U.S. Repositories Listing - South Carolina

Listing of Repositories Index / National Air & Space Museum

LISTING BY REPOSITORIES

Soplata, Walter A.: See Walter A. Soplata Collection.

South Carolina Historical Society
100 Meeting Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
(803) 723-3225

Middleton, Henry, 1851-? . MS 82- 1618.

Papers; 1870s- ; microfiche.
Surveyor, inventor. Includes inventions, patents and research on flying machines, as part of the Middleton Place collection, of Dorchester County, S. C., of 338 fiche. Published guide available.

Southern College of Optometry
William P. MacCracken, Jr., Memorial Library
1245 Madison Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38104
(901) 725-0180

MacCracken, William P., Jr., 1888- 1969.

Papers, oral history; 1926-1967; 1 box.
Lawyer, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aviation (1926-1929). Oral history tapes and materials relating to the early history of aviation in the US for use in the biography, Mr. Mac (1970), by Michael Osborn and Joseph Riggs, 1970. Finding aid available.

Southern Illinois University
Archives
Carbondale, Illinois 62901 (618) 453- 2516

Young, Otis Bigelow, 1899-? . MS 69-1795.

Papers; 1934-1967; 3 linear feet.
Professor of physics, Southern Illinois University. Includes papers relating to Young's interest in civil aeronautics (chiefly late 1940s to early 1950s). Finding aid available.

Southern Methodist University
DeGolyer Library
Box 396
Dallas, Texas 75275
(214) 692-3231

Airplane Photographs. AG82-60. AG85 392. AG82 82.

Photographs; 1920s-1940s; 16 items, 1 volume.
Various views of airplanes, a Pan American Strato Clipper, English airplanes and machine gun school.

Army Aero Squadrons, 463rd and 51st. AG86 411x map case.

Photographs; 1917-1919; 2 items.
Includes panoramic portraits of the men of the 463rd at Coblenz, Germany, March 1919, and of the 51st, San Antonio, Texas, September 13, 1917.

Dare Aircraft Company. A82 354c.

Photographs; 1923; 1 volume.
Includes photographs, letters, etc., of the Detroit company, giving its history.

Henschel Flugzeug-Werke A.-G. A84 422c.

Catalog; 1937; 1 volume.
This is Baubeschreibung Hs 123, January 1937, a carbon copy typescript catalog of airplanes built by this German manufacturer, including photographs.

Manley, R. H.; ? -? . AG82-189.

Photographs, glass negatives; ? -? ; 2 boxes.
Collector. Includes prints of airplanes apparently from the British Imperial War Museum, with a list provided by the Museum.

Morgan, Len., ? -? . AG82- 187.

Photographs; 1960s?; 3 boxes.
Author and collector. Includes primarily photographs of airplanes and pilots used in research for his several books on aeronautics, such as his Famous Aircraft series.

Northrop Aircraft Corporation. AG82 190x.

Photographs; ? -? ; 3 volumes, 1 box.
Contains views of airplanes, a factory and administrators of the corporation.

Rolls, Charles Stewart, ? -? . A80 177.

Scrapbook, photographs, etc.; ca. 1900-1910; 1 box.
Scrapbook contains cuttings and photographs of ballooning, handwritten itinerary of the Paris to Bordeaux race with Rolls timing, and 74 folding maps.

Ukraine Photographs.

Folio; 1914-1920; 47 sheets. AG82 48x.
Die Vormarsch der fliege plbt. 27 in die Ukraine. These sheets have various views of the advance of German Flight Corps 27, with aerial views and war equipment.

World War I Airplane Crash. AG85 379.

Photographs; ca. 1918; 4 items.
Includes views of the crash, funeral procession, and aerial view of the Air Service Second Provisional Wing Camp at Park Place, Houston.

York Log Book. A80 27c.

Log book; 1943; 1 volume.
This is the air flight log book for the British Royal Family, 1943.

Southwest Aerospace Museum
300 North Spur 341
Fort Worth, Texas 76108
(817) 735-4143

Air Force Technical Manuals.

Manuals; 1948-1981; ca. 100 units.
These manuals are for the B-36, B-52D, F-705, and KC-97 aircraft. Finding aid available.

Space Center
P.O. Box 533
Top of New Mexico Highway 200l
Alamogordo, New Mexico 88311-0533 (505) 437-2840

Aerospace Research Collection.

Papers, photographs; 1930- ; 16 file drawers.
Consists of primary research materials including photographs, original films, and slides which document the history of aerospace research in New Mexico. Finding aid available.

Oral/Video History Collection

Interviews; 1930s- ; 22 individuals.
This ongoing program includes interviews of individuals involved in early aerospace research and development in New Mexico (e.g., White Sands Missile Range, Holloman AFB, and New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory). Interviews are recorded on audio and video tapes. Transcripts are also available to researchers. Interviewees include:

Lou Curatolo (1925- ) on NASA and WSSH;

SmSgt Ed Dittmer (1918- ) on Manhigh and HAM;

Col. William K. Douglas (1922- ) on Project Mercury;

Major General Niles J. Fulwyler (1928- ), former Commander of White Sands Missile Range;

Paul Haney (1928- ), NASA's voice of Mission Control;

Meredith Heljeson (1930- ) on Apollo Seismic Profiling Experiment;

Colonel Ulysses W. Hess (1911- ), former Holloman AFB Officer, on HAFB history;

Dr. Rufus Hessberg ( - ), pioneer aeromedical scientist;

Dr. Martin G. Jaenke (1911- ), former HAFB Central Inertial Guidance Test Facility scientist;

Clifton M. McClure (1932- ) on Project Manhigh;

Col. Wayne O. Mattson (1929- ) on sounding rockets;

Richard (Mike) Mullane (1945- ), shuttle astronaut;

SmSgt James J. Orbison (1915- ) on space probes and shuttle;

MSgt Albert Poitra (1930- ) on early history of HAFB;

Maj. Art Reiners (1924- ) on aerospace technology;

Dr. George W. Simon (1934- ), astrophysicist and Space Shuttle Payload Specialist;

Col. David G. Simons (1922- ) on Project Manhigh;

Louis L. Snow (1923- ), Minitrack engineer;

Cynthia Sommers (1923- ) on payload recovery and WSMR;

Dr. John Paul Stapp (1910- ), pioneer aeromedical scientist;

William C. Strang (1920- ), NATIV Project;

Dr. Clyde W. Tombaugh (1906- ), astronomer and discoverer of the planet Pluto. No finding aid available.

Stanford University
Libraries
Department of Special Collections
Stanford, California 94305
(415) 497-4054

Durand, William Frederick, 1859-1958. M133. MS 67-2088.

Correspondence; 1930; 9 items.
Correspondence between Durand and R. Giacomelli on aerodynamics. Forms part of The Science and Scientists Collection. Unpublished finding aid available.

Stanford University
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace
Stanford, California 94305
(415) 723-3428
Note: Finding aids are not available for most of these collections.

Agnew, Harold Melvin, 1921-? .

Motion picture film; 1945; 1 reel.
American physicist; staff member, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, 1943-1946. Film depicts the explosion of atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, August 1945.

Anderson, Frederick L., 1905- 1969.

Papers, films; 1942-1945; 50 linear feet.
Major General, USAF and Deputy Commander of Operations, US Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 1944- 1945. Includes correspondence, memoranda, scrapbooks, films and memorabilia relating primarily to bombardment strategy, tactics and operations in Europe during World War II.

Army Air Forces, Air Materiel Command.

Reports; 1946; 1 folder.
Mimeographed copies of reports listing English translations made by the Air Materiel Command of captured German technical reports relating to aeronautics.

Army Air Forces, Thirteenth Air Force Service Command.

Reports, photographs, etc.; 1944- 1946; 1 box.
Includes reports and photographs relating to activities of the Thirteenth Air Force in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Includes an official history, descriptions and photographs of Pacific airfields, plans for garrisoning the Philippines, and statistics on bomb and ammunition expenditures.

Army Air Forces, 509th Composite Group. 79039- 10.V.

Operations orders; 1945; l folder.
Includes mimeographed orders 35 and 39 (August 5 and 8, 1945), ordering the strike missions that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, August 6 and 9, l945.

Army Air Forces, Weather Service.

Reports; 1935-1945; 2 boxes.
Reports prepared by the Weather Service relating to the history of the Weather Service and to weather and climatic conditions affecting bombing and other military operations in the European and Pacific Theaters during World War II.

Army Strategic Air Forces. Ts US A9 S732.

Communiques; 1945; 1 folder.
Communiques (mimeographed), issued on Guam, August 1945, relating to American bombing missions carried out against Japan.

Axelbank, Herman, 1900-1979. 79073-Film shelf.

Motion picture film; 1914; 1 reel.
Reel 11 of Axelbank's collection contains footage of the Imperial Russian Air Force on the Turkish front during World War I.

Beane, James B., ? -? .

Memoirs; ? ; 125 p. (typewritten transcript of phonotape).
Lieutenant Colonel, USAAF. Relates to flight training in the US, American bombing operations in the Mediterranean Theater, and conditions of American prisoners of war in Romanian prison camps during World War II.

Beggs, James Montgomery, 1926-? .

Papers, photographs; 1959-1981; 61 boxes.
Associate Administrator, NASA, 1968-1969; Undersecretary of Transportation, 1969-1973. Includes speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, notes and photographs relating to transportation in the US, and space exploration.

Berman, Geoffrey, ? -? .

Papers; 1943-1945; 1 folder.
Syllabus for USAAF aviation cadet training, 1943, and a letter and order relating to American aerial operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, 1945.

Le Blocus de l'Empire Britannique par la Flotte Aerienne Allemande en 1942. Ts Germany B651.

Leaflets; ca. 1927; 1 folder.
These four leaflets (printed in French about 1927 and meaning "The Blockade of the British Empire by the German Air Fleet in 1942"), relate to the projected development of German air power.

Burnside, Merrill Davis, 1905-? .

Memoirs; 1979; 49 p.
Major General, USAAF. This account (mimeographed) relates primarily to aircraft production in the US and American aerial operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and to the postwar occupation of Japan.

Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958. MS 68-655.

Papers; 1941-1954; 11 boxes.
US Army officer. Includes correspondence, memos, orders, reports, manuscripts of writings and articles, diaries and clippings relating to Chinese-American military and political history during World War II, and to the activities of the Flying Tigers, the US Fourteenth Air Force, and Civil Air Transport, Inc., and a "Plan for the Modernization of Chinese Air Force." Detailed finding aid available. The Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress has copies on reels of microfilm, and a partial finding list.

Clark, Birge M., 1893-? .

Papers; 1917-1918; ?
His typewritten manuscripts, entitled "World War I Memoirs of Birge M. Clark," include text on the Army Air Service Third Balloon Company.

Committee on Public Information, Washington, DC

Photographs; 1917-1918; 9 items (2 envelopes, 6 oversize prints, 1 poster).
Depictions of activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in the US and France during World War I, including scenes of training, and aerial and naval operations.

Cooper, Merian C., 1893-1973.

Papers; 1919-1942; 1 box.
The papers of Lieutenant Colonel Cooper, Kosciuszko Squadron, Poland, 1919-1921, and Chief of Staff of China Air Task Force, 1942, describe the Kosciuszko Squadron during the Polish-Russian wars, 1919-1921; General Douglas MacArthur, US Army; Lieutenant General Claire Chennault, USAAF; and national defense, air power, and communist strategy.

DeYoung Memorial Museum Depository.

Photographs, posters, etc.; 1914-1919; 3 boxes, 13 posters, 1 envelope.
This collection of posters, photographs, maps, proclamations, etc., relates to World War I including aerial operations.

Eastman, Joseph Houston, ? -? .

Papers, photographs; 1917-1919; 1 oversize box.
First Lieutenant, US Army Air Service. Eastman's diary, clippings, memorabilia and photographs relate to the American ambulance service and American aerial operations in France during World War I.

Emmons, Delos Carleton, 1888-1958. MS 71- 136.

Papers; 1904-1951; 1 box.
USAF officer. Materials relate to Emmons's military duties in Hawaii during World War II, particularly the imposition of martial law and the Battle of Midway. Included is a report on the US Military Mission to England in 1940, of which Emmons was chief. Unpublished finding aid available.

Epstein, Julius, 1901- 1975.

Papers, photographs; 1939-1972; 180 boxes.
Journalist, author, research associate at the Hoover Institution. Includes correspondence, speeches, writings, photographs and clippings relating to his research on the events of World War II and communism; also includes material on unreported deaths of Soviet Cosmonauts, as well as his efforts to obtain restricted government documents on these subjects.

Fitch, Aubrey Wray, 1883- 1978.

Papers, photographs; 1908-1978; 4 boxes.
Admiral, US Navy; Commander, Air Force, South Pacific, 1942-1944; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air), 1944-1945. Includes correspondence, speeches, orders, personnel records, clippings and photographs relating to American naval aviation, especially in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Gallois, Pierre Marie, 1911-? .

Speeches and writings; 1945-1981; 17 boxes.
Brigadier General, French Air Force. Contains articles and lectures, principally in French, relating to aviation, nuclear weapons, French defense policy, the Cold War, collective security, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Goodwin, Hugh M., ? -? .

Papers; ? -? ; 1 folder.
Vice Admiral, US Navy. Contains citations, letters of commendation and articles dealing with naval aviation.

Hallgarten, Katherine Drew, 1908-1980.

