Harold L. Glasser (1918 - 2009) was accomplished in both business and law. He was a native New Yorker and received his B.A., L.L.M., J.D. degrees from New York University and Columbia Law School respectively. Most notably Mr. Glasser had a distinguished military career serving overseas in World War II as a bombardier, achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He was awarded 12 combat decorations including the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. After his return from the War, Mr. Glasser served as president of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries and as General Counsel of the Kayser-Roth Corporation. A few years after graduating from New York University with his J.D., he was elected Mayor of the City of Saddle Rock, New York and eventually ran for New York State Senate. In 1959, Mr. Glasser began an exciting career as the president of the Miss Universe Pageant and by the late 1970s, he was president of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Pageants.
This folder contains newspaper clippings from 1999 about topics such as plans for Holocaust-era insurance claims. There is also correspondence between Barbara Hass and members of the Hasterlik-Hine family, in addition to Dr. William Oldson from Florida State University, about the assembly of the Hasterlik-Hine collection. There are also three copies of the Stammbuch belonging to Hans Gerald Hine's family that date back to 1936, and a diploma for Margot Hine from the Chemotechnikerschule der Reichshauptstadt in Berlin. There is a copy of the family tree for the Alice Sigerist-Ott family and the wedding invitation for Elizabeth Raetz and Michael Burnet.
This folder contains a book written by Heimito von Doderer which includes photographs from the Hasterlik family, including a photograph which shows Heimito and Auguste "Gusti" Hasterlik together shortly after their marriage. There is a letter from Steven Spielberg to Giulia Koritsconer about the Hasterlik controbution to the Spielberg Foundation Holocaust Video Tape Project. There is correspondence between Barbara Hass and the United States Holocaust Museum about the Hasterlik-Hine colletion. There is a letter from Mac Heine to Giulia detailing family events during World War II. There is a newsletter about Chris Raetz receiving the Avanti Award, which includes a photograph of him. There are copies of the documents which were awarded to Robert Koritschoner by the Selective Service System. There is a photograph of Giulia Koritschoner from 2004 and an interview with Edith Cory-King. There is a note written by Richard C. McCall, a mentee of Gerald Hine, describing his experiences studying under Gerald. There are 39 book plates belonging to Robert Koritschoner, in addition to a list of Robert's posessions which was found among his papers.
This box contains two WWII veteran caps with the USS Boston depicted on the cap.
Folder includes correspondence, maps, and photographs.