Fred Manaker, 1918

Item — Box: 10, item: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collections includes a series of scrapbooks of the activities of Rice alumni and a series of scrapbooks from Rice University departments, Rice-related events, and other materials related to the life of the university. Additional scrapbooks, such as the scrapbooks created by the Literary Societies, can be found in the related record groups.

Dates

Creation: 1918

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of this collection are available online at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/95187

Extent

From the Collection: 64 Linear Feet (49 boxes)

From the Collection: 6.86 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0230aip_001 (6.86 GB))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Fred Manaker graduated from Rice Institute in 1918 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He enjoyed watching Rice sports, especially football, and he loved flying his airplane, even using it to take probably the first aerial photographs of Rice. After graduation, he served as Second Lieutenant, Air Service (Aeronautics), for the U.S. military. Unfortunately Manaker died in a plane crash on his way home to visit family and friends. His scrapbook contains photographs, letters, and newsclippings regarding his service in the air force and his crash.