Papers (in English and Spanish); 1953-1979; 40.5 boxes.
American lawyer; chairman, Section on Communications, Inter-American Bar Association, 1961. Includes reports, conference papers and proceedings, laws and treaties, hearing transcripts and correspondence relating to international communications and space law.

Hammond, Lansing V., 1900-1945.

Photographs, drawings; 1900-1945; 4 file drawers.
Contains photographs and drawings of British, Russian, Japanese, German, American and other ships and airplanes from World War II. Also includes photographs on the history of aviation, 1900-1940.

Hedding, Truman Johnson, 1902-? .

Papers; 1919- 1958; 1 folder.
Vice Admiral, US Navy. Includes orders and personnel records relating to American naval aviation, especially in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Hickey, Robert Ferdinand, 1897- 1980.

Papers, photographs; 1921-1981; 10 boxes.
Vice Admiral, US Navy; Captain, USS Hancock, 1944-1945; Naval Air Attache to Great Britain, 1945-1947; Commander, Carrier Division V, 1952-1954. Correspondence, speeches, orders, personnel records, memoranda, photographs and certificates relating to US naval aviation, particularly during World War II and the Korean War.

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee.

Motion picture film; 1982; 2 reels.
Japanese organization promoting nuclear disarmament. Depicts atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, and subsequent condition of survivors of the atomic bombs.

Imperial War Museum, London.

Photographs; 1915-1919; 10 envelopes, 6 oversize photographs.
These photographs depict activities of the British army and navy during World War I, including scenes of the western front, the Middle East and aerial operations.

Irimescu, Radu, ? -? .

Papers, photographs; 1918-1940; 5 boxes.
Rumanian Minister of Air and Navy (1932- 1940) and Rumanian Ambassador to the US (1938-1940). Included are correspondence, reports, dispatches, memoranda, clippings, photographs and other material (primarily in Rumanian) relating to his service in the Rumanian government and to the development of aviation in Rumania.

Kaul'bars, Aleksandr Vasil'evich, 1884-? . Ts Russian N598k.

Paper, 1918? ; 1 folder.
Study (typewritten in Russian) by General Kaul'bars, Russian Imperial Army, entitled Vozdushnyia Voiska (The Air Forces), relating to Russian aerial operations during World War I.

Ketcham, W. E., ? -? .

Photographs; 1909-1910; 10 items.
Photographs taken by Ketcham relating to early aviation in Japan and depicting the first public flight of a plane in Japan, at Meguro Race Track, Tokyo, and a later flight at Yokohama. No finding aid available.

Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-? .

Papers, photographs; 1942-1979; 55 boxes, 6 scrapbooks.
Major General, USAF; Special Assistant to the US Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1965- 1967. Writings, memoranda, reports, studies, correspondence and photographs relating to the Vietnamese War and to counter-guerrilla operations, especially in Vietnam and the Philippines.

Larson, Clarence E., ? -? .

Leaflets (in Japanese); 1945; 1 folder.
Contains American leaflets dropped on Japanese cities in conjunction with the atomic bombing of Japan, calling for Japanese surrender. Includes translations. Photocopy.

Littlefield, Marion V., ? -? .

Photographs, 1917-1918; 13 folders.
Contains 275 photographs concerning aerial activities on the western front during World War I, taken by the US Air Service, dealing chiefly with captured or destroyed German planes and bomb damage in France and Germany.

Marmon, Howard C., ? -? .

Papers, photographs; ? -? ; 7 albums, 3 envelopes.
Member of US Committee on Selection and Production of Airplane Equipment at the Isotta- Fraschini Motor Car Company in Italy. Included are manuscripts, maps and photographs relating to Allied aviation activities in Italy during World War I.

Menke, Carl Fred, ? -? . MS68-681. MS77-1071.

Papers, photographs; 1943-1953; 2 linear feet.
Flight instructor, USAAF, World War II. Case histories, correspondence, other papers and photographs relating to World War II activities and postwar readjustment problems of 63 flight cadets of the USAAF.

Meyer, Robert Eugene, 1911-? . MS72- 1479.

Papers; 1918-1945; 2 boxes.
Author and correspondent for Stars and Stripes in Italy during World War II. Includes materials concerning his research project on civilian airports and military air bases. Finding aid available.

Miller, Oliver W., ? -? .

Papers, photographs; 1943-1972; 1 box, 1 scrapbook, 3 maps.
USAF officer. Contains news releases, radio messages, photographs, clippings and maps relating to the development of radar and its applications in electronic warfare in the US and Canadian Air Defense Forces. Also includes material relating to the beginning of the Korean War and to the truce talks at Kaesong, Korea, 1951, and the first aerial map produced by the radar mosaic method.

Poort, Willem Andries, 1918-? .

Logbooks; 1941-1943; 1 folder.
Daily logbooks (handwritten in Dutch) by Poort, a member of the Dutch resistance movement during World War II, relating to war news, the Allied bombing campaign against Germany, and conditions in the Netherlands under German occupation.

Price, Ernest Batson, 1890-1973. MS77- 1089.

Papers; 1914-1960; ?
US Foreign Service officer, teacher of political science and international relations, and business executive for China Airways. Included is correspondence relating to Japanese military intervention in China and Manchuria (1931-1945). No finding aid available.

Radford, Arthur William, 1896-1973.

Memoirs; 1972; l,493 p. typescript.
Admiral, US Navy; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1953-1957. Memoirs relate to American naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the development of naval aviation, postwar US defense policy, and US policy in the Indochinese War of 1946-1954. Published as From Pearl Harbor to Vietnam: The Memoirs of Admiral Arthur W. Radford (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 1980) 476 p.

Rayski, Ludomil, ? -? .

Papers, photographs; 1914-1945; 1 box.
Unpublished history (typewritten in Polish) by Rayski, Commander and General of the Polish Air Force until September 1939, entitled "Fakty" (Facts) and a mimeographed history entitled "Poland's Treason" relating to the Polish Air Force, 1914- 1945. Includes photographs and documents pertaining to the Air Force and Rayski's military career.

Reichsluftfahrtministerium. (Ms) UG635 G3G38.

Research report; 1935; 1 volume.
This material is research done by General Wilberg on the history of German military aviation, 1919-1927, with supporting documents and final report. Berlin, 1935, typescript (carbon copy).

Reise, Lloyd, ? -? .

Photographs; ca. 1904-1918; 2 envelopes.
Collector. Photographs depict World War I scenes in France, especially aerial operations, and scenes in China, especially of the Russian fleet, during the Russo-Japanese War.

Rhoades, Welden Emmerson, 1906- ? . 79045-10.01.

Diaries; 1942-1946; 1.5 boxes.
Colonel, US Army; personal pilot to General Douglas MacArthur, 1944-1946. Diaries relate to US civilian air transportation under military contract during World War II, and activities of the headquarters of General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific Theater.

Rounds, Leland Lassels, 1891-? . MS72- 1489.

Papers, photographs; 1917-1918; 1 box
US Army officer and diplomat. Includes correspondence, orders, documents, memoranda, photographs and other papers relating to Rounds's service in the Lafayette Escadrille and the Lafayette Flying Corps during World War I, and as a member of an OSS team in Oran, Algeria (1941-1944) which prepared for the landings of the Allies in North Africa during World War II. Finding aid available.

Rudneff, Ilya Alexeevich, 1892-1969. MS71-1119.

Papers, photographs; 1913-1923; 1 box.
Russian army officer. Includes correspondence, passports, and other documents relating to Rudneff's career as a colonel in the Russian Imperial Air Forces (Army). Also includes a photograph album about Russian aviation (ca. 1913-1918). No finding aid available.

Russell, Francis H., ? -? . Vw Air transportation A298.

Papers; 1947; 1 folder.
Memoir (mimeographed) entitled "Around the World in Thirteen Days," by Russell, a passenger on the first scheduled commercial around-the-world airplane flight, 1947, relating to the flight.

Shoemaker, Harry Earl, 1882- 1976.

Papers, photographs; 1914-1976; 1 folder, 1 envelope.
Rear Admiral, US Navy. Includes photographs, clippings and miscellanea relating to naval aviation and Shoemaker's career. Includes photographs of the US Naval Air Station, Sunnyvale, California, 1933-1934.

Shrewsbury, Kenneth O., ? -? .

Papers, photographs; 1919-1922; 1 box.
An American volunteer in the Kosciuszko Squadron of the Polish Army. Contains photographs, clippings and miscellanea relating to the activities of volunteer American aviators who formed the Kosciuszko Squadron during the Polish-Russian War, 1919-1921.

Simpson, Robert Moore, 1915-? . Ts US A7 S613.

Papers; 1942-1963; 1 folder.
Captain, USAAF. Includes orders, certificates and miscellanea relating to Simpson's service as an American bomber pilot in the Pacific and European Theaters during World War II.

Smith, Truman, 1893-? . MS72-1493.

Papers; 1922-1951; 1 foot.
Army officer and military attache. Correspondence, reports, notebook, and other materials, relating to Germany and the Office of the Military Attache, American Embassy, Berlin, including letters from Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1936-1942. Unpublished guide available.

Soldiers of the Press.

Recordings; ca. 1941- 1945; 16 records.
Sound recordings of news stories by American war correspondents relating to Allied military, naval and aerial operations in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific during World War II.

Spencer, Jane, 1922-? .

Papers; 1943-1979; 1 folder (photocopy).
American pilot, British Air Transport Auxiliary, 1943-1945. Includes grant application, letters, bibliography, bulletins and journal articles relating to the British Air Transport Auxiliary, an organization of civilian British and foreign pilots of both sexes to ferry military aircraft during World War II.

Steichen, Edward J., 1879-1973.

Photographs; 1942-1945; 1 envelope.
Photographer. Includes US Navy photographs taken by Steichen, depicting Navy ships and airplanes in action during World War II, mostly in the Pacific Theater.

Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883- 1946.

Papers; 1942-1952; ?.
US Army officer; Chief of Staff, China Theater (1942); Commanding General, USAAF, China-Burma-India Theater (1942- 1944); and Commander, US Tenth Army in the Pacific (1945-1946). Includes correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports and other papers concerning the USAAF; Fourteenth Air Force activities (1944-1952); Air Service Command; Twentieth Bomber Command; airfield construction; air supply; the China Air Task Force (1942); and air support of the Yoke Project. Correspondents include Claire Lee Chennault. No finding aid available.

Stinnett, Robert B., ? -? .

Photographs; 1944-1945; 515 items.
Photographer. Includes photographs taken by Stinnett while serving as an official photographer in the US Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS San Jacinto, 1944-1945. Subjects include military personnel, aerial shots and scenes of Tokyo, prisoner of war camps, life at sea, scenes of battle, naval artillery, and the Pacific Islands.

Usher, George L., ? -? .

Photographs; 1909-1918; 1/2 box.
Includes photographs dealing with World War I German aircraft and military reconnaissance activities in France. Also included are photographs of early American aircraft (1909) and scenes of Vera Cruz (1914).

Von Wiegand, Karl Henry, 1874-1961.

Papers, photographs, artifacts; 1911-1961; 83 boxes, 42 envelopes, 2 swords, 1 shield.
Hearst newspaper foreign correspondent, 1917-1961. Includes correspondence, dispatches, writings, clippings (in English and German) and photographs relating to European diplomacy and German politics between the world wars, the Sino-Japanese War, the European Theater in World War II, the Cold War, the postwar Middle Eastern situation, US foreign policy and airships.

Von Waldau, Otto Hoffman, ? - 1943.

Diary; 1939-1942; 226 p. xerox.
Diary of Major General von Waldau, Chief of Operations Branch, General Staff of the Luftwaffe, pertaining to various German personalities and German air operations during World War II.

Walter, Alonzo J., Jr., ? -? . 80023-Film shelf.

Motion picture film; ca. 1938-1943; 19 reels.
Collector. Depicts German military and aerial operations and German political leaders during World War II.

Wanda Roehr Foundation.

Motion picture; 1939; 1 reel.
Depicts the effects of the German bombing of Warsaw, September 1939, collected by the Foundation.

Ward, Frank Trenwith, Jr., 190l-1976.

Papers, photographs; 1923-1979; 4 boxes.
Vice Admiral, US Navy; Director, Naval Aviation Training, 1943; Captain, USS Shamrock Bay, 1944-1945. Includes correspondence, orders, personnel records, speeches, manuals and photographs relating to American naval aviation, especially during World War II.

Weakley, Charles Enright, 1906-1972.

Papers, photographs; 1945-1972; 4 boxes.
Vice Admiral, US Navy; Commander, Antisubmarine Warfare Force, Atlantic Fleet, 1963-1967; and Assistant Administrator for Management Development, NASA, 1968-1972. Includes correspondence, orders, drafts of speeches, photographs and sound recordings relating to post-World War II US antisubmarine force operations and to NASA activities.

Wings for Norway. Ts Norway 015.

Papers; 1940s; 1 folder.
Includes drafts of a propaganda appeal (handwritten and typewritten) by Wings for Norway, an organization soliciting support for Norwegian Air Force pilots fighting with Allied forces during World War II, relating to the German occupation of Norway and to the experiences of Norwegian pilots in exile.

Winslow, Alan F., ? -? . (Ms) D606 W778.

Typescript; 1918; 12 p.
Letters from France and Trier, Germany, by Lieutenant Wilson, 94th Aero Squadron, American Expeditionary Force.

World War I--Pictorial. XX247-10.A-V.

