Colonel Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum, Jr., USMC (Ret.) papers
Abstract
Papers of Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum, Jr., from Cheshire, Connecticut, primarily documenting him receiving the Medal of Honor (Vietnam War), his career in the U.S. Marine Corps as well as his work advocating for veterans. The papers of Colonel Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., USMC (Ret.), a 1962 graduate of Saint Anselm College, include correspondence, military orders, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, ephemera, and a variety of audio-visual materials including copies of interviews from local and national programs. The earliest material documents his time in the Boy Scouts of America. Some of the correspondence includes letters and cards of appreciation from elementary schools. The papers also contain materials on the announcement, christening, and commissioning of the USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124) and the dedication of Barnum Elementary School (Cheshire, CT).
Dates
- 1952 - 2026
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
6.5 Cubic Feet
1 Gigabytes
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Colonel Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum, Jr., USMC (Ret.) papers
- Date
- April 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Saint Anselm College Archives Repository
Msgr. Wilfrid H. Paradis Archives and Special Collections
Geisel Library, Saint Anselm College
100 Saint Anselm Drive #1746
Manchester NH 03102 US
archives@anselm.edu