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Medals

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

George Williamson personal archive

Digital Record Identifier: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:9547835

Margaret Mayall personal archive

Collection Identifier: HUM 294
Overview: Margaret Walton Mayall (1902-1995) was an American astronomer. After receiving her MA from Radcliffe College in 1928, she began working at the Harvard College Observatory. This collection contains 35 black and white photographs, which depict the Harvard College Observatory staff camping in southeastern Maine to watch the total solar eclipse on August 31, 1932. Also includes Mayall’s 1957 G. Bruce Blair Award and a copy of Mayall’s 1970 Manual for Observing Variable...

World War I medals and related correspondence, circa 1914-1921

Series Identifier: HUM 126
Scope of medals and related correspondence: This series documents George Williamson's military service and death in World War I. It contains three medals and decorations awarded posthumously to Williamson by the British Empire and sent to his widow in 1921. The medals include the Victory medal and the British War medal, each of which are accompanied by ribbons, as well as the 1914 Star clasp. The decorations are accompanied by the original envelopes in which they were mailed, a letter from the British War Office, and the issue...