Captain Forrest G. Houlehan Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
The Captain Forrest G. Houlehan Scrapbook contains photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, typed letters and other ephemera that document Houlehan's life from World War I up until the beginning of World War II in 1941. The World War I-related materials consist of photographs Houlehan took of Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. There are many documents related to Houlehan's work after World War I at car dealerships in Wisconsin and Illinois, and as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp commander. Correspondence and business cards from the 1920s and early 1930s document his work at car dealerships. Photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings document his work during the Great Depression as commander of the 3121st Company at Camp Sturgeon River in Waucedah, Michigan. Many materials were loosely tucked in the scrapbook. The items attached to the scrapbook pages are primarily comprised of newspaper clippings related to his Civilian Conservation Corps work, including an issue of CCC newsletter Reveille. The scrapbook was disassembled, but pages and loose items are foldered in original order.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1949
Creator
- Houlehan, Forrest G. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
Captain Forrest G. Houlehan was born in Wisconsin in 1893 to dentist Dr. George Michael Houlehan and mother Matilda Klusmeyer of Lombard, Illinois. He served in World War I with Troop 1, a National Guard cavalry unit that became part of Battery E, 120th Field Artillery, 32nd Division. After the war Houlehan worked in car sales in the 1920s and 1930s, including as a branch manager of Lake Shore Motors, Inc. in Evanston, Illinois. During the New Deal he served as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp commander for the 3121st Company at Camp Sturgeon River in Waucedah, Michigan. He served in the military again in World War II, and died in 1975.
Full Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Captain Forrest G. Houlehan Scrapbook contains photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, typed letters and other ephemera that document Houlehan's life from World War I up until the beginning of World War II in 1941. Many materials in the scrapbook relate to Captain Houlehan's work between the wars at car dealerships and the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Captain Forrest G. Houlehan Scrapbook
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2023-12-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594
asksca@csun.edu