Photographs, postcards; 1914-1918; ?
Depictions of a variety of scenes and personalities from World War I. Includes photographs of airplanes, aviators, aerial views of military positions, dirigibles, other military subjects and significant individuals.

World War II--Pictorial.

Photographs, postcards; 1940s; ?.
Depictions of a variety of scenes and personalities from World War II. Contains 2 albums (521 prints) detailing the service of an unidentified German Luftwaffe bomber officer, including the Polish campaign, the Channel Coast, and the Russian campaign, 1939-1943, and including closeups of aircraft, general views of Luftwaffe airfields, quarters, and war damage in Poland, France and Russia. Also contains 12 prints of World War II aircraft and 15 prints of unidentified ships and zeppelins.

Zakhartchenko, Constantine L., 1900-? .

Papers, photographs; 1920-1976; 1 box.
Aeronautical engineering designer and Assistant Chief Engineer at Shiuchow Aircraft Works, Kwantung, China, 1934-1943(?). Includes correspondence, certificates, aeroplane designs, blueprints, technical and financial reports, telegrams, contracts and photographs relating to Zakhartchenko's engineering experience in China and to military aspects of Chinese aviation.

State Historical Society of Iowa.
Capitol Complex
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515) 281-5112
Note: There are two facilities, one in Des Moines and the other in Iowa City.

Fischer, Harold E., 1925-? .

Papers; 1941-1972; 1 box.
Col. Fischer was a USAF pilot in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and Korean prisoner of war held in mainland China. Collection includes his resume, photos, maps, correspondence and telegrams, deportation letter from China, 1955, and translation by Red Cross Society of China of Supreme Court of China's deportation decision. There is also a history of the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing from 1941 on. No finding aid available.

Fitzpatrick, John, ? -? .

Scrapbooks, 1917-1979; 5 scrapbooks.
Author of Wings Over Tomorrow, a history of aviation in Iowa [1979?]. This miscellany includes his own columns, Airport Action, and Land Lites, and notes on his flight from California to Iowa in a Curtiss pusher plane. Inventory available.

State Historical Society of Iowa.
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
(319) 335-3916

Flying Farmers.

Papers; 1927, 1946-1969; 0.5 linear foot.
Includes articles of incorporation; constitution and bylaws; convention programs; corrrespondence; news clippings. Unpublished finding aid available.

Oleson, Clifford P. ? -? .

Papers; 1 linear foot; 1967-1970.
These materials, correspondence, news clippings, and drafts, were collected for an unfinished history of aviation in Iowa. Unpublished finding aid available.

State Historical Society of Missouri SEE UNDER Western Historical Manuscript Collection.

State Historical Society of North Dakota
State Archives and Historical Research Library
Heritage Center
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505
(701) 224- 2668

Eielson, Carl Ben, 1897-1929. MS65-763.

Papers; 1919- 1929; 1 linear foot. A52.
Aviator. Correspondence, reports, articles, maps, clippings, and other papers relating to Alaska and Eielson's flight with Sir George Hubert Wilkins (1888-1958) over the North Pole on 15 April 1928 and Antarctica later in 1928. Eielson died on a rescue flight near North Cape, Siberia, 9 November 1929. Finding aid available.

Grace, Richard Virgil, 1898-1965. A109.

Papers; 1918-1950; 5 linear feet.
Pilot in World Wars I and II, barnstormer, and Hollywood film stuntman. Papers consist of correspondence, literary manuscripts, scrapbooks, notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Finding aid available.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin
816 State Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
(608) 262-3338

Allen, Mary Moore, ? -? .

Manuscript; 1952; 1 item, 6 p.
From Goldsboro, North Carolina. A manuscript on the origin of names of US Army and AAF posts, camps, and stations during World War II in Wisconsin.

Ash, Alan N., 1891-1918.

Papers; 1918-1923; 1 folder, 110 p. and 1 photograph.
Pilot, Lafayette Escadrille. Correspondence from France. Ash was killed in an aerial battle, 31 May 1918.

Asman, Robert, 1926-? . MS78-926.

Papers; 1962-1972; 11 boxes, 1 tape recording.
Television news producer. Production files for NBC news specials and news series including material on the US space program. Unpublished finding aid available.

Benson, Alex, 1928-1974. MS81- 1125

Papers; 1944-1974; 1 reel microfilm.
Journalist and USAAF serviceman. Most of the correspondence consists of letters to his family written during his World War II service with the USAAF. Unpublished finding aid available.

Bong, Richard Ira, 1920-1945. MS62- 2410.

Papers; 1941-1945; 1 folder, 1 box.
USAAF officer. Bong became America's aerial "ace of aces" during World War II in the South Pacific theater. The collection includes letters describing his training and combat flights.

Brabazon, Jesse Cyril, 1885-? . MS 68- 2127.

Papers; 1912-1956; 3 reels, 1 package.
Brabazon was an early pilot of Wright brothers aircraft. Two taped interviews (1963) between Brabazon and Gordon Tadon (Delavan, Wisconsin postmaster and historian), and between Brabazon and Ray Tetzlaf concerning Wright airplanes. Also a scrapbook containing photographs accompanied with letters and annotations describing highlights in the life of Brabazon.

Bruno, Henry Augustine, 1893-1978. MS65-1059. MS 68-2134.

Papers; 1923-1963; 6 boxes and recordings.
Public relations counsel and aviation pioneer. Correspondence, articles by and about Bruno, publicity materials, press releases, photographs, clippings, memorabilia, and other miscellaneous papers. The bulk of the collection is publicity material prepared by Bruno's firm. The correspondence features letters praising Bruno's book, Wings over America (1942). Collection includes material relating to the book as well as a typescript of "Reminiscences of Fifty Years of Aviation," Bruno's contribution to the Oral History Office at Columbia University. Bruno's clients included the Aviation Corporation, the Curtiss Flying Service, the National Aircraft Show, Cleveland Ohio (1926), the Second Annual Ford Air Show, and skywriting. Correspondents include political figures and Orville Wright. Finding aid available.

Davidson, David, 1908-? .

Recordings; 1945-1970; 3 boxes and 12 sides of stereo disks.
Newspaperman, author. Includes research materials for a recorded history of the US space program. Pertains particularly to Projects Gemini, Mercury, and Apollo. Register available.

Dickey, Norris C., ? -? . MS62-2225.

Papers; 1941-1942; 4 boxes.
Articles on the development of aviation. Although owned by the State Historical Society, the collection is housed in the Area Research Center, Jim Dan Hill Library, University of Wisconsin, Superior, Wisconsin 54880. Register available.

Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969.

Tape recording; 1960; 1 reel.
US Army officer and US President. A recording of the first two-way transmission via Echo Satellite (August 1960) to the Bell Telephone Laboratories by Vandenberg AFB with Eisenhower sending the first message.

Gilmore, Gordon L., 1908-? . MS78-992.

Papers; 1946-1973; 5 boxes, 1 film.
Public relations executive for Trans World Airlines. Correspondence relates to Gilmore's public relations work for TWA. Unpublished finding aid available.

Guell, Carl, ? -? .

Manuscript; ca. 1947-1954?; 5 p.
A biographical sketch written about Howard A. Morey, pilot and owner of the Morey Airport at Middleton, Wisconsin (1924-1954), by Carl Guell of the Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission.

Haan, William George, 1863-1924. MS62- 2352.

Papers; 1898-1925; 12 boxes.
US Army officer. Materials relate to war preparations and Haan's work as a member of the board selecting sites for aeronautical stations on the Atlantic Coast in 1917.

Hanson, Malcolm Parker, 1894-1942. MS62-2357.

Papers; 1906-1947; 3 boxes.
Radio engineer. Correspondence, speeches, articles and technical papers, two logbooks, many items concerning his service as chief radio engineer for Richard E. Byrd's expeditions to Little America in 1928- 1930 and 1932-1933.

Henry, E. William, 1929-? .

Papers; 1955-1966; 3 to 4 boxes.
Attorney and Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (1963-1966). Includes correspondence, reports, and clippings on international civil aviation and on the establishment of the Communications Satellite Corporation, etc. Register available.

Hoard, Halbert Louis, 1861-1933.

Papers; 1925; 1 folder.
Newspaper editor and publisher. Correspondence with "Billy" Mitchell in 1925 on the establishment of an air force as a separate branch of the armed services.

James, Edgar Percy Horace, 1904-? . MS78-1001.

Papers; 1922-1976; 25 boxes and 1 tape recording.
Advertising and radio public relations executive. Some correspondence relates to the Grand Central Aircraft Company (1952). Unpublished finding aid available.

Maitland, Lester J., ? -? .

Manuscript; 1948; 5 p.
"Airport Development in Wisconsin," a paper read by Lester J. Maitland at the annual meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, 20 August 1948.

McCormick, Harold Fowler, 1872-1941.

Papers; 1901-1937; 25 items?
Businessman, collector of aeronautica. These items from the larger collection include letters and clippings, such as those for 1931-1937 for the Vertaplane of Gerard P. Herrick, and two letters from L. M. Howland arranging a meeting with Santos Dumont in Paris in 1901. Finding aid available.

Mickleson, Sigfried, 1913-? .

Papers; 1947-1975; 3 boxes.
Broadcast journalism executive at CBS and professor at Northwestern University. Includes correspondence on communication satellites. Register available.

Minow, Newton N., 1926-? .

Papers; 1954-1965; 2 boxes.
Attorney and Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (1961- 1963). Includes correspondence with NASA and on the space communications satellite. Register available.

Muth, Frank, ? -? .

Oral history; ? -? ; 1 reel.
An interview by Dora Drews with Muth who recounts some early flying experiences in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, and the surrounding territory.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration. MS68-2353.

Public Information Center Records; 1959-1963; 6 boxes.
These papers were used in a case study of the NASA Public Information Center, including general information, press kits, press releases, questionnaires on the effectiveness of the center, photographs and material on equipment and astronauts.

Nelson, Florence B., ? -? .

Manuscript; 1953; 30, 7 p.
"Wings over Kenosha," a history of aviation in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was prepared for the Kenosha County Historical Society by Florence B. Nelson. Although owned by the State Historical Society, the manuscript is housed in the Area Research Center, Parkside Library, University of Wisconsin, Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141.

Taylor, Bradley R., 1895-? . MS62-3524.

Papers; 1940-1958; 6 boxes.
Businessman of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Includes correspondence concerning the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the War Training Service during World War II. Register available.

US Department of Commerce, Aeronautics Branch, Information Service

Maps; 1927-1930; 1 package.
Printer's cuts showing maps of Wisconsin flying fields prepared for publication in Airway Bulletin, 1927-1931.

Versace, Tere Rios, 1917- .

Papers; 1941-1977; 7 boxes, 19 tape recordings and 1 film.
Author. Includes a biography and related materials written and/or collected by Versace for her work, The Flying Nun, a novel based in part on the life of Sister Mary Aquinas, O.S.F.

Wilson, Minter L., ? -? . MS68-2353.

Research papers; 1959-1963; 2 boxes.
These papers were gathered by Wilson for research for his master's thesis, an effectiveness study of the Office of Public Affairs of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center. They include general information files, press kits, press releases, magazine articles, and questionnaires completed by reporters familiar with the Office.

Wittman, Steven J., ? -? .

Papers; 1930-1954; 9 p. and folder.
Manager, Winnebago County Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. A biographical sketch and materials relating to Wittman's activities at the Airport.

Woodward, Dwight "Woody", ? -? .

Tape recording; 1953; 1 reel.
An interview by WKOW Radio with "Woody" Woodward in Sextonville, Wisconsin, concerning the reconstruction and flight of a 1916 "Morse Scout" airplane, a World War I fighter. The interview was recorded at Truax Field and broadcast live as part of the series "The Old and the New at Truax Field."

State University of New York, Binghamton
Libraries, Special Collections
Vestal Parkway East; PO Box 6012
Binghamton, New York 13901
(607) 777-4844

Link, Edwin A., 1904-1981. MS85- 322.

Papers; 1939-1981; 42 linear feet.
Inventor, industrialist, and pioneer in the field of aviation simulation. Materials relate to the Link Aeronautical Corporation, the Link "Trainer," the General Precision Equipment Corporation, Robinson Airlines, and Mohawk Airlines with special emphasis on flight simulation. Published, unindexed descriptive register available: Edwin A. Link; a Register of his Papers ... by Martha Clark and Marian Hanscom. Binghamton, Battle Library, 1981.

Stout, William B., Junior High School: See William B. Stout Junior High School.

Syracuse University
Bird Library, George Arents Research Library
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244-2010
(315) 443- 2697 or 3335

Bourke-White, Margaret, 1904-1971.

Papers; 1863- 1986; 50 linear feet.
Photographer. Includes correspondence, 17,000 prints, 19,000 negatives. Includes aerial views and pictures of Amelia Earhart. RLIN AMC ID NXSV390-A.

Craig, Howard A., 1898- .

Papers; 1932-1959; 8 linear feet.
Inspector General of the USAF (1949-1952) and Commandant of the National War College (1953-1955). Includes correspondence relating primarily to routine military activities. Unpublished finding aid available.

Hancock, Clarence Eugene, 1885-1948. MS66- 1968.

Papers; 1933-1946; 2.5 linear feet.
Lawyer and US Representative from New York. Includes correspondence from Carl Spaatz. No finding aid available.

Lindsay, Richard C., 1905-? .

Papers; 1929-1961; 15 boxes, 16 volumes; 7.5 linear feet.
Commander of Allied Air Forces Southern Europe, NATO (1957-1960). Includes correspondence, mostly related to his activities as an Air Force officer. Also includes organization records (1943-1959), biographical information, photographs, and his will. Unpublished inventory available.

