Harold Denton Albrecht Photographs

Collection

Identifier: MC 1695

Staff Only
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Scope and Content Note

Materials in this collection include two albums with photographs of paddle boats and scenes on the Mississippi River, the University of Arkansas campus and students, as well as scenes of Europe dating circa 1925-1937.

Dates

Creation: 1925 - 1958

Creator

Albrecht, Harold Denton, 1904-1981 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Harold Albrecht, a native of Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas, was born July 17, 1904. In his early twenties, he was employed as a radio engineer in the Merchant Marines, circa 1925-1930, working on the Mississippi River where he also designed levees. He later attended the University of Arkansas where he studied electrical engineering, graduating as one of the top in his class in 1932. Albrecht went on to work at Radio Corporation of America (RCA) where he invented various radar transmitters. During the Spanish Civil War, Albrecht installed one of those transmitters in Spain for the resistance forces opposing Franco. He narrowly escaped capture by Franco and returned to the United States where he continued to work at RCA in missiles. Harold Denton Albrecht died October 1, 1981 and is buried in Dermott City Cemetery in Chicot County, Arkansas.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic.

Acquisition Information

The Harold Denton Albrecht Photographs were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries on, April 14, 2005, by Melynda Winsor of Oakland, California.