Neff, Robert H., 1916-2011
Dates
- Existence: 1916 - 2011
Biography
Robert Hudson Neff was born on January 24, 1916 in Ohio. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1939. On June 3, 1942, he became one of the earliest Worl War II officers to be commissioned. Beginning as an ensigh, he was ordered to attend the first session of indoctrination for newly commissioned officers which was held at Dartmouth College from July 15 to September 15, 1942. He served three and a half years as a naval officer, ending his Navy career as a lieutenant and officer in charge of all classroom instruction at the U.S. Navy Training Center in Sampson, New York. After WW II, Neff resumed work with Sheaffer Pen Company and in 1950 purchased Marshall's, a gift store in Columbus, Ohio. During this period of time, he also began his career as a land developer. In 1950 he incorporated his own business, Neff Land Company. Eventually, he headed five land development corporations in Ohio and Florida. Neff died on July 24, 2011 in Florida.
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Robert H. Neff papers
The papers of Robert H. Neff contain material related to his time with the United States Naval Training School at Dartmouth College which ran from August to September 1942. Most of the material are scans of the original and include clippings, and ephemera.