Power, Thomas Sarsfield, 1905-1970. MS69-1828.

Papers; 1928-1970; 17.5 linear feet.
USAF officer. Correpondence, manuscripts of writings, appointment calendars, discharge and commission papers, citations, commendations, decorations, and awards relating to Power's career. Includes papers relating to his service in Italy and Africa during World War II as Assistant Chief of Staff of Operations, US Strategic Air Forces (1945); Assistant Task Force Commander for Air Operation Crossroads, Bikini Atoll (1946); Vice-Commander of the Strategic Air Command (1948-1954); Commander of the Air Research and Development Command (1954- 1957); and Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Air Command at Offutt AFB, Nebraska (1957-1964). Unpublished inventory available.

Speiser, Shumate, Geoghan, Krause and Rheingold, Attorneys.

Papers, cases, depositions; 1956-1971; 58.5 linear feet, or 118 boxes.
A New York City law firm specializing in transportation law, acting as counsel for plaintiffs seeking damages in air crashes. The records consist of legal files and other materials which have been divided into two major sections, a case file and a section relating to the Warsaw Convention on international airline liability. The Case File (boxes 1-115) consists of materials relating to specific airplane crashes and the resulting investigations and/or litigation, including accident reports, associated cases, Civil Aeronautics Board Hearing materials, correspondence, discovery materials, memoranda, research and technical information, clippings, depositions and exhibits. The exhibits are largely of reproductions of various airline company records which were introduced as evidence.

The Warsaw Convention materials (boxes 115-118) stem from Stuart M. Speiser's role in attempting in the 1960s to obtain a revision of the 1929 Warsaw Convention on international aviation. He took a leading role in a lobbying effort to convince federal policy makers of the need for unlimited liability of the carriers in international crashes. Includes correspondence, memoranda, press releases, newspaper clippings, etc., as well as materials from the CAB, the Interagency Group on International Aviation, and the International Civil Aviation Organization. Finding aid available.

White, Thomas Dresser, 1901-1965.

Papers; 1945- 1961; 5.5 linear feet.
USAF officer, Chief of Staff (1957-1961). Correspondence dealing with military activities including Air Force appropriations and the establishment of the Air Force Academy; and personal office files including official forms and public statements. Unpublished inventory available.

Temple University Libraries
Urban Archives Center
Berks and 13th Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122
(215) 787-8257

Citizens' Council of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. MS72- 1304.

Records; 1954-1969; 1 foot.
Minutes of the executive committee, and membership, financial, and project records of an organization which studies and recommends solutions for problems caused by the growth of Delaware County. Topics include airports and airport zoning. Finding aid available.

Tennessee State Library and Archives
Archives and Manuscript Section
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-5041
(615) 741- 2764

Andrews, Frank Maxwell, 1884-1943. MS70-721.

Papers; 1911-1944; 5 volumes, ca. 600 items.
USAAF officer during World War II. Scrapbooks, clippings, biographical data, invitations, programs, letters, telegrams of sympathy at the time of his death, photographs, and a memorial album entitled "Britain's Homage to 28,000 American Dead." Finding aid available.

Oswell, Troy, ? -? .

Papers; 1942-1963; 270 items.
World War II pilot. Personal correspondence covering his military career from cadet training onward. No finding aid available.

Texas Tech University
Southwest Collection
P.O.Box 4090
Lubbock, Texas 79409
(806) 742-3749

Breedlove, William Clent, 1900-1956. MS62- 3984.

Papers; 1915-1952; 5 linear feet.
Aviator. Personal papers, pilot logbooks, news clippings, photographs, a tape-recorded interview with Mrs. Breedlove concerning her husband, and other papers relating to the history of aviation on the southern plains of Texas. Finding aid available.

Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Video Productions
11500 Ambassador Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64153
(816) 464- 6881

Photograph and Motion Picture Collection.

Photographs, films; 1929- ; 6000 photographs and 400,000 feet of 35 and 16 mm film.
Black and white and color photographs covering all types of aircraft operated by TWA and its ancestor companies, airline operations, and publicity photographs of government and entertainment personalities traveling on TWA. Color movie film also available on video tape. Finding aid available. Includes correspondence, articles and brochures, but no finding aids for them.

Truman, Harry S: See Harry S Truman Presidential Library.

Tucson Airport Authority Library
Tucson International Airport
Tucson, Arizona 85706
(602) 573- 8148

Archives.

Records; 1948- ; 6,000 items.
Circulars, directories, and scrapbooks dealing with the development of the Tucson International Airport. Also some archival material of the American Association of Airport Executives and the Airport Operators Council International. Limited finding aid available.

UFO Information Retrieval Center
3131 West Cochise Drive, No. 158
Phoenix, Arizona 85051
(602) 870-5680

Archives.

Papers, images, slides; 1947- ; 7,000 items.
A scrapbook of clippings (1947- ), 350 letters (1962- ) on UFO-related subjects, including correspondence with reporting witnesses, and 6,000 card images of reported UFO characteristics, on magnetic media. Also 80 35 mm color slides of UFO-related drawings, maps, sketches, artwork and notable people, for lecture purposes. Online data base in progress.

USAir
Public Relations Department
Washington National Airport
Washington, DC 20001
(703) 892-7096 or 892- 7097

Photograph Collection.

Photographs; 1939- ; 40 file cabinet drawers.
Contains black and white and color photographs of USAir airplanes and facilities including merged airlines and components: All American Airways, Inc.; Allegheny Airlines, Inc.; Lake Central Airlines; Mohawk Airlines; and Allegheny commuter operations. Partial finding aid available.

US Air Force Academy (USAFA)
Library (DFSEL)
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80840-5721
(719) 472- 4674

History of Flight.

Prints, photographs, and other media; 1700-early 1900s; over 15,000 items.
Materials relating to history of flight, from legend to the beginnings of powered flight. Imaginative works on concepts of flight and lunar voyages. Substantial resources on ballooning and its development from eighteenth century on. Includes prints, sheet music, letters, postal items. Finding aid available.

US Air Force Academy (USAFA)
Library (DFSEL)
Special Collections Branch.
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80840-5721
The Manuscript Section of the Special Collections Branch of the Academy Library contains a significant body of personal papers proffered to the Academy by officers and civilians who were instrumental in the development of air power. Collections containing correspondence, reports, photographs, and printed matter provide graphic historical insights from man's early attempts to master flight to the evolution of air power and air doctrine as we know it today. There are over 500 oral history transcripts from Academy, Air Force, and Columbia University oral history programs. Unpublished finding aids are available for all collections. Collections of major significance are reported to the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. Individuals desiring to conduct research within collections should apply in writing to the Director of Academy Libraries, USAF Academy, Colorado 80840-5701.

Allen, James R., 1925-? . SMS 309, RG 230.

Papers; 1974-1977; 0.5 linear foot.
Air Force Academy Superintendent and Lt. Gen.

Andrews, Frank Maxwell, 1884-1943. SMS 355.

Papers; 1911-1943; 1 Roll 35mm Microfilm.
Commanding General, US Forces in European Theater, 1943. The microfilm edition of General Andrews' papers was obtained from the Tennessee State Archives. Correspondence, scrapbooks, biographical data, printed matter, and photographs related to Andrews' personal activities and military career, 1911-1943.

Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950. SMS 322, OS, SMS 31.

Papers; 1903-1950; 4 linear feet.
General of the Army. Correspondence, speeches, photographs, printed matter, and memorabilia related to General Arnold's military career. The bulk of the material consists of photographs depicting Arnold's official and personal activities, 1910-1945. Included are eighteen volumes of photographs of USAAF officers who served with Arnold during World War II. Additional series are fragmented and contain data of limited significance.

Balchen, Bernt, 1889-1973. SMS 13, OS, SMS 51.

Papers; 1927-1973; 5 linear feet and 2 rolls 35mm microfilm.
USAF Arctic survival expert, explorer, Colonel. Correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, printed matter, art work, and memorabilia related to Balchen's military career and exploits as an engineer, scientist, explorer, aviator, and artist. The bulk of the material consists of a microfilm edition of ten scrapbooks which chronicle Balchen's varied activities, 1927-1973. Significant material reflects Balchen's expedition to the South Pole with Admiral Byrd, 1927-1929. Art work includes water colors done by Balchen depicting various arctic landscapes. The microfilm was obtained from RG 401, National Archives.

Black, Fred L., 1890-? . SMS 24.

Papers; 1903-1943; 0.5 linear feet.
Executive, Ford Motor Company. Photographs and printed matter gathered by Black regarding the aeronautical experiments of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Significant material consists of a photograph album depicting the Wright Brothers glider experiments, 1896-1903, their first flights 1903-1908, and their activities in Europe, 1908-1912.

Bothezat, George de, 1882-1940. MS 4.

Papers; 1911-1973; 1 linear foot.
Inventor, helicopter engineer, scientist. Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, printed matter, and photographs related to the engineering, design, and manufacture of the de Bothezat helicopter built at McCook Field, Ohio and first flown on 18 December 1922. The bulk of the material consists of papers authored by de Bothezat concerning concepts of physics, aerodynamics, and a philosophical treatise. Additional data consists of the history of the Helicopter Corporation of America, and biographical information concerning de Bothezat and his special assistant Baron Vladimir Kuhn Von Poushental. Photographs depict helicopters that were fabricated at McCook Field by the Bothezat firm including structural designs and flight tests. Printed matter concerns the scientific accomplishments of de Bothezat and his ideas regarding aerodynamic principles and the type and use of future aircraft

Bradley, Follett, 1890-1952. MS 1.

Papers; 1905-1967; 1.5 linear feet.
Major General, USAAF, Minister to Russia. Correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, printed matter, and photographs related to Bradley's military career, 1906-1944. The bulk of the material relates to the "Bradley Mission," 1942. In August 1942 Bradley received the rank of Minister to Russia for the purpose of opening an airway for the delivery of lend-lease aircraft to Russia from factories in the US through Great Falls, Alaska, and Siberia. Data documents the "Bradley Mission" including reports, messages, and memoranda of conversations with Joseph Stalin, Harry Hopkins, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding the establishment of the air route and the subsequent delivery of approximately 8000 American planes to Russia in 1942. Additional data pertains to Bradley's military training at the US Naval Academy, 1906-1910, duties as Air Inspector, Headquarters, USAAF, 1943, and his civilian employment as an aeronautical consultant to the Sperry Corp, 1951.

Brady, Francis M., 1896-1969. MS 2.

Papers; 1917-1948; 1.5 linear feet;
Commanding General, Karachi Air Defense Area, Tenth Air Force, 1942, Military Attache, Rome. Correspondence, diaries, reports, addresses, and printed matter related to Brady's military career. The bulk of the material relates to activities of the Far East Air Force and the assignment of medium bombers in the Pacific war zone, 1941-1943. Includes a copy of the headquarters diary of General Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the Far East Air Force, containing an hourly summary of activities and assignments of the Far East Air Force 8 December 1941 through 24 February 1942. Additional material pertains to Brady's assignments as Commanding General of the Karachi Air Defense Area, Tenth Air Force, Karachi, India, 1942, the Eighth Bomber Command, Eighth Air Force, 1943, the USAAF Technical Training Command, Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, 1944, Military Attache for the American Embassy, Rome, Italy, and his final duty with the Inspector General's Office, Headquarters, USAAF. Correspondents include generals Joseph Stilwell, Frank M. Andrews, Clayton L. Bissel, Claire L. Chennault, Lewis H. Brereton, and Barton K. Yount.

Briggs, James E., 1906-1979. SMS 318, RG 230.

Papers; 1956-1959; 1 linear foot.
Major General, Air Force Academy Superintendent.

Brown, Mark Herbert, 1900-? . SMS 347.

Papers; 1942-1946; 4.5 linear feet.
Soil scientist, photographic interpreter, Lieutenant Colonel, Eighth Air Force. Correspondence, reports, photographs, maps, and printed matter related to Brown's service with the Eighth Air Force during World War II. The bulk of the material consists of photographs, maps, and reports gathered by Brown during his assignment as a photographic interpreter. The majority of the photographs are of aerial reconnaissance, targets, and bomb damage in France, Italy, Poland, and Germany. Additional photographs depict targets in the Pacific Theater including the atomic bombing of Japan. Also included are maps, assessment work sheets, and photographs produced in support of the US Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS), Europe. Printed matter consists of numerous American and British publications gathered by Brown during the War.

Chennault, Claire Lee, 1891-1958. MS 30.

Papers; l940-l954; 12 rolls of 35mm microfilm.
Commanding General of the Flying Tigers during World War II. Correspondence, reports, mission reports, memoranda, photographs and printed matter related to the life and military career of Chennault and the history of the Flying Tigers. Graphically depicts the organization of the Flying Tigers including training, living conditions and combat missions. Subsequent data relates to the organization and operations of the Fourteenth Air Force and the defeat of the Japanese in China during World War II. (The collection consists of a microfilm edition of the Chennault papers which were housed within the Library of Congress.)

Clark, Albert P., l9l3-? . SMS 329, RG 230.

