Ray L. Trautman Reading the Boy Scout Oath at the 50th Anniversary Celebration
Boy and girl scouts around Ray L. Trautman as he reads the oath. Mr. Trautman is the third from the right.
The photograph was taken October 3, 1954.
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50th Anniversary Celebration
From left to right: Ray L. Trautman, Mayor Kristen Kristensen, Unidentified, Grinton I. Will.
The photograph was taken October 3, 1954.
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Grinton I. Will Demonstrating the Megascope
From left to right: Grinton I. Will, Ray L. Trautman, Anthony J. Cerrato, Unidentified.
The photograph was taken October 3, 1954.
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Ray L. Trautman Speaking at the 50th Anniversary Celebration
Ray L. Trautman was Chief of Army Library Service during World War Two. He earned the Legion of Merit award for his service which included helping to design a lightweight paperback that United States service members carried with them even in combat. Millions of the type of the book he helped design were shipped overseas.
After the war, he taught library science as a professor at Columbia University. He was elected president of the Yonkers Library Board of Trustess in 1953.
He is speaking at the celebration held on October 3, 1954.
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Newman, Caitlin. "Armed Services Editions: A Few Square Inches of Home." HistoryNet
http://www.historynet.com/armed-services-editions-a-few-square-inches-of-home.htm
"R.L. Trautman New Head of Library Board." The Herald Statesman 23 January 1953.
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Grinton I. Will at Columbia University
From left to right: Unidentified, Ray L. Trautman, Unidentified, Grinton I. Will.
This photograph was taken in July of 1960.
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