urn:taro:utexas.cah.01189 A Guide to the Norfleet Giddings Bone Papers, 1912-1977 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. October 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Bone, Norfleet Giddings, 1892-1997. Norfleet Giddings Bone Papers 1912-1977 Materials are written in English. 97-206 65333669 1 ft., 6 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Norfleet Giddings Bone Papers, 1912-1977, contain photographs, publications, maps, correspondence, Masonic material, and more that relate to Bone's career and document the history of aviation. Biographical Note

Norfleet Giddings Bone was an aviator and World War II veteran. He was born on August 12, 1892, to Edward E. and Maggie (Norfleet) Bone, and graduated from New Mexico A & M College (now New Mexico State University) in 1915 with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. He worked from the City of Douglas, Arizona, then as an pilot with the U. S. Army, until he joined Texas A&M University. In 1923 Bone graduated with a B.S. degree in Landscape Architecture. This was his profession as he worked in the U. S. Air Force, the National Park Service, and U. S. Army.

Bone was a member of the American Legion and several Freemasonry organizations. He married Ruby Lee Franklin on June 15, 1925, in Dallas, Texas, and the couple had two children, William Norfleet and Bobbie Dawn.

 Scope and Contents

The Norfleet Giddings Bone Papers, 1912-1977, contain photographs, publications, maps, correspondence, Masonic material, and more that relate to Bone's career and document the history of aviation.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Bone, Norfleet Giddings, 1892-1997 -- Archives. Subjects (Organizations) Texas A & M University. Dept. of Landscape Architecture. Subjects Landscape architects -- Archives. World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans. Aeronautics -- History -- Sources. Preferred Citation

Norfleet Giddings Bone Papers, 1912-1977, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

See also Norfleet Giddings Bone Papers, 1917-1980, MS 141, Archives and Special Collections, University of Texas at San Antonio Library.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Personal: 3M19 Correspondence 3M12 Masonic 3M12 Registration list, class of 1923 reunion, May 15-17, 1970 Publications: 3M19 Maps 3M12 Newspaper clippings Gulf Breeze, Gulf Insurance Company and the Atlantic Insurance Company, 1950-1959 3M19 Southern Aviator, 1930 The Service News, 1928 The Army and Navy Courier, 1927-1929 The Army and Navy Register, 1929-1930 The Texas Aggie, 1970-1977 The Trees of Texas, Bulletin of the University of Texas, April 15, 1915 Army List and Directory, 1932 The U. S. Department of Agriculture publications, 1912 Newspaper clippings, 1930-1972 Texas publications, 1935-1972 Texas A & M publications, 1935-1963 Assorted: U. S. News and World Report Poetry pamphlets Photographs: 3S125.2 Three unidentified postcard photographs, undated Stuart Kee Wood, undated Tyler Bathing Beauties, June 14, 1943 Texas A&M Class of 1923 Reunion, 1958, 1963, 1970, undated Assorted, undated Assorted: 3M19 Calendars, programs, souvenirs 3M12 Assorted 3M12 Oversize