Papers; 1940-1972; 7 linear feet.
Lieutenant General; Air Force Academy Superintendent; prisoner of war, Germany, 1942-1945. Correspondence, reports, photographs, scrapbooks, newspapers, and printed matter related to Clark's experiences as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Poland, 1942-1945. Included is his personal scrapbook which contains correspondence, reports, photographs, art work, and printed matter the majority of which was obtained covertly by Clark during his imprisonment. Arranged chronologically and extensively captioned, the material details his World War II activities from bases in England, his capture, internment in Stalag Luft III and subsequent liberation by Allied forces in April 1945. Materials gathered by Clark provide a unique and comprehensive insight into the operation of Stalag Luft III, the camp upon which the book by Paul Brickhill and the movie the Great Escape were based. Includes 1 linear foot of papers as Academy Superintendent 1970-1974.

Contemporary Historical Examination of Current Operations Vietnam (Project CHECO). MS 32.

Reports; 1965-1973; 6 linear feet.
The counterinsurgency and unconventional warfare environment of Southeast Asia resulted in the employment of USAF air power to meet a multitude of requirements. As a result, there existed a need to document and analyze data to assist in the development of USAF policies, concepts and doctrine during the Vietnam War. Project CHECO was established to meet this Air Staff requirement. The CHECO reports provided a contemporary, scholarly assessment of the effectiveness of USAF air power in Southeast Asia. Approximately 92 of the reports, covering a myriad of topics, have been declassified and are available for research. Written by USAF historians while on duty in Vietnam, the CHECO reports provide unique and exciting insights into the air war. A list of the CHECO reports which have been declassified is available upon request.

Clodfelter, Mark, ? -? . SMS 680.

Papers; l965-l973; 3 linear feet.
Major, USAF; scholar/author on the use of American air power during the Vietnam War. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and printed matter gathered by Clodfelter in conjunction with his Ph.D. dissertation on the history of the American air war in North Vietnam. In addition, the collection contains working papers gathered by Clodfelter in connection with his expanded research and the subsequent publication of his book, The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam. The collection is rich in high level correspondence, memoranda and declassified CHECO reports which were obtained by Clodfelter while researching the holdings of the USAF Historical Research Center and three presidential libraries. Also included are oral history interviews and records of conversations with Dean Rusk, Walt W. Rostow, Paul M. Kattenburg and Robert S. McNamara.

Crabb, Jarred V., 1902-? . MS 3.

Papers; 1929-1961; 1.5 linear feet.
Major General; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Far East Air Forces (FEAF). Correspondence, memoranda, journals, reports, scrapbooks, printed matter, and photographs related to his military career 1929-1961. The bulk of the material consists of a series of journals relating to Crabb's activities as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, FEAF, June 1949 through January 1952. Significant entries include the first transmissions following the North Korean invasion, 1950. Data portrays the military operations of the FEAF during the Korean Conflict including logistics, intelligence, B-29 bomber operations, pre-strike planning, and bombing effectiveness. Also included is a report of the first encounter of American F-86 Sabres with Soviet built MiG-15's on 17 January 1950. Additional material relates to Crabb's World War II assignments as Chief of Staff of the Fifth Bomber Command, 1942-1943, and Company Hqds Advance Echelon, Fifth Air Force, 1943-1944. Reports include: "A History of the Army Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific during World War II", 24 Aug 1946, written by Major General Ennis C. Whitehead, and a "Statistical Summary of the Fifth Air Force's operations in the Pacific, September 1942 through April 1944," undated.

Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-? . OS SMS 46.

Photographs; 1900-1970; 27 linear feet.
General. Photographs depict his official and personal activities, 1900-1970, mostly his childhood, military service, and post war civilian careers. Significant photographs relate to Doolittle's World War II service including the bombing of Tokyo, 18 April 1942. Contains over 200 autographed/inscribed photographic portraits of Doolittle's military and civilian contemporaries. The majority of Doolittle's papers are at the Library of Congress.

Durand, Arthur A., ? -? . MS 29.

Papers; l942-l989; 9 linear feet.
Colonel, USAF. Correspondence, reports, manuscripts, printed matter, oral history interviews and photographs gathered by Colonel Durand in conjunction with his Ph.D. dissertation on the history of the Allied prisoner of war experience in Germany during World War II. In addition, the collection contains working papers gathered by Durand in connection with his expanded research and the subsequent publication of his book, "Stalag Luft III: The Secret Story." The collection contains an extensive amount of material which was covertly obtained by American and British prisoners of war as well as post war correspondence between Colonel Durand and former German military officials and British and American former prisoners of war.

Dwight, Henry William, 1896-1964. MS 5.

Papers; 1917-1961; 2 linear feet.
2d Lieutenant, Aviation Section, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps. Correspondence, diaries, photographs, manuscripts, printed matter, and memorabilia related to his service as an aviator with the 12th Aero Squadron during World War I. Series graphically depict the life of an American aviator in France, 1918-1919, including flight training received by Dwight and the execution of the missions assigned to him during combat from August through November 1918. Additional data pertains to his service in Germany with the Army of Occupation at the end of the war. Included in the collection is a manuscript "The Adventures of Henry W. Dwight", written by his grandson, George Bain, which reflects Dwight's activities from 1917-1919.

Esmiol, Morris A., 1894-? . SMS 316.

Papers; 1943-1946; 7 linear feet.
Colonel, Aviator, Photographic Intelligence. Photographs, diaries, printed matter, and maps related to Esmiol's involvement with photographic intelligence during World War II. The bulk of the material consists of photographs of aerial reconnaissance of targets and bomb damage in Africa, Italy, France, Germany, and the Pacific. Also included are his personal diaries which contain random entries regarding duty stations, social activities, and aerial operations, 1943-1945.

Foulois, Benjamin Delahauf, 1879-1967. MS 17.

Papers; 1896-1966; 15 linear feet.
Chief of the Army Air Corps. Correspondence, reports, speeches, manuscripts, diaries, photographs, oral history transcripts, printed matter and memorabilia related to Foulois' military career and civilian activities, 1896-1966. Series graphically depict Foulois' rise in rank and major military assignments. Significant data reflects Foulois' service during World War I, the evolution of early military aviation, and the organization of the Army Air Corps, 1931-1935.

Gimbel, Richard, 1898-1970. SMS 337.

Aeronautical Library; 2500 B.C.-1970; 20,000 items.
Retired Air Force Colonel, bibliophile. Correspondence, books, periodicals, manuscripts, portraits, lithographs, prints, and artifacts related to the evolution of aeronautics, 2500 B.C.-1970. Includes approximately 7000 books and 5000 prints. The library constitutes one of the most comprehensive records of aeronautical history before powered flight. Although the original terminal point of Gimbel's collection was the first flight of the Wright Brothers, he subsequently expanded his holdings to encompass the post-1903 period concluding with the American lunar landing.

Green, Murray, ? -? . MS 33.

Papers; 1891-1988; 18 linear feet.
Biographer. Includes correspondence, oral history tapes and transcripts, trip diaries, manuscripts and photographs related to the military career and personal activities of General Henry H. Arnold, collected by Dr. Murray Green in conjunction with his research on the life of Arnold. Included are 240 oral history interviews conducted by Green with Arnold's contemporaries and members of his family, 56 boxes of bibliographic note cards compiled by Green, the manuscript of Green's unpublished biography of Arnold and a series of eight trip diaries kept by Arnold during World War II.

Hansell, Haywood Shepard, Jr., 1903-? . MS 6.

Papers; 1929-1964; 2.5 linear feet.
Major General; Commanding General, XXI Bomber Command. Correspondence, reports, manuscripts, addresses, lectures, printed matter, and photographs related to the military career of Haywood Hansell, 1933-1945. The bulk of the material deals with Hansell's duties as an instructor and lecturer at the Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama, 1933-1939. Included are lectures, conference notes, and course materials concerning the development of American air power and doctrine, foreign aviation, offensive and defensive deployments, naval operations, and war games. Additional material relates to Hansell's service as commanding general of the Third Bombardment Wing, 1942, the First Bombardment Division, 1943, and the XXI Bomber Command, Twentieth Air Force, August 1944-January 1945. Significant material consists of reports regarding the operations of the XXI Bomber Command; a plan for Operation TORCH entitled "An Informal Estimate and Plan" as prepared for General Dwight D. Eisenhower by Major General Carl Spaatz, 15 November 1942; and testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Post War Military Policy by prominent military officers regarding the unification of the Armed services, 1944. Speeches by Hansell concern the role of air power and air doctrine during World War II. Included are five speeches by General Henry H. Arnold regarding strategy and aerial warfare, 1939-1945. Also included is a manuscript authored by Hansell entitled "American Air Power in World War II." Correspondents include: generals Henry H. Arnold, Millard Harmon, Carl Spaatz, Laurence S. Kuter, Ira Eaker, and Muir S. Fairchild.

Harmon, Hubert R., 1892-1957. SMS 325, RG 230.

Papers; 1954-1956; 1.5 linear feet.
Lieutenant General; US Air Force Academy Superintendent.

Heller, Lawrence G., ? -? . OS, SMS 59.

Art Work, posters; 1942-1945; 5 linear feet.
Artist, USAAF recruitment and education. Posters and photographs depicting Heller's work as a USAAF artist. The bulk of the collection consists of approximately 25 pen and ink, oil, and water color posters produced by Heller as an artist assigned to Lowry Field, Colorado, during World War II.

Hoag, Earl Seeley, 1895-1968. MS 7.

Papers; 19l7-l966; 6.5 linear feet.
Major General; Commanding General, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command, 1943, Commanding General, TUSAFG, US Air Force Group, Turkey, 1947-1949. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, scrapbooks, printed matter, and photographs related to his military career, 19l7-1953. The bulk of the material pertains to Hoag's service as commander of the India-China Wing of the Air Transport Command, 1943; the European Wing of the Air Transport Command, 1943-1944; as Chief, Policy Branch, Supply Division, Air Transport Command, 1945; and his assignment as Chief of the US Air Force Group for the American Mission for Aid to Turkey, 1947-1949. Includes correspondence, messages, memoranda, and diary entries regarding the mission to Turkey. Additional material consists of diaries kept by Hoag, 1923-1966, which chronicle his military career including early flight training at the Curtiss Aviation School, the US Aviation School, Kelly Field, and the Signal Corps Aviation School, San Diego, California. Entries document Hoag's personal activities and official duties pertaining to the Air Transport Command and his mission to Turkey. Major correspondents include: generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold, Hoyt S. Vandenburg, Curtis LeMay, and James H. Doolittle, and Zeki Dogan, chief of the Turkish Air Force.

Jacobson, Clarence R., ? -? . SMS 331.

Papers, photographs, correspondence; 1918-1945; 1 linear foot.
Contains photographs, correspondence and newsletters about balloons and training in World War I and about the membership and activities of the National Association of American Balloon Corps Veterans, 1920-1945.

Knerr, Hugh Johnston, 1887-l971. MS 8.

Papers;, 1900-l971; 4 linear feet.
Major General; Commanding General, Air Technical Services Command; first Inspector General, USAF, 1948. Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, printed matter, and photographs related to his military career, 1904-l949. The bulk of the material relates to Knerr's service as Commanding General of the Air Technical Services Command, the material and logistics command for the USAAF. Included are Knerr's personal diaries which record his family background, military training, duty assignments, and his avid interest in aviation l900-l949. Additional data pertaining to Knerr's duties as the first Inspector General of the Air Force, 1948-l949. Also included is a manuscript of Knerr's autobiography, The Vital Era, 1887-1950. Photographs include generals Eisenhower, Earl S. Hoag, and Haywood Hansell. Major correspondents include: generals Follett Bradley, Barney M. Giles, Robert Walsh, Ira C. Eaker, Frank L. Anderson and Carl Spaatz.

Kuter, Laurence Sherman, l905-l979. MS 18.

Papers; l927-l963; 36 linear feet.
General; War Dept. General Staff, l94l; ETO and North Africa; Yalta Conference; Commander, Military Air Transport Service, 1948-1951; Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command, 1959-1962. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, manuscripts, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed matter which chronicle General Kuter's varied military career and personal activities, 1927-1963. Series graphically depict Kuter's rise in rank and major military assignments. The collection contains 51 bound scrapbooks of memoranda, correspondence, photographs, printed matter and memorabilia. Significant material reflects Kuter's World War II service, the formulation of AWPD-1, and includes photographs of the invasion of Normandy and Kuter as the USAAF representative to the Crimean Conference. Additional material consists of numerous writings by Kuter including the manuscript of his book Airman at Yalta, 1955.

L'Escadrille Lafayette Flying Corps Association. MS 19.

Records; 1927-1961; 6 linear feet.
Post-World War I organization of Lafayette Escadrille and L'Escadrille Lafayette Flying Corps pilots. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, biographical data, membership records, projects, affiliated organizations and printed matter related to various activities of the association and its members. The bulk of the material pertains to the establishment of the association in 1928, its memorial in France, and subsequent activities and reunions.

Lazarus, William C., 1911-l965. MS 9.

Papers; 1920-l964; 5.5 linear feet.
Aviator, glider engineer, Colonel. Correspondence, research and development data, speeches, photographs, and printed matter related to Lazarus' activities as an engineer in glider design and technology at Wright Field during World War II. The collection contains extensive material regarding the engineering design, fabrication, testing, and production of gliders at Wright Field. Included are detailed specifications relative to engineering design, preliminary design proposals, contracts, and performance and acceptance testing of specific gliders. Also included are records of flight test data on experimental, training and cargo gliders. Photographs and lantern slides for l920-l930 and l940-l945 depict specific types of gliders including: models prior to World War II, US experimental, training, cargo and troop gliders as well as foreign types which were flown to the US for engineering and performance testing. He also contributed to civil aviation in Florida.

