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Richard H. Anthony papers (Ms.2008.024)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146


Collection Overview

Title: Richard H. Anthony papers
Date range: 1923-1958, (bulk 1923-1929)
Creator: Anthony, Richard H., 1903-
Extent: 6 items (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract: Richard H. Anthony was a Providence, Rhode Island native and Brown University graduate, class of 1925. His distinguished career included working as a journalist in Paris for the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune, where he covered the landings of Charles E. Lindburgh and Richard E. Byrd on their respective transatlantic flights in 1927. These papers include letters, family memorabilia, and a collection of autographs of Richard E. Byrd, and co-pilots Bernt Balchen, Bertand B. Acosta and George O. Noville, who accompanied him on his historic flight from New York to the coast of Normandy on July 1, 1927.
Language of materials: English .
Repository: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number: Ms.2008.024