John H. Armstrong Papers, 1932-1974 (bulk 1950-1960)
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topic: Correspondence 1956-1958
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topic: Correspondence 1958-1959
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topic: Accounts of expedition 1959-1960
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topic: Accounts of expedition: news clippings 1959-1960
subject: Accounts of expedition: news clippings 1959-1960
topic: Accounts of expedition: magazines 1959
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topic: Address books n.d.
subject: Address books n.d.
topic: Chinese language material n.d.
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topic: Chinese language material (1envelope, 1 bound volume) n.d.
subject: Chinese language material (1envelope, 1 bound volume) n.d.
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topic: Diary 1959
subject: Diary 1959
topic: Diplomas and certificates 1951-1956
subject: Diplomas and certificates 1951-1956
topic: Expense ledger 1950-1956
subject: Expense ledger 1950-1956
topic: Honors Thesis 1954
subject: Honors Thesis 1954
topic: Journal 1959
subject: Journal 1959
topic: Miscellaneous 1950-1959
subject: Miscellaneous 1950-1959
topic: Photographs n.d.
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topic: Publications (JHA) 1957-1959
subject: Publications (JHA) 1957-1959
topic: Vital and Legal Documents 1932-1960
subject: Vital and Legal Documents 1932-1960
topic: Catherine Armstrong Papers: correspondence 1939-1959
subject: Catherine Armstrong Papers: correspondence 1939-1959
topic: Catherine Armstrong Papers: correspondence, diaries, sympathy cards 1960-1971
subject: Catherine Armstrong Papers: correspondence, diaries, sympathy cards 1960-1971
topic: JHA Realia (memorabilia) 1950-1959
subject: JHA Realia (memorabilia) 1950-1959

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provides access to: Correspondence 1956-1958
provides access to: Correspondence 1958-1959
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provides access to: Chinese language material n.d.
provides access to: Chinese language material (1envelope, 1 bound volume) n.d.
provides access to: Diary 1955-1956
provides access to: Diary 1959
provides access to: Diplomas and certificates 1951-1956
provides access to: Expense ledger 1950-1956
provides access to: Honors Thesis 1954
provides access to: Journal 1959
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provides access to: Vital and Legal Documents 1932-1960
provides access to: Catherine Armstrong Papers: correspondence 1939-1959
provides access to: Catherine Armstrong Papers: correspondence, diaries, sympathy cards 1960-1971
provides access to: JHA Realia (memorabilia) 1950-1959

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John H. Armstrong Papers, 1932-1974 (bulk 1950-1960)
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Armstrong Papers
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date: 1932-1974
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date: 1950-1960
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extent: 1 records storage box, 4 archives boxes, 1 flat box
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language: eng
origination: Armstrong, John H., 1932-1959
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Armstrong Papers
scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The papers include correspondence, photographs, diaries, journals, publications and vital and legal documents, such as his birth certificate, passport and insurance papers documenting Armstrong's days at Amherst College and Harvard University, his foreign language studies and a 1959 automobile trip to Africa. Also contained in the papers of John Armstrong are those of his mother, Catherine M. Armstrong. They relate almost exclusively to her son's death and include correspondence with the families of Armstrong's fellow travelers, official correspondence relating to the investigation, notes on her trip to Paris to visit the family of Tommy-Martin and notes of sympathy following her son's death.
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associated with: Tommy-Martin, Yves Marc, 1935-1959.
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associated with: Pillu, Jean.
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has part: Chinese language material n.d.
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has part: Honors Thesis 1954
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Armstrong, John H., 1932-1959
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Biographical History for: Armstrong Papers
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body: Biographical Note Following his graduation from Amherst in 1954 with a BA in English, Armstrong attended Harvard University where he received a Master's degree in English Literature in 1955. In 1955 Armstrong joined the United States Army and attended the Army Language School in Monterey, California where he studied Chinese. In 1958 Armstrong received a Fullbright Scholarship and studied French and Chinese at the Institute for Advanced Languages at the Sorbonne in Paris. It was during his stay in Paris that he met Yves Tommy-Martin (AC 1958), who was planning an automobile trip from Paris to Cape Town, South Africa. When Armstrong's Fullbright Scholarship was not renewed in 1959, he decided to join Tommy-Martin and Jean Pillu, Tommy-Martin's childhood friend. Another American, Donald Shannon, a Milwaukee native and former Air Force lieutenant, joined them not long before they left. Mindful of the dangers ahead, the four set off in specially equipped Citroen cars. Citroen, the French automaker, supplied the cars and offered a prize for the most interesting account of a trip by automobile. The four, dubbed the Franco-American Student's Automobile Tour of Africa," left France on July 4, 1959. Following a route along the Mediterranean, they arrived in Egypt later that month. The low level of the Nile made it impossible to travel the customary ferry route and the travelers were forced to drive across they desert from Aswan, Egypt to their next stop in Wadi Halfa, Sudan. Well supplied and accompanied by the requisite guide, the party drove into the Egyptian desert expecting to be in the Republic of Sudan in two of three days. The four men never made it out of Egypt. Having heard nothing form their son in over two months, Mrs. Catherine Armstrong contacted the U.S. State Department for help. The Egyptian Government was notified and a search was begun. Egyptian patrols found the bodies on October 26, 1959. It was estimated that the party had died sometime in early August. T…
topic: Armstrong, John H., 1932-1959
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Accounts of expedition 1959-1960
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Accounts of expedition: news clippings 1959-1960
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Accounts of expedition: magazines 1959
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Diary 1955-1956
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Diary 1959
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Diplomas and certificates 1951-1956
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Expense ledger 1950-1956
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Honors Thesis 1954
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Journal 1959
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Miscellaneous 1950-1959
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Photographs n.d.
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Publications (JHA) 1957-1959
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Vital and Legal Documents 1932-1960
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Catherine Armstrong Papers: correspondence 1939-1959
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Catherine Armstrong Papers: correspondence, diaries, sympathy cards 1960-1971
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JHA Realia (memorabilia) 1950-1959
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