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Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-08-26-A
Content Description The Julius A. Barr Correspondence and Clippings is a small collection consisting primarily of textual materials documenting Barr's professional and personal life from the late 1920s until his death in 1939. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Barr, as well as a few written by his wife Hortense, to his parents residing in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1926 until 1939. The letters shed light on his military training; his work importing and demonstrating aircraft for...
Dates: 1926-1939, 1941

The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-6
Abstract

Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures Zhang Xueliang (also known as the "Young Marshal" and "Peter Chang") and General Chiang Kai-shek in the mid-1930s. The collection contains a photograph album with three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, most likely taken by Barr, covering his time in China.

Dates: 1934-1937

Julius A. Barr Photograph Albums and Films

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-10-24
Abstract

Julius A. Barr had a varied flight career in the 1920s and 1930s, notably spending time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures and later working as a Boeing test pilot. The collection includes 5 albums with more than 1,600 photographs and 11 films that document his personal life and career.

Dates: 1926-1939

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  • Subject: China X
  • Names: Barr, Effie Hortense, 1904-1985 X

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Yunnan Sheng (China) 1
aerial photographs 1
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Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
Boeing 2
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 2
Zhang, Xueliang, 1901-2001 2
Cole, Frank 1

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