Tallahassee World War II Historical Society collection

Collection — Container: Single Folders Collections - 2015 Box 3 (15.0034-15.0043), Folder: 15.0038 - Folder 1

Identifier: 15.0038

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains seven World War II U.S. Army Air Corps related photographs: 1) Line of parked P-51s at unidentified airfield, 2) Ladd Army Airfield, 3) P-39s taking off (photo from Bell Aircraft Corporation),4) P-51 "Buffalo Belle," 5) A C-47 Sky Train, 6) Cartoon of Japanese occupation of Kiska Harbor, 7) B-24 "My Baby" and crew: John C. Bechtel, Navigator; Robert A. Weiss, Pilot; R. C. Murphy, Co-Pilot; E. R. Michael, Bombardier; A. Centore, Ball Turret Gunner; L.J. Binghold, Radio Operator; W. M. Leighton, Nose Gunner and Assistant Engineer; J.W. Shupping, Top Turret Gunner; E. R. Herron--Tail Turret Gunner and Assistant Radio Operator; J. E. Williamson, Engineer.

Dates

1942-1945
Other: Majority of material found within 1944-1945
Other: Date acquired: 2015-10-13
Other: Date accessioned: 2020-06-05

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

This collection was gifted by Dr. José E. Alvarez. The collection was acquired from the Tallahassee World War II Historical Society. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on October 13, 2015.

Custodial History

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Subjects

Airplanes, Military--United States--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
B-24 (Bomber) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
C-47 (Transport plane) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mustang (Fighter plane)--History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
P-39 (Fighter plane) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Caricatures and cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings