By Johnamarie Macias and Nicole Milano
Title: Horace M. Lippincott, Jr. Collection, 1943-1999
Predominant Dates:1943-1944
ID: RG2/014
Creator: Lippincott, Jr., Horace M. (Horace Mather) (1921-2010)
Extent: 1.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: This collection is partially processed. The papers in Box 1 are arranged alphabetically by folder title, and the “Kiwi” uniform is stored in Box 2.
Date Acquired: 00/00/2011
Languages: English
Architect Horace Mather Lippincott, Jr. was an American Field Service (AFS) ambulance driver during World War II. The Horace M. Lippincott, Jr. Collection consists of clippings, newsletters, non-AFS publications, and other material related to his service during World War II.
The Horace M. Lippincott, Jr. Collection consists of clippings and newsletters related to his service as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service (AFS) during World War II. The collection also includes copies of letters from the British Joint Staff Mission and Franklin D. Roosevelt, both addressed to Stephen Galatti during World War II. Also present in the collection are AFS rosters and brochures, non-AFS publications, a “Kiwi” uniform (which was typically worn by New Zealand soldiers during World War II, but was also issued to Lippincott since he was six feet tall and unable to fit the standard British uniform worn by other drivers in AFS), and a two-page copy of an article written by Lippincott for a Haverford College collection of alumni experiences entitled “The Fractured 40s.”
Alternate Extent Statement: 2 boxes
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be submitted in writing to the AFS Archives. In the event that this research becomes a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs is required. Any copyright vested in Margaret W. Lippincott has passed to the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs. Researchers are responsible for determining any other copyright questions.
Acquisition Method: The Horace M. Lippincott, Jr. Collection was donated to the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs in two accessions, the first by Horace M. Lippincott, Jr. in January 2001 and the second by his wife, Margaret W. Lippincott, on March 24, 2011.
Appraisal Information: No items were deaccessioned, separated, or removed from the collection.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [Date]; Horace M. Lippincott, Jr. Collection; Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs, New York, NY.
Processing Information: This collection was partially processed by Johnamarie Macias in March 2011. Preliminary finding aid written by Johnamarie Macias and Nicole Milano in 2011 and encoded in EAD by Nicole Milano in April 2011 under the scope of the 2010-2011 Basic Processing grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
