Robert C. Leggett collection of Harvard ROTC memorabilia
Overview
Robert Cameron Leggett (1897-1973), an educator, was the head of the Department of Modern Languages at Thayer Academy from 1925 to 1962. The collection contains a black-and-white panoramic photograph titled “Company E-Harvard University R.O.T.C. 1917” and a certificate from Harvard University authorizing Leggett’s early graduation and leave to enlist in the United States Army during World War I.
Dates
- Creation: 1917 - 1918
Researcher access
Open for research.
Extent
.45 cubic feet (1 document box, 1 photograph box)The Robert C. Leggett collection of Harvard ROTC memorabilia contains a black-and-white panoramic photograph titled “Company E-Harvard University R.O.T.C. 1917” and a certificate from Harvard University authorizing Leggett’s early graduation and leave to enlist in the United States Army during World War I. The collection offers a glimpse into Harvard University’s relationship with the military and student involvement in World War I.
Biographical note on Robert Cameron Leggett
Robert Cameron Leggett (1897-1973), an educator, was the head of the Department of Modern Languages at Thayer Academy from 1925 to 1962. Cameron attended Boston Public Latin School and received an AB in 1918 and EdM in 1923 from Harvard University. From Boston University, Leggett received an AM in 1940. Leggett married Helen Constance Stoner in 1924; they had two children, Lois Carol and Alan Cameron French.
After the United States entered World War I, Leggett left Harvard in June 1917 with permission from the school, to join the United States Army as an interpreter with the First Expeditionary Force. Leggett was stationed at Nevers, on the Loire, in France for two years. Leggett, a member of the Harvard College Class of 1918, returned to Harvard after the war and received his AB in 1919.
Acquisition Information
The Robert C. Leggett collection of Harvard ROTC memorabilia was acquired by the Harvard University Archives through a donation from Glenn Leggett.
The acquisition is as follows:
- Accession: 2021.0906; 2021 March 2
Processing Information
The Robert C. Leggett collection of Harvard ROTC memorabilia was processed in September 2022 by Dominic P. Grandinetti.
Processing included rehousing materials in appropriate containers and creating this finding aid.
Dates and titles supplied by the archivist appear in brackets.
- Title
- Leggett, Robert Cameron, 1897-1973. Robert C. Leggett collection of Harvard ROTC memorabilia, 1917-1918: an inventory
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hua31022
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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