“My friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.” - Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen, 1921

Curated by Addison Rosenko, '29

On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, The Great War came to an end with the abdication of the Kaiser of Germany. The day would come to be remembered as Armistice or Veterans Day, a day to remember the people who served the United States military. This year, Special Collections & Archives would like to commemorate this day with a look at Union alum Harold Miller Lewis, class of 1916 and veteran of World War I. Recently rediscovered was the scrapbooks of Lewis documenting his time at Union and his time of service in France. Lewis graduated Union with an electrical engineering degree and would go on to become a Master Signal Electrician in the Signal Corp. Lewis was a pioneer in the development of military radio being credited with developing the first effective radio and antenna for Army Tanks in 1928. 56 patents would be issued to Lewis pertaining to Radio and Television Circuits.

Over the term, the student workers (Addison Rosenko ‘29, Calder Baker ‘29, & Cole Sanderson ‘28) and staff of Special Collections & Archives have been working on reviewing 348 collections to increase discoverability and to be of use to student and public researchers. In these collections many fascinating things have come to light, including the scrapbook featured in this exhibit.

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This exhibit can be found in the Beuth Atrium, before the doors going into the Lally Reading Room, which is on the 1st floor of Schaffer Library.