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This is a collection of materials documenting the life of Howard Lincoln Athon and Eunice Roberta Athon. After high school Howard joined the Navy on June 30, 1917 and served on several ships during World War I. The collection contains military records, letters to his parents, and a diary written in 1918. There is a script for a slide program telling about his life. Also, the collection contains a notice of their wedding, obituaries, a newspaper article telling about the purchase of a new airplane, a campaign card for Howard who ran for water commissioner, Merrill D. Athon's college commencement announcement, and a biographical information on Henry Athon written by Howard. Eunice Roberta Athon was a member of the Topeka Stamp Club and there are several membership directories.
Creator: Athon, Howard Lincoln, 1896-1986
Date: 1918-1986
Item Number: 308584
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 308584
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Electricians
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1910s
Date - 1960s
Date - 1970s
Date - 1980s
Military - Service - Navy
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
Places - Cities and towns - Quenemo
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Osage
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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