LeMay, Curtis Emerson, 1906-? . OS, SMS 47.

Papers, photographs; 1944-1965; 3 linear feet.
General; Chief of Staff, USAF 1961-1965. Photographs, speeches, memorabilia, and printed matter related to General LeMay's military career. The bulk of the material consists of autographed photographic portraits of LeMay's civilian and military contemporaries. Subsequent series are fragmented and are of limited significance. The majority of his papers are at the Library of Congress.

McDonald, George Clement, 1892-? . MS 16.

Papers; 1912-1954; 5 linear feet.
Major General; Director of Intelligence, US Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 1944-1945. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, messages, intelligence operations, maps, and photographs related to McDonald's military career. The bulk of the material pertains to McDonald's assignment as Director of Intelligence, US Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 1944-1945. Data pertains to specific code-name intelligence operations including Neptune-Argus, Frantic, Aphrodite, Braddock II, Crossbow, Dragoon, and Torch. There are intelligence data from within Germany, the Soviet Union, Italy, and Japan, including a description of German training methods, targets, German plans for the defense of Western Europe, and internal conditions within Germany. Intelligence regarding the German Air Force deals with the effects of German jet planes on Allied air superiority and characteristics of the Me 109G, FW 190, Me 210, Ju 88, and the He 177. Also included are messages to the Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, US Strategic Air Forces in Europe. Subjects include German intelligence before D-Day, specific battle accounts, damage assessments of targets, and specific intelligence operations, June 1944-July 1945.

Milton, T. R., ? -? . SMS 323.

Papers; l942, l948; 1 linear foot.
General, USAF. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, diaries and printed matter gathered by Milton which pertain to two significant events in modern military history, the Battle of Stalingrad and the Berlin Airlift. Data collected on the Battle of Stalingrad consists of headquarters diaries and personal journals maintained by four German commanders during the battle. General Milton acquired the diaries and had them translated into English during his service with NATO. The material graphically depicts the desperate conditions at Stalingrad and the subsequent annihilation of the German 6th Army by Russian forces. General Milton also obtained a significant amount of material related to the Berlin Airlift while serving as Chief of Staff of the Airlift task force. Included are minutes of meetings, memoranda, oral histories and printed matter related to the operation of the Berlin Airlift, l948. This material graphically depicts the organization and operation of the airlift task force.

Mitchell, William, l879-l936. MS 14.

Papers; l9l7-l936; 2.5 linear feet: 6 rolls 35mm microfilm.
Air Service officer, Brigadier General. Correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, and printed matter related to the military career of General Billy Mitchell. The collection consists entirely of duplicate records from the Mitchell papers at the Library of Congress and microfilmed documentation from Record Groups at the National Archives. The material pertains to his military career from l9l7 to 1929 and personal activities until his death in l936. Significant material deals with Mitchell's fight for a separate air service and strategic bombardment. The bulk of the material contains data reflecting Mitchell's World War I service; personal letters to editors throughout the US following his court-martial; and periodical articles by Mitchell expressing his continuing fight for a separate air service.

Moorman, Thomas S., l9l0-? . SMS 415, RG 230.

Papers; 1965-1970; 0.1 linear foot.
Lieutenant General; US Air Force Academy Superintendent.

Nevins, Hugh, ? -? . SMS 396.

Papers;, l942; 1 linear foot.
Colonel, glider pilot. Operations plans, personal narratives and printed matter related to his experiences as a glider pilot during World War II. Data includes Operation Varsity, the plan for the glider invasion of Germany and a personal narrative of his service which led to him becoming the most decorated glider pilot of World War II.

Parton, James, l9l2-? . MS 10.)

Papers; l942-l956; 1.5 linear feet: 5 Rolls l6mm microfilm (ca. 10,000 items).
Military officer, historian, Eighth Air Force, l942-l945. Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, reports, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed matter gathered by Parton as aide to General Ira C. Eaker, Commanding General of the Eighth Air Force, and as historian for the Eighth Air Force, l942-l945. The bulk of the material pertains to activities of the Eighth and Twelfth Air Forces during World War II. Included is documentation relating to the organization of USAAF operations in North Africa and Europe, l942-l945. Significant data pertains to the execution of Operation TORCH and to the use of strategic bombings in North Africa and Europe. Also included is a report by Eaker on USAAF activities, 20 Feb l942 to 31 Dec l943; Eaker's diary (microfilmed) 4 Feb l942 to 5 Nov l943 reflecting the growth, development and operations of the Eighth Air Force; a manuscript n.d. (author unknown) of the history of the bombardment of Cassino, l5 May l944. Captioned photographs depict bombardment sites in Italy, France, Rumania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia. Other papers relate to the history of the 4th Fighter Wing at Chitose Air Base, Hokkaido, Japan, 1950- 1956. Significant correspondents include generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold, Carl A. Spaatz, Ira C. Eaker, Hugh J. Knerr, Lauris Norstad, Fredrick L. Anderson, Jacob Devers, Air Vice Marshal A. Coningham (RAF), Air Marshal N. H. Bottomly (RAF) and Sir Charles F.A. Portal (RAF).

Pateman, Yvonne C., ? -? . MS 31.

Papers; l942- ; 15 linear feet.
Lieutenant Colonel, USAF. Correspondence, reports, personal narratives, oral histories, photographs and printed matter related to the history of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. The material gathered by the former WASP is one of the most comprehensive collections on the history of the WASPs in existence. Data reflects the organization, training and operations of the WASPs during the War and their post war efforts to obtain Congressional acknowledgment of their contributions to the war effort and the approval of veterans benefits for former members of the WASPs.

Patrick, Mason M., l863-l942. SMS 198.

Papers; l9l7-l925; 0.5 linear feet.
Major General; Chief, US Army Air Service. Diaries, photographs, and printed matter related to his military career. Significant material consists of two of Patrick's personal diaries, 6 Aug l917 - 28 May l9l8; 8 Jan l9l9 - 14 July l9l9. Entries relate to his duty stations and activities during World War I. Subsequent series are fragmented and contain data of limited value.

Sikorsky, Igor Ivanovich, 1889-1972. SMS 232.

Papers; 1930-1967; 0.5 linear foot.
Scientist, engineer, inventor. Speeches, printed matter and certificates related to Sikorsky's scientific investigations. The bulk of the material consists of speeches and articles by Sikorsky on the aeronautical capabilities of the helicopter. Subsequent series contain secondary source materials and are of limited significance.

Soderberg, Henry, ? -? . MS 25.

Papers; 1942; 10 linear feet.
Y.M.C.A. Representative. Correspondence, official reports, diaries, printed matter and photographs related to the wartime service of Henry Soderberg, a Swedish national and volunteer with the International Y.M.C.A. during World War II. Soderberg spent much of the war within Nazi Germany and kept copious diaries, photographs and official reports of his service. Soderberg's remarkable freedom of movement within Germany enabled him to record a rare picture of the conditions of prisoners of war and of the German population. He visited the Russian prisoners of war and recorded their desperate situation and was also an eye witness to the bombings of Dresden and the plight of civilians in Germany at the end of the war. Soderberg's diaries provided the basis for the book, The Welcome Swede, by Frank Diggs.

Spivey, Delmar, ? - ? . MS 28.

Papers; 1943-1976; 6 linear feet.
Major General. Correspondence, reports, photographs and printed matter related to his experience as a prisoner of war and as the camp commander of the Center Camp of Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany during World War II. The collection is rich in post-war correspondence with former German military figures including the camp commandant of Stalag Luft III, Colonel Fredrich-Wilhelm Von Lindeiner-Wildau and General Gottlob Berger, the SS Commander of Allied prisoner of war camps in Nazi Germany. There is also the account of the activities of General Arthur Vanaman and then Colonel Spivey near the conclusion of the war. The two officers were briefed by the German High Command and then sent into Swizerland armed with peace proposals to be delivered to the British and American Governments. Their exciting mission is depicted in the book, POW Odyssey, by Delmar Spivey.

Squier, George Owen, 1865-l934. MS 11.

Papers; 1893-1958; 9 linear feet.
Physicist and Head of the Aviation Section of Signal Corps, May 1916-Feb 1917; Major General; Chief Signal Officer, US Army, 1917-1923. Correspondence, reports, addresses, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed matter related to his military and scientific careers. Significant material relates to Squier's contributions to communication engineering, telegraphy and telephony, and his role in the development of military aviation. Material consists of official records pertaining to Squier's training at the US Military Academy, and subsequent military service including his assignment as commanding general of the Signal Corps. The bulk of the material consists of published writings by Squier regarding engineering concepts in the field of communications, and scrapbooks of photographs, correspondence, and printed matter which chronicle Squier's personal and official activities. Subsequent material relates to Squire's civic activities in his native city of Dryden, Michigan and in Washington DC. Photographs include military and personal friends and Squier's activities and duty stations during his service with the Signal Corps.

Stone, William S., 1910-1968. RG 230, SMS 421.

Papers; 1959-1962; 1 linear foot.
Major General; US Air Force Academy Superintendent.

Stratemeyer, George E., ? -? . SMS 27.

Papers; 1917-1969; 1 Roll 16 mm microfilm.
Lieutenant General. The collection contains the "Korean Diary" he kept while commander of the Far East Air Forces. The diary consists of a detailed account of the Korean conflict from 16 September 1950 through 20 May 1951. Included are letters, minutes of meetings, personal observations and copies of radio messages between Stratemeyer and other high ranking officers including generals MacArthur, Vandenberg, Partridge, Walker, Spaatz, Twining, O'Donnel, Ridgeway and Lemay. Also included are Stratemeyer's personal observations of the war and the officers with whom he served with an emphasis on the activities of General MacArthur. Also included is a photographic history of the Far East Air Forces which depicts thirty-five strategic targets in North Korea, 13 Jul - 26 Sep 50. The series contains the dates of attack, maps, bomb damage, assessments, and pre-strike, and post-strike photographs.

Timberlake, Edward J., ? -? . SMS 681.

Papers; 1950-1951; 1 Roll 16 mm microfilm.
Lieutenant General. Official diary (1950-1951) relating to General Timberlake's service as Commander, Fifth Air Force during the Korean War. Data includes a chronology of Fifth Air Force activities in Korea, a log of transmissions for the Keelson Conference and personal observations regarding high ranking American military officers during the war.

Twining, Nathan Farragut, 1897-? . MS 22.

Papers; 1941-1965; 6 linear feet.
General. Topical files gathered by General Twining as Vice Chief of Staff of the USAF, October 1950 - June 1953. Data relates to the application of tactical air power in Korea including statements by generals Doolittle, Eisenhower, Stratemeyer, Vandenberg, Weyland. Also included is the report of a study group designated by Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas Finletter, to evaluate air operations during the war.

US Air Force Academy. Superintendents, (1954-1974) RG 230.

Papers; 1954-1974; 7 linear feet.
Individual superintendents are listed by name in this listing. This collections includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, speeches, photographs, and printed matter related to the personal and official activities of the Superintendents of the Academy, 1954-1974. Significant material relates to the establishment and operation of the Academy including operation of the interim site at Lowry AFB, Colo., 1955-1958; construction of facilities at the permanent site near Colorado Springs; the 1965 expansion of the cadet wing and subsequent facility construction; acquisition of the Eisenhower Golf Course, Falcon stadium, and the Farish Memorial Recreation Area. Additional data pertains to the construction of the cadet chapel, honor incidents, and the integration of women into the cadet wing. The bulk of the material relates to routine activities of the Office of the Superintendent and reflects the development, growth, and operation of the Academy.

Vasconcells, Jerry C., ? -? . MS 15.

Papers; 1917-1950; 2 linear feet.
Captain, 27th Aero Squadron, during World War I. Correspondence, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, manuscripts, maps and printed matter related to his service as an American aviator during World War I. Series graphically depict Vasconcells' training and the combat missions which resulted in his becoming an Ace during the war.

Victory, John Francis, 1892-1975. MS 20.

Papers; 1915-1964; 24 linear feet.
Executive Secretary, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1915-1958. Correspondence, reports, addresses, scrapbooks, printed matter and photographs related to the civic and official activities of John F. Victory, first employee (1915) of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NCAA). Victory became the Committee's executive secretary and remained with NACA until it was succeeded by NASA in 1958. The bulk of the material relates to Victory's administration of NACA including his role in the development of NACA's first research facility at Langley Field, VA; national and international regulation of air traffic; representation of NACA before Congress; and the development of NACA's office of scientific research and development programs. Subsequent documentation relates to Victory's memberships in civic and aeronautical organizations including the Washington Board of Trade, the National Aeronautics Association, the Aero Club of Washington, the International Torch Club of Washington, and the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences. Additional data pertains to the 25th and 50th anniversaries of powered flight, the Lindbergh Breakfast, June 1927, and the Billy Mitchell controversy, 1924-1925.

Von Karman, Theodore, 1881-1963. SMS 328.

Papers; 1929-1963; 1 linear foot.
Physicist and aeronautical engineer. Correspondence, notebooks, speeches, photographs, printed matter, and memorabilia related to the scientific achievements of Dr. Von Karman. The bulk of the material consists of published reports, addresses and articles written by Von Karman regarding his scientific investigations in aeronautics and space technology. Subsequent series are fragmented and are of limited significance.

Walsh, Robert LeGrow, 1894-? . MS 12.

