John T. Holliday, Jr. Papers, 1987

Description: Papers of John T. Holliday, Jr. (1987), B.S. Mechanical Engineering '46, contain a typewritten memoir titled "The Past as Interpreted by John T. Holliday, Jr.," documenting Holliday's family history, experiences growing up on a farm in Depression-era Pana, Illinois, and life as a student at the University of Illinois during World War II. The memoir includes descriptions of university life, engineering coursework and students, enlistment in the Army ROTC, and combat in the European Theater during the war.