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Rea, Jack Curnutt, 1925-2016

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925-09-16 - 2016-10-26

Biography

Jack C. Rea was a long-time Oklahoma resident (since the age of six months), graduate of the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1947, he was a successful computer scientist and contributor to the early development of computers. Rea established the Ralph J. Kaufmann and E.A. Howard Endowed Scholarship for chemistry.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jack C. Rea science fiction library, Undated

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-009
Scope and Contents

The Rea library includes books of science fiction and other genre; magazines of science fiction and other genres.

Also included are personal items belonging to Jack C. Rea.

Dates: Undated

Jack Curnutt Rea WWII- era diary and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-009-1-3
Scope and Contents

Five year diary kept by Jack Rea, USNR Radio Technician 849 52 94, Company 1574-44 between the dates of 19 July through 17 October (year unknown). In the diary, Rea recorded his training experiences and his on- and off-duty daily activities.

3 photographs: Rea as a young man; Rea in Navy uniform; Rea as an older man.

Original artwork by EMSH for the cover of a sci-fi magazine.

Dates: 1940 - 1980

Filtered By

  • Subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Photographs X

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Subject
Audiotapes 1
Science fiction. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diaries 1