Request Material
Donald Harries letters to May Dearing Nicholson
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Donald Harries letters to May Dearing Nicholson | |
| Creator: Harries, Donald Dunbar, Jr. | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1944-1947 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes) | |
| Collection Number: ms3919 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Donald Dunbar Harries, Jr. (b. 1921?) was the son of Charlotte and Donald Dunbar Harries, Sr. of Duluth, Minnesota. In 1944 Donald was a student in the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School in Athens (GA) when he met May Dearing Nicholson (1926-2005), daughter of Homer K. and Josephine Nicholson of Athens (GA). He was stationed at Naval Air Stations in Memphis (TN) and Pensacola (FL) before returning to Duluth in 1946 to attend law school. A fall during his first semester left him paralyzed, although he later obtained his law degree
Scope and Content
The collection consists of correspondence, photographs and portraits, writings, and artifacts. In his letters to May Nicholson (nicknamed Midget), Donald Harries (nicknamed Rabbit) describes his pilot training as he progessses from learning to start a plane, take off, land, and finally fly cross country. The only letter from May is in 1946 when Donald writes that he is engaged to Sally in Duluth. There are photographs of May, portraits of May and her brother Homer as children, and one photograph presumably of Donald. The writings are notes on index cards about a thwarted love story between a girl and a pre-flight student. The story is apparently written hy May, but the author is listed as Dearing Mays. Artifacts are a Navy pin and bracelet inside a wooden box from Kamp Kahlert in Maryland, where May was a summer counselor.
Organization and Arrangement
Organized by format and arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Donald Harries letters to May Dearing Nicholson, ms3919, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.