Julius Christian Harland Knauss Collection
Scope and Contents of Collection
The collection is comprised of a panoramic photograph and a souvenir album, circa 1918-1919, and a magazine clipping, circa 1959, all relating to the Naval Training Camp situated on the University of Washington campus during World War I. The panorama, broken in two parts, shows the camp along the waterfront of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The clipping includes a later image of the canal in 1959 and a map of the city of Seattle. The album contains photographs of individuals, officers, staff groups, and companies, as well as facilities and activities.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1918-1959
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1918
Creator
- Knauss, Julius Christian Harland (Person)
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.
Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Biographical Note
Julius Christian Harland Knauss was born in 1898 in Minnesota. He trained at the Naval Training Camp in Seattle, Washington during World War I. According to the U.S. Census, he was the Quartermaster 1st Class at Naval Air Station San Diego (California) in 1920. Knauss died in 1986 and is buried in Minnesota.
Source:
Biographical information derived from U.S. Census data.
Historical Note
The Naval Training Camp in Seattle, Washington began with a contract between the Navy and the University of Washington in June 1917 to use land belonging to the university. The site was along the waterfront of the canal between Lake Union and Lake Washington. Construction began in July and in August the camp began operation under the command of Miller Freeman, Commander U.S.N.R.F. Among other specializations, the camp included a Ground School for Aviation.
Source:
Derived from "Prologue" in the souvenir album. See "Related Archival Materials" for further information on the Naval Training Camp on the University of Washington campus.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (2 legal size folders )
Abstract
Julius Christian Harland Knauss (1898-1986) served in the U.S. Navy during World War I at the Seattle (Wash.) Naval Training Camp. The collection contains material relating to the camp.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Existence and Location of Copies
Materials from this collection have been digitized and are available at The Museum of Flight Digital Collections.
Subject
- Knauss, Julius Christian Harland (Person)
- United States. Navy (Organization)
- University of Washington (Organization)
- United States. Naval Training Camp (Seattle, Wash.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Julius Christian Harland Knauss Collection
- Status
- Completed Level 4
- Author
- A. Demeter
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Processing, cataloging and digitization of this collection was made possible by a Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) "Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives" grant.
- Edition statement
- 1st Edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
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