Huyler Ellison collection, 1944

Summary

Creator:

Ellison, Huyler

Abstract:

This collection pertains to a letter written by United States Navy Lieutenant Huyler B. Ellison in February 1944. Ellison, who was asked to defend his remarks about the United States Army, offered a lengthy explanation of his history with the army and the reasoning behind his controversial comments.

Extent:

6 items

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, March 2012

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection (6 items) pertains to a letter written by United States Navy Lieutenant Huyler B. Ellison in February 1944. The collection includes a copy of a typed V-mail letter that Ellison sent to John D. Nordberg of West Orange, New Jersey, on February 25, 1944. In the letter, Ellison complained about his assignment with the army and threatened to resign from the navy. Three letters by Captain Tully Shelley, a naval intelligence officer, and W. H. Tuck, commander of the United States Navy Reserve, address Ellison's comments about the army and contain requests for an explanation by Ellison (March 1944). A later letter by Tuck informs Ellison that he would suffer no further disciplinary actions (March 20, 1944). Also present are 2 typed copies of Ellison's explanation, concerning his history with the army and his disillusionment following an incorrect medical diagnosis and subsequent discharge.

Biographical / Historical:

Huyler J. Ellison of Freeport and Hempstead, New York, was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army during World War I. He and his wife, Grace C. Ellison, had one son, Huyler B. (1904-1970). Huyler B. Ellison participated in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before being diagnosed with a defective heart valve (though doctors later gave him a clean bill of health). He worked for the New York Telephone Company and ComThree until 1941, when he enlisted as a lieutenant in the United States Navy. During World War II, he worked for the Civil Affairs Center in England before joining other navy personnel "borrowed" for use by the army. Huyler B. Ellison died in February 1970.

Acquisition Information:

2004. M-4350.3 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically, with two undated items placed at the end.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945--Censorship.

Formats:

Letters (correspondence)

Names:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
United States. Navy--Discipline.
United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945.
Shelley, Tully.
Tuck, William H. (William Hallam), 1890-1966.