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Reuel Harmon Papers (Mss 50), Literary Manuscripts Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
Philanthropist and publisher Reuel Durkee Harmon was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended Harvard University and then returned to St. Paul in 1926 to join Webb Publishing Company in 1926. During World War II Harmon served with the United States Army.
The collection comprises correspondence (April 17, 1945-August 13, 1945) relating to the problems of Special Services Division, Army Service Forces, in supplying U.S. Army troops in the Pacific Theater with athletic and recreation equipment, reading material and libraries. Reports and requisitions are also included.
See also the Reuel D. Harmon papers at the Minnesota Historical Society.
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