Diary, appointments and awards, letters of condolence, writings, and published and newspaper accounts, 1917-1921, relating to the life and career of Howard T. Douglas and to the Alaska Flying Expedition of 1920.

Diary, appointments and awards, letters of condolence, writings, and published and newspaper accounts, 1917-1921, relating to the life and career of Howard T. Douglas and to the Alaska Flying Expedition of 1920. The collection comprises a single series, arranged as follows: (1) Biographical Materials, (2) Writings, (3) Printed Materials, (4) Newspapers, and (5) Fragile Materials, removed from other folders.

The Biographical Materials include a recommendation for promotion (1918), papers appointing Douglas First Lieutenant and Captain (1919), and a letter (1920) from the Aero Club of America awarding Douglas the Aviation Medal of Merit (the medal itself is now in the Arthur L. Neuman '23 Collection of Aeronautical Medals [NC010], Numismatics Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library), as well as a carbon copy typescript report on Douglas' body; several letters of condolence, most from Douglas' military superiors, but including one signed by the explorer Roald Amundsen; and a photograph (1920) of Douglas in military uniform.

The Writings include Douglas' World War I diary ending on 12 June 1918; his travel orders for, and a 137-page carbon-copy typescript account of, the Alaska Flying Expedition of 1920; and carbon-copy typescripts of two articles he had prepared for publication at the time of his death.

The Printed Materials consist of a single item, a published history of the San Gabriel Valley towns of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Charter Oak, Covina, Glendora, and Puente, during World War I. The history includes accounts of the war service of both Howard T. Douglas and his brother, Gordon C. Douglas.

The Newspapers include clippings and pages, July-October 1920, from the Nome Nugget, New York Times, New York Tribune, and unidentified newspapers, relating to the Alaska Flying Expedition; clippings and pages, June-July 1921, from the Pasadena Evening Post, the Nome Nugget, the Covina Argus (2 copies of the complete issue for July 21, 1921), and unidentified newspapers, relating to the death and funeral of Douglas.