Summary |
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| Creator: | Brooks, Harold Fisher II. |
| Title: | Harold Fisher Brooks II Papers |
| Dates: | 1939-1949 |
| Size: | 2 boxes (0.75 linear foot) |
| Abstract: | Materials related to Brooks' time as a student at Syracuse University including his Syracuse in Portrait calendar |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Harold Fisher Brooks II was a student at Syracuse University from 1940-1942 and from 1946-1948. He attended Syracuse University from 1940-1942 before entering military service as an Air Operations Specialist. After his military service, Brooks returned to Syracuse University in 1946 and graduated in 1948. During his first two years at Syracuse University, Brooks created, produced, and sold a picture calendar of the university called Syracuse in Portrait. The calendar was sold in the bookstore, the corner store, and around campus.
Scope and Content Note
The Harold Fisher Brooks II Papers spans from 1939 to 1949 and is made up of three series.
The Academics series contains course notes, papers, and other materials created or used by Brooks during his time as a student at Syracuse University.
The Biographical materials series is made up of portraits and photocopies of portraits of Brooks as a student and during military service as well as his resume.
The Syracuse in portrait series contains materials related to Brook's production, marketing, and sales of the Syracuse in Portrait calendar.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
An alumni club member guide was moved to the Alumni Associations and Clubs Reference Collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Harold Fisher Brooks II Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Materials were donated in several installments in 2007 and 2010 to the University Archives by Carol Brooks Thomas.
Processing Information
Materials were rehoused in acid free folders and boxes.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Nicole Wright
Date: August 2019
Revision history:
Inventory
| Biographical materials | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Portraits circa 1940s Photocopies | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Resume 1949 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Yearbook photograph proofs circa 1940s | ||||||||||
| Syracuse in portrait | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Calendars 1942 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Correspondence 1941-1942 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Marketing and sales 1941-1942 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Planning materials 1941-1942 | ||||||||||