Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Benjamin S. Custer papers, 1912-2000 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1912-2000 |
Bulk Dates | 1920-1958 |
ID No. | MSS86171 |
Creator | Custer, Benjamin S. (Benjamin Scott), 1905-2002 |
Extent | 9,000 items |
Extent | 26 containers plus 1 classified and 5 oversize |
Extent | 10.5 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms022023 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2017086171 |
Summary | United States Navy officer and air pilot. Correspondence, military records, photographs, scrapbooks, writings, clippings, and other papers relating primarily to Custer's naval career after 1922, naval aircraft carriers and seaplane tenders during World War II, and the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp at Princeton University during the 1950s. |