Gorrell History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1918
Scope and Content
The information given for a particular volume describes in general the contents of the volume but does not necessarily reflect all the documentation contained in the volume. For instance, a volume described as the history of an organization may contain narratives about and copies of records created by that unit. It may also document the histories of its subunits, which are not identified in the list below. The history of an administrative or technical section may include documentation describing technical equipment or processes of interest to that section, as well as narratives describing the operation of the section itself. Multiple listings are included only for volumes that contain information on several important or disparate subjects or on more than one unrelated organization. The two index volumes preceding series A and the list of contents at the beginning of each volume of the history should be consulted for more detailed descriptions of the contents.
The collection arrived in good condition and was initially processed with only a container list as description. Due to a change of the content management system, further description proved to be necessary.
Dates
- Creation: 1915 - 1920
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918
Creator
- Williams, George H., Mr., Jr. (George Hopkins), 1915-2006 (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
Materials in this collection are open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish material from this collection in any form, current or future, must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Historical Sketch
The Gorrell History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1918 was compiled by Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell, Assistant Chief of Staff of The United States Army Air Service. It was intended as an in-depth analysis of the performance and operations of American military aviation in World War I, as well as offer lessons for future planning to the United States Army General Staff. It was issued in 1919.
Sources
- Source
- "Wikipedia," "Edgar S. Gorrell." [Online] 30 May 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_S._Gorrell
Extent
2.9 Linear Feet (Nine microfilm boxes (4x4x11).)
Abstract
The Gorrell History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1918 was compiled by Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell, Assistant Chief of Staff of The United States Army Air Service. It was intended as an in-depth analysis of the performance and operations of American military aviation in World War I, as well as offer lessons for future planning to the United States Army General Staff. It was issued in 1919.
Series Description
The Gorrell History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1918 is located as Series VIII, sub-series 3 of the George H. Williams, Jr. Collection. It occupies boxes 68-78.
An index of the rolls of Microfilm follows:
Roll# 1, Series A, vols. 1-3
Roll# 2, Series A, vols. 4-8
Roll# 3, Series A, vols. 9-12
Roll# 4, Series A, vols. 13-17
Roll# 5, Series A, vols. 18-20
Roll# 6, Series A, vols. 21
Roll# 7, Series A, vols. 22
Roll# 8, Series A, vols. 23-29
Roll# 9, Series B, vols. 1-4
Roll# 10, Series B, vols. 5-7
Roll# 11, Series B, vols. 8-15
Roll# 12, Series C, vols. 1-3
Roll# 13, Series C, vols. 4-7
Roll# 14, Series C, vols. 8-11
Roll# 15, Series C, vols. 12-15
Roll# 16, Series D, vols. 1-2 / Series E, vols. 1-3
Roll# 17, Series E, vols. 4-7
Roll# 18, Series E, vols. 8-11
Roll# 19, Series E, vols. 12-15
Roll# 20, Series E, vols. 16-20
Roll# 21, Series E, vols. 21-27
Roll# 22, Series F, vols. 1-4
Roll# 23, Series F, vols. 5-7
Roll# 24, Series G, vols. 1-7
Roll# 25, Series H, vols. 1-5
Roll# 26, Series I, vols. 1-5
Roll# 27, Series I, vols. 6-8
Roll# 28, Series I, vols. 9-12
Roll# 29, Series I, vols. 13-15
Roll# 30, Series I, vols. 16-20
Roll# 31, Series I, vols. 21-23
Roll# 32, Series I, vols. 24-27
Roll# 33, Series I, vols. 28-32
Roll# 34, Series J, vols. 1-3
Roll# 35, Series J, vols. 4-7
Roll# 36, Series J, vols. 8-12
Roll# 37, Series K, vols. 1-2 / Series L, vols. 1-4
Roll# 38, Series L, vols. 5-8
Roll# 39, Series L, vols. 9-11
Roll# 40, Series L, vols. 12-14 / Series M, vols. 1-2
Roll# 41, Series M, vols. 3-5
Roll# 42, Series M, vols. 6-11
Roll# 43, Series M, vols. 12-14
Roll# 44, Series M, vols. 15-24
Roll# 45, Series M, vols. 25-35
Roll# 46, Series M, vols. 36-43
Roll# 47, Series M, vols. 44-48
Roll# 48, Series N, vols. 1-3
Roll# 49, Series N, vols. 4-5
Roll# 50, Series N, vols. 6-8
Roll# 51, Series N, vols. 9-11
Roll# 52, Series N, vols. 12-16
Roll# 53, Series N, vols. 17-19
Roll# 54, Series N, vols. 20-23
Roll# 55, Series N, vols. 24-25 / O, vols. 1-10
Roll# 56, Series O, vols. 11-23
Roll# 57, Series O, vols. 24-31 / Series P, vols. 1-2
Roll# 58, Series Q, vols. 1-5 / Series R, vols. 1-2
Provenance Statement
The George H. Williams, Jr. Collection was donated to the History of Aviation Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas, by George H. Williams, Jr. in numerous accessions from 1964 through 2008.
Note to the Researcher
The Gorrell History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1918 is part of the George H. Williams, Jr. Collection. This document serves as a guide to locating information within the reels of microfilm. See Special Collections staff with any questions of for assistance in location topics of interest.
The titles of reports have been transcribed from the original sources, and as such the unique abbreviation scheme used in the records has been preserved in the description of items in the collection.
Source
- Williams, George H., Mr., Jr. (George Hopkins), 1915-2006 (Donor, Person)
Topical
- Aerial gunnery
- Aerial photographs
- Aerial reconnaissance
- Aeronautical charts
- Air pilots
- Air pilots, Military.
- Air pilots--Training of--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Air pilots--Training of--United States.
- Air pilots--United States.
- Airplanes, Military Accidents.
- Airplanes, Military--Camouflage
- Airplanes, Military.
- Airports
- Aviation mechanics (Persons)
- Ballooning
- Bombing, Aerial France
- Bombing, Aerial Germany
- Caproni airplanes
- Château-Thierry (France)
- DH.4 (Bomber)
- France. Armée. Escadrille Lafayette
- George H. Williams, Jr. World War I Aviation Library
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force--History.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force.
- Handley Page (Firm)
- Navigation (Aeronautics)
- Patrick, Mason M. (Mason Mathews), 1863-1942
- Photography Equipment and supplies
- Prisoner of war
- Romorantin (France)
- United States. Army. Air Service
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
- United States. War Department.
- Weather control--War use.
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American.
- Title
- Gorrell History of the American Expeditionary Forces 1917 - 1918 Air Service
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Thomas J. Allen, PhD, CA
- Date
- 2018-05-30
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English (eng)
- Edition statement
- First Revision by Thomas Allen, PhD, CA. 2018-05-30 Second revision by Patrizia Nava, CA. 2021-01-13.
Revision Statements
- 2018-05-30: 1st revision was a migration to ArchivesSpace