, and personal and professional documents, all dating between 1892 and 1980.