Papers; 1918-1957; 0.5 linear foot.
Major General; Commanding General, South Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, 1942-1944. Correspondence, reports, memoranda, speeches, and photographs related to the military career of General Walsh. Significant material pertains to USAAF participation in the "Poltava Mission" which was a result of American negotiations with the Russians in April 1943 regarding US use of Russian airfields by US aircraft to allow American shuttle-bombing of enemy held territory. Poltava was used extensively to handle heavy bombers. Materials provide an analysis of the mission with accounts of expended manpower, planes, and bombs.

Warren, Robert H., 1917-? . RG 230.

Papers; 1962-1965; 1 linear foot.
Major General; US Air Force Academy Superintendent.

Williams, Walter S., ? -? . MS 13.

Papers; 1917-1972; 2 linear feet.
Corporal, 17th Aero Squadron, and historian, 27th Aero Squadron. Correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, and photographs gathered by Williams while a member of the 27th Aero Squadron, 1917-1919. The bulk of the material pertains to the organization and history of the 27th Aero Squadron, "The Balloon Buster". Included is an unofficial history and diary of activities of the Squadron from its first day of organization, 27 June 1917, through its missions during World War I, and subsequent evolution with several name changes through 1945. Photographs depict personnel and aircraft of the members of the Lafayette Escadrille, 1917-1918. Prominent aviators referenced and photographed include Norman Prince, Paul Rockwell, Frank Luke, Bert Hall, Raoul Lufbery, Charles N. Dolan, Victor Chapman, Courtney Campbell, Dudley Hill, William Thaw, Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, Hermann Goering, and Ernst Udet.

United States Naval Institute
Preble Hall
Annapolis, Maryland 21402 (301) 268- 6110

Oral Histories. MS70-2029.

Interviews; 1960- ; ca. 150 tapes and transcripts.
Includes oral history interviews with over 30 officers representing all aspects of naval aviation. The Catalog of Transcripts (75 p.) was published in 1985.

Photographs.

Photographs; 1900- ; 230,000 items.
Includes photographs of Navy aircraft and space exploration. Partial finding aid available.

United States Parachute Association
1440 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 836- 3495

Photographs.

Photographs; 1965- ; 3,000 items.
The pictures are of individual and precision group drops. No finding aid available.

United Technologies Corporation
Archive and Historical Resource Center
400 Main Street, MS 124-22
East Hartford, Connecticut 06108
(203) 728-3273

Sikorsky, Igor Ivanovitch, 1889- 1972.

Papers; ? -? ; 100 cubic feet.
Industrialist and aeronautical engineer. Scrapbooks, logbooks, correspondence, drawings, and photographs relating to Sikorsky. Informal finding aid available.

United Aircraft Corporation.

Records; 1938-1945; 300 cubic feet.
The corporation and its subsidiaries (Pratt & Whitney, aircraft engines; Sikorsky, helicopters; Chance Vought, airplanes; and Hamilton Standard, propellers) sold goods and services to the US government and the military services during World War II. Among the significant products were the first American helicopter capable of sustained, controlled flight, and the F4U Corsair fighter plane for the Navy and Marine Corps. Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs, sound recordings and motion picture films. Access is by permission and appointment only, on a need to know basis. RLIN ID DCNP91-A203.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Library
Special Collections
Huntsville, Alabama 35899
(205) 895-6523

Hermann, Rudolf, 1894-? .

Reports, etc.; 1940s-1970s; 18 linear feet plus 10 file boxes.
Aerospace engineer and professor. A portion of this collection includes NASA materials and reports of corporate contractors and university research facilities dealing with rocketry and space science; in English or German. Privately compiled computer index in process.

Peenemunde Collection

Notes, etc.; pre-1945; 3 file boxes.
Notes, research reports (Series 66, Aerodynamics Institute) and technical findings conducted at the German rocket and missile research facility. In German, arranged numerically. No finding aid available.

Reisig, Gerhard H. R., 1910-? .

Papers; 1940- 1979; 35 linear feet.
Physicist, aeronautical engineer. Published professional papers and articles used by Reisig in his researches. Subject matter ranges from acoustics to wind-shear, and includes material emanating from NASA, US Army Missile Command, and private researchers worldwide. Local computer index in process.

Saturn History Collection

Papers; 1940-1976; 1,607 items.
Materials collected to provide documentation for an official history of the Saturn Project, materials ranging from working papers to published NASA reports, from early Army missile development to the Apollo moon landings, and arranged chronologically and indexed by categories. Local computer file available.

University of Alaska
Alaska and Polar Regions Department
Elmer E. Rasmuson Library
Fairbanks, Alaska 99557- 1005
(907) 474-7261 or 7579

Historical Photograph Collection.

Photographs; 1920s- ; 200,000 photographs of which 50,000 images are on microfiche.
Subjects include aviation in Alaska. Card catalog and computer indexes available.

Noel Wien Air Alaska Collection. 60-959.

Photographs; 1924-1977; 20 items.
A collection of Alaskan aviation and companies which merged with Wien.

University of Alaska
Archives and Manuscript Collections
Fairbanks, Alaska 99557- 1005
(907) 474-7261 or 7579

Fairbanks, Lulu M., ? -? , collector. MS73-7.

Papers; 1920s-1930s; 10 linear feet.
Materials relate to Alaska mail service and aviation. Correspondents include Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, Robert Service and Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Index available.

Jefford, Jack, ? -? .

Papers, photographs; 1940-1968; ?
Includes an interview with early Alaskan aviators, including Noel Wien, and photographs of early Alaska aviation and aviators. No finding aid available.

University of Arizona
University Library, Special Collections
Tucson, Arizona 85721
(602) 621-6424

Arizona Photograph Collection.

Photographs; 1910-1924; 60 items.
The aviation file includes photographs and clippings of Charles K. Hamilton and the first airplane to land in Tucson in February 1910; similar items of Robert L. Fowler and C. P. Rodgers on the first West-to-East transcontinental airplane flight landing on the University of Arizona athletic field (1911); and world fliers (1924).

Davis-Monthan Airport, Tucson. Az 112.

Construction records; 1931-1932; 1 box.
Includes bids, contracts, specifications, blueprints, correspondence, financial records and forms for the Airways Operations Building and an Army Air Corps Hangar. No finding aid available.

Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson. Az 431.

Register book; 1925-1936; photocopy, 218 p.
Contains entries listing pilot, passengers, plane registration number, type, home station, arrival and departure times, and destination of all airplanes landing at Davis-Monthan Field. Original register is at Davis-Monthan AFB. No finding aid available.

Garing, Robert S., ? -? . A236.

Scrapbook; 1914-1919; 1 volume.
This scrapbook includes pictures and mementos of his service in World War I with the 43rd Aero Squadron, US Army, 1917-19. No finding aid available.

Murray, Dale Michael, 1942- . E9791 1965 183.

Thesis (M.A.), University of Arizona; 1965; 96p.
"Aviation in Arizona: from pioneer flights to the end of World War II." No finding aid available.

Peterman, Evans Percy, ? -? . Ms. 78.

Papers; 1893-1938; Portfolio.
Contractor. Includes correspondence about his service in World War I with the 462nd Aero Squadron, 3rd Army, AEF (1918- 1919). No finding aid available.

University of Arkansas
University Libraries
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
(501) 575- 5577

Harris, Oren, 1903-? . MS74-31.

Papers; 1926-1966; 165 linear feet.
US Representative. Congressional records (1941-1966) relating to the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and to other legislative matters on transportation and aviation. Finding aid available.

University of Baltimore
Langsdale Library, Special Collections
1420 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(301) 625- 3135

Baltimore City Department of Planning. MS77- 843.

Records; 1955-1972; 300 cubic feet.
Includes an unknown amount of correspondence and other material on airport development and Civil Aeronautics Board dockets. Unpublished finding aid and online subject search available.

University of California, Berkeley
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720
(415) 642-3781

Cohen, Mose, ? -? .

Photographs; 1911-1935; 300 items.
Photographer. Photographs (prints and negatives) of civilian airplanes in the Bay area by Oakland Tribune photographer Cohen.

Fowler, Bob, ? -? .

Oral history; 1966; 1 reel.
Pilot. An interview with Fowler concerning his experiences as an airplane pilot in California from 1911 supplemented with interview notes and a partial transcript.

Hodkinson, William Wallace, 1881-1971.

Oral history; 1966-1967; 1 volume.
Pioneer film distributor and founder of Central American Aviation Corp. A transcript of a tape recorded interview.

Kotcher, Ezra, 1903-? .

Oral history; ? -? ; 1 item.
Aeronautical engineer. A transcript of a tape-recorded interview documenting Kotcher's association with Wright Field and the USAF.

Leary, Mary Ellen, ? -? , collector. MS75- 317.

Papers; 1950-1970; 16 cartons.
Journalist, editor. Notes, press releases, and clippings including materials relating to the aerospace industry in California. List of contents available.

Loeb, Leonard Benedict, 1891-1978.

Papers; ? -? ; 53 boxes.
Physicist, University of California. Correspondence and papers including two folders of memos and reports on World War I foreign and domestic airplane spark plugs. Finding aid available.

Silver, Samuel, 1915-1976.

Papers; ca. 1937-1976; 40 linear ft.
Professor of electrical engineering and Director of the Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley. Correspondence and papers relating to radio astronomy and the development of the University's interdisciplinary program in space sciences. Finding aid available.

Simon, Emil Jacob, 1888-1963.

Papers; 1932; 1 box.
Radio engineer and inventor. Written reminiscences and documentary material relating to the development (1932) and use of an automatic radio detection finder for aircraft known as the "Simon Radioguide," and the founding of the Radio Navigational Instrument Corporation, plus Lee DeForest memorabilia. Finding aid available.

Tusch, Mary Elizabeth, ? -? .

Typescript; 1934; 1 item.
Recollections (1939) regarding the University of California and her museum of aviation mementos in Berkeley, California.

University of California, Los Angeles
University Research Library, Special Collections Department
Los Angeles, California 90024
(213) 825-4879

Early Ballooning Photographs.

Photographs; 1890; 7 items.
Photographs depicting steps in the inflating and lift off of one French balloon and a photograph of another balloon.

Gregory, Elizabeth Hiatt, 1872-1955.

Papers; 1900-1945; 6 boxes.
Collector, journalist, and lecturer in the field of aviation. Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and related material concerning aviation. Subjects include pioneer aviators, balloons, clippers, aviation companies, parachutes, and the role of aviation in World Wars I and II. Finding aid available.

Klemin, Alexander, 1888- 1950.

Papers; 1900-1950; 231 boxes.
Head of the Aeronautics Department at MIT; consultant to Navy Department, other Federal government agencies, and many aircraft manufacturers; designer and editor for aviation magazines; and author. Correspondence, lectures, designs, photographs, patents, and related material concerning the technical and historical aspects of aeronautics including special collections on the development of the helicopter and the gyroscope. Finding aid available.

Prudden, George Henry, 1893-1964.

Papers; 1925-1963; 1 box, 1 oversize package.
Pioneer aviator and aircraft designer. Correspondence, clippings, and photographs relating to Prudden's career. No finding aid available.

University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
La Jolla, California 92093
(619) 534- 4817

Schaefer, Milner Baily, 1912-1970. MS 85-358.

Papers; 1929-1970; 5 feet.
Marine biologist and oceanographer. Includes material on the supersonic transport controversy. Guide available.

University of Chicago Library
Department of Special Collections
The Joseph Regenstein Library
1100 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
(312) 702-8705
Note: The following collections were acquired when the John Crerar Library was added to the University of Chicago Library. The collections are individually identified by the Crerar Ms. numbers.

Bretoniere, J., ? -? . No. 23.

Manuscript; 189?; 1 item.
"Sailing Flight, from Observations made at Constantine, Algeria," 21 p. in English, ink with pencilled revisions.

Burroughs, John, 1837-1921. No. 57.

Manuscript; 1920; 4 items.
"The Flight of Birds," 24 p., pencil and ink, signature scratched out. Published in Atlantic Monthly, 126:379-382, July 1920. Also two clippings from the New York Times and a letter from Edwin Carlile Litsey to Burroughs on the flight of buzzards, 13 May 1920.

Chalmers, Charles H., ? -? . No. 136.

Papers; 1908; 13 items.
Electrical engineer and vice president, Electric Machine Company, Minneapolis. This collection contains two variants of a typescript article about The Helicopter, 4 December 1908, four of his letters to Octave Chanute, two blueprints, two diagrams and three photographs.

Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910. Nos. 20, 112, and 119.

Papers; 1870-1910; 14 items.
These collections include a scrapbook of news clippings, original photographs, manuscript notes and articles, and typewritten articles. The clippings are from the US, France, Germany, England and Italy, and they concern early attempts at manned flight, from 1870 to 1910. Includes his 14 page manuscript on "Balloons in the Recent War," that is, the Spanish-American War, 1889-1900. Also includes 11 offprints of his articles in journals (1889- 1910), and the 17 page typescript revised for his "Opening Address, International Conference on Aerial Navigation," Chicago, 2 August 1893.

Delaurier, E., ? -? . No. 24.

Papers; 1890s; 18 items.
These items, collected by Chanute, include: a letter in French from Paris of 9 June 1893 to M. Zahm, and an English translation; five photodiagrams; a patent request in French, 14 Jan 1892, and its English translation; his "Memoire sur un moteur a feu, inexplosible, puissant et tres leger principalement applicable a la navigation aerienne sans ballons," 14 Jan 1892, 11 pages, and a ten page English translation; and seven folding diagrams.

Flott, Leslie W., ? -? . No. 138.

Manuscript; 1888-1936; 4 items.
A Xerox copy of his article "Augustus Moore Herring: Aviation's Forgotten Pioneer: The Early Years, 1888-1900," typescript, 14 p., and three photocopies of newspaper articles about Herring, 1898 and 1936.

Huffaker, Edward Chalmers, 1856-1936. Nos. 130 and 134.

Manuscripts; 1896-1899; 2 items.
These are "The Kite, Its Mechanism and Equilibrium," 72 p., signed at Chucky City, Tennessee, 14 November 1896; and his journal about his gliding model experiments conducted for Octave Chanute in 1898 and 1899, 111 p. including charts.

Koch, Gustav, 1843-? . No. 21.

Papers on Aerial Navigation; 1890s; 4 items.
This collection includes: "Introduction of Air Navigation by the Paddle-Wheel-Flying-Machine," 3 p.; "The Physical Case of the Phenomenon of Flight and the Solution of the Problem of Flight," 37 p., including drawing and a photograph, 1892; "Principles of Flight and Flying Machines," 45 p., Munich, March 1897, with nine pages of charts and two photographs; and four manuscript pages of German technical experts' opinions on the feasibility of Koch's system of dynamic flight.

Kress, Wilhelm, 1846-1913. No. 129.

Manuscripts; 1895; 4 items.
Engineer, inventor. These include: "The Aeroplane and its Stability During Flight," 1895, 22 p. manuscript; the German original draft, "Der Drachenflieger und dessen Stabilitat wahrend dem Fluge," 28 p.; a list of "Questions to Kress" in Octave Chanute's hand, 1 p.; and a letter from Kress to Chanute, 3 p., 12 June 1895.

Lamson, Charles Henry, 1847-1896. No. 131.

Scrapbook; 1896-1898; 1 item.
This scrapbook, collected by Octave Chanute, contains primarily clippings, papers and illustrations from newspapers and magazines on kite- flying experiments, and 12 original photographs.

Langley, Samuel Pierpont, 1834-1906. No. 22.

Typescript; 1893; 1 item.
"The Internal Work of the Wind," a paper read by title only to the National Academy of Sciences, 59 p., with manuscript formulas and corrections. Published as Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, No. 884, December 1893.

Lilienthal, Otto, 1848-1896. Nos. 133 and 135.

Papers, scrapbook; 1893-1896; 19 items.
The scrapbook, collected by Octave Chanute, contains clippings, six original photographs, several drawings on the Lilienthal Flyer, 1893-1900, and a six-page memorandum, Berlin, 6 August 1895, from S. P. Langley to A. M. Herring, describing Lilienthal's flight. The papers are offprints of Lilienthal's published articles, "Lilienthal's writings in possession of O. Chanute," one-page manuscript, three translations by Chanute, another translation by C. W. Shoemaker, 53 p., and ten pages of a blueprint for the Lilienthal Flyer.

Moedebeck, Hermann W. L., 1857- 1910. No. 127.

Papers; 1895-1897; 6 items.
Army officer. These papers, collected by Octave Chanute, include two offprints of articles in German with English translations by George Berthman, and a typescript by Moedebeck, "The International Meteorological Balloon Ascensions," 19 p.

Murphy, J. Sherwin, ? -? . No. 137.

Papers; 1890?- 1965?; ?
Assistant editor of Plant Magazine. This is a large collection of unorganized research notes concerning Augustus Moore Herring including manuscript notes and letters, copies of newspaper and magazine clippings, offprints, copies of Herring's letters, miscellaneous drawings and typescript.

Obermayer, Albert, i.e., Joseph Vincenz Albert, Edler von, 1844- ? . No. 126.

Manuscripts; 1890s; 3 items.
One manuscript is "Concerning the Effect of the Wind upon Slightly Arched Surfaces," translated from the German by C. F. Marvin, 13 page typescript with 2 p. of original drawings, and with notes and revisions in pencil; a letter from Marvin to Chanute, 8 February 1897; and "Notes concerning the Obermayer article," three-page manuscript, author not given, but written on stationery with the letterhead of Orville and Wilbur Wright's "Wright Cycle Company, Dayton, Ohio."

Penaud, Alphonse, 1850-1880? No. 128.

Letters; ? -? ; 1 item.
This is a Xerox copy of letters on aeronautics to T. J. Bennett with an introduction and bibliography by Pearl I. Young, 1968, 113 p.

Pike, J. R., ? -? .

Scrapbooks, time tables, miscellany; 1780-1940; 12 linear feet.
London bookseller. The scrapbooks contain journal articles, engravings, clippings, and ephemera on aviation, including eighteenth-century accounts and depictions of ballooning. There is material about international aeronautical conferences and expositions of the early twentieth century and airline time tables and brochures of 1930- 1940. No finding aid available.

Pilcher, Percy Sinclair, 1866-1899. No. 132.

Papers; 1895-1899; ca. 50 items.
This material for the study of Pilcher's aeronautical experiments was collected by Octave Chanute. It includes a biographical sketch printed in 1899, six photographs, three letters, 13 offprints, and 30 clippings on his fatal accident.

Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912. No. 139.

Postcards; 1908; 3 items
These postcards of the Wilbur Wright flight at Le Mans in 1908 contain a manuscript description on the verso by an unknown observer of the flight.

University of Chicago Library
University of Chicago Archives
1100 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
(312) 702- 8705

Houle, Cyril Orvin, 1913-? . MS64-1325.

Wartime Military Training Programs at the University of Chicago; 1939-1944; 1000 items.
Records illustrating the curricula, instructional problems, student responses, and assessments and evaluations of the Civilian Training Pilot Program, the Civil Aeronautics Administration War Training Program, and the Aviation Ground School Training Program at the University of Chicago. Unpublished guide available.

University of Colorado Libraries
Western Historical Collections
Boulder, Colorado 80309
(303) 492-7242

Chenoweth, J. Edgar, 1897- 1986.

Papers; 1941-1964; 100 cubic feet.
US Representative (1941- 1964) and member of the AF Academy Board of Visitors. Includes several files of correspondence dealing with the establishment of the AF Academy at Colorado Springs. Inventory available.

Darley, Ward, 1903- 1979.

Papers; 1956-1968; 1 binder out of 25 cubic feet.
President of the University of Colorado and member of the AF Academy Board of Visitors (1956-1958). A loose leaf binder of medical evaluations relative to the Academy site and the establishment of the Academy at Colorado Springs. Inventory available.

Stearns, Robert, 1892-1977.

Papers; 1943- 1945; 9 folders and diaries.
President of the University of Colorado and member of the AF Academy Board of Visitors. Papers contain one file folder of correspondence (1943-1945) created while Stearns was Chief of Operations Division, Thirteenth and Twentieth Air Forces. Inventory available.

University of Dayton
University Archives and Special Collections
300 College Park Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45469-1360
(513) 229-4267

Wright Brothers. MS78-1112.

Oral history; 1967; ca. 25 tapes and 5 inches of transcripts.
Transcripts of tape recorded interviews with relatives, friends, associates, and employees of Orville Wright (1871-1948), Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), and Charles F. Kettering (1876- 1958), all of Dayton, Ohio. Interviews cover the development of the airplane and the Wright brothers' personal lives. Interviewees include Carl Beust, Zerbie Bradford, Marie E. Burner, Louis P. Christman, William Conover, Ernest Dubel, Samuel L. Finn, Richard Gaugler, Eleanor E. Gerard, Nelson R. Haas, Sr., William Huffman, James Wilbur Jacobs, Ruth Jacobs, Max Kohnop, Fred Krusch, Ivonette Wright Miller, Edmund B. O'Leary, Tom Russell, William Sanders, Henry Stout, B. L. Whelan, Horace Wright, and John Wright. Described in Master Index to Wright Brothers - Charles F. Kettering Oral History Project, edited by Kathy Kelto, 1976.

University of Delaware
Hugh M. Morris Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 451-2229

Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937. MS77- 549.

Papers; 1879-1931; ca. 2 feet.
Editor and US Ambassador to Italy. Business and personal letters including two accounts of trips in the Italian airship Roma. Unpublished finding aid available.

University of Georgia
University Libraries, Special Collections
Athens, Georgia 30601
(404) 542-7123

Cuylor, Telamon, 1873-1951.

Papers; 1659-1951; 1 cubic foot.
Includes photographs and correspondence relating to early aviation history; pictures of the R-34 dirigible (1919) and NC-4 seaplane (1919); and general files on balloons (1918). Finding aid available.

University of Illinois at Chicago
University Library - Special Collections
Box 8198
Chicago, Illinois 60680 m/c 234
(312) 996-2742 or (312) 996- 2756

Aeromedical Research Laboratory, College of Medicine.

Photographs; 1947-1960s; 14 photographs.
Includes groundbreaking in 1947, research projects with human subjects in the 1950s, and equipment and facilities in the 1960s. No finding aid available.

Century of Progress International Exposition, A.

Records; 1893, 1928-1940; 555 linear feet.
The Exposition was held in Chicago in 1933-1934. Includes about 25 linear feet on travel and transportation, exhibits on dirigibles, balloons, airplanes and seaplanes, stratosphere flights and wind tunnels; the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics; and the stratosphere flight of General Italo Balbo. Unpublished finding aid available.

McDermott, William Fee, 1888- 1966.

Papers; 1894-1966; 9 linear feet.
Presbyterian minister. Includes one folder of correspondence, notes, drafts of articles, and other materials relating to the Japanese balloon invasion of the US during World War II (1944). Finding aid available.

O'Hara. Barratt, 1882- 1969.

Papers; 1948-1968; 62 linear feet.
US Representative from Illinois, 1948-1968. A portion of his collection includes correspondence on the Air Force, Cape Canaveral strikes (1961), civil aeronautics, NASA, space exploration and airline workers strikes (1966-67); legislation on O'Hare airport; speeches on air fairs, airline strikes, Midway and Chicago Municipal airports. Unpublished finding aid available.

Parker, Norman A., 1906-? .

Papers, etc.; 1929-1980s; 2 linear feet.
Mechanical engineer, university chancellor, teaching aviation subjects at the Universities of Colorado and Illinois (Urbana) 1938-1961. Includes correspondence, manuals, lecture notes, research reports, proposals, student projects and consultant's reports. No finding aid available.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University Archives, Room 19, University Library
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801 (217) 333-0798
Note: There are automated finding lists for most collections.

Aeronautical Engineering Department.

Research Reports; 1946-1963; 2 cubic feet.
Includes research reports by the staff of the Institute of Aeronautics and Aeronautical Engineering Department on project contracts with the US Navy and General Motors concerning ejector jet engines, methyl alcohol, airfoils, and propellers including tables, charts, computations and summary narratives.

Bowhill, Sidney A., 1927-? . MS77-1166.

Papers; 1959-1970; 30 cubic feet.
Professor of electrical engineering, University of Illinois. Articles on aeronomy, physics of the ionosphere, and rocket and satellite studies of the upper atmosphere. Partial finding aid available.

Brundage, Avery, 1887-1975.

Papers; 1908-1975; 139 cubic feet.
President of the International Olympic Committee, 1952-72. Includes folders on gliding, soaring (1948), and airplane racing (1933 and 1959). Finding aid available.

Bryan, Leslie Aulls, 1900-? .

Papers; 1925-1968; 1.6 cubic feet.
Director of the Institute of Aviation (1946-1968). Includes a tape-recorded interview concerning the Institute, the development of the University's Aeronautics Program, research, and Bryan's career in aviation. Finding aid available.

Clark, George Lindenberg, 1892-1969. MS71-1140.

Papers; 1914-1968; 3.6 cubic feet.
Professor of chemistry, University of Illinois. Includes a tape recorded interview (1956) with Clark discussing aircraft metals and rubber research. Unpublished finding aid available.

Colwell, Carl L., ? - ? . Finding aid No. 338.

Papers; 1962-1976; 2 cubic feet.
Managing engineer of flight analysis group, Chrysler Corporation, Space Division, Marshall Spaceflight Center. Includes technical reports on Saturn IB Rocket, Skylab project, and Apollo-Soyuz project.

Committee on the History of the Participation of the University [of Illinois] in World War I.

Records; 1915-1923; 20.6 cubic feet.
Correspondence, publications, reports, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, index cards, transcripts, and manuscript histories including the US School of Military Aeronautics' records (1917-1919). Finding aid available.

Doland, James Joseph, 1890-1960. MS69-245.

Papers; 1938-1960; 4.3 cubic feet.
Professor of civil engineering, University of Illinois. Correspondence, reports, blueprints, notebooks, biographical material, and publications relating to airport design and construction. Correspondents include George Farnham and John C. Guillon. Unpublished finding aid available.

Electrical Engineering Department. 11-9 and CDL.

Research reports; 1947-1973; 24.6 cubic feet.
Includes technical reports on a great variety of subjects for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, NASA, etc., including contracts on which Director Heinz Von Foerster worked, 1946-1970. Finding aid available by contract numbers.

Gray, Horace Montgomery, 1898-? . MS69-253.

Papers; 1921-1966; 15 cubic feet.
Professor of economics (1927-1966) and Assistant and Associate Dean of the Graduate School (1938-1948), University of Illinois. Includes materials relating to air transportation. Unpublished finding aid available.

Hill, Robert Dickson, 1913-? .

Papers; 1947-1965; 1 cubic foot.
Professor of physics, University of Illinois. Correspondence, copies of requisitions, and other papers relating to research in nuclear spectroscopy, physics of elemental particles, and atmospheric and space electricity. Unpublished inventory available.
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