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Plaque Dedicating Hall to Lt. Alan Rea, 1958

 Item — Box: 6
Identifier: Series V:

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series documents the death of Lieutenant Alan Rea, who was a graduate of the Queens College AFROTC program. He died in a plane crash on May 28, 1957 while serving as a first lieutenant at the Soesterberg Royal Netherlands Air Force Base. The series also covers the efforts to get donations for a plaque in his honor, as well as the ultimately-successful attempt to get the ROTC building on the campus renamed for him. This series is arranged by date and media type.

Dates

  • 1958

Access

Collection is open for research. Staff may restrict access at its discretion on the basis of physical condition

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (5 boxes, 1 plaque)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us