Harry S. Holcomb photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1402
Scope and Contents
The Harry S. Holcomb photograph collection consists of 2 boxes containing 26 images. Box 1 contains black-and-white photographs of Holcomb's military service, his career as a police officer for the railroad, and his family. Box 2 consists of 5 panorama photographs of groups of men in the United States military taken at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; and Camp Dix, New Jersey.
Dates
- 1910-1930
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Harry S. Holcomb photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Harry S. Holcomb photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Harry Sherman Holcomb was born on June 12, 1888, in Holt County, Nebraska, to Louisa Matilda Entley and Richard D. Holcomb. He entered the United States Army in 1910 and became part of the United States 2nd Cavalry Regiment, also known as the 2nd Dragoons. Holcomb was first stationed in the Philippine Islands as part of the United States occupation force. In 1912, Holcomb was transferred with his unit to Texas to secure the destabilized border during the Mexican Civil War. On November 21, 1915, Harry Holcomb married Ruby Belle Rood; together, they had four children.
When the United States entered the First World War in 1917, Holcomb moved into the field artillery and fought in the American Expeditionary Force in France. The next year, his first child was born and he returned to the United States. For a time he worked at Coronel Military Academy in Texas. During the 1920s, Holcomb became a police officer for the New York Central Railroad, a profession he kept for a quarter century. Holcomb became an excellent marksman and was assigned to protect foreign and federal officials that traveled on the railroad including Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. While living in Niagara Falls, New York, Holcomb continued to be a reservist for the Army. He left the Army Reserve in 1939 and retired from the railroad in 1956. He then moved to Florida where he lived until his death on March 4, 1958.
When the United States entered the First World War in 1917, Holcomb moved into the field artillery and fought in the American Expeditionary Force in France. The next year, his first child was born and he returned to the United States. For a time he worked at Coronel Military Academy in Texas. During the 1920s, Holcomb became a police officer for the New York Central Railroad, a profession he kept for a quarter century. Holcomb became an excellent marksman and was assigned to protect foreign and federal officials that traveled on the railroad including Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. While living in Niagara Falls, New York, Holcomb continued to be a reservist for the Army. He left the Army Reserve in 1939 and retired from the railroad in 1956. He then moved to Florida where he lived until his death on March 4, 1958.
Extent
26 items (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Harry S. Holcomb (1888-1958) served in the United States Army as a member of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Holcomb was stationed in the Philippines and Texas; he also served in France during World War I. After leaving the military, Holcomb worked as a police officer for the New York Central Railroad. This collection contains photographs and panoramas of Holcomb's military service, his career in law enforcement, and images of his family and life in Niagara Falls, New York.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Barbara Faulring in 2006.
Separated Materials
See also the Harry S. Holcomb papers (ACCN 2315) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
- Title
- Guide to the Harry S. Holcomb photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa.
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu