| Scope and content |
Papers (1923-1986) of George A. Holderness, including correspondence, orders, reports, newsletters, photographs, news clippings, scrapbooks, programs and miscellany. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
George A. Holderness, Jr., Papers (#672), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mary Clark Holderness. |
| Biographical note | Rear Admiral George Allan Holderness, Jr., was born in Tarboro, N. C., on November 10, 1900. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1919, received his commission as an ensign in 1923, and served in a number of positions until his retirement in July 1958. Most of Holderness's positions in the U.S. Navy centered on shipbuilding or ship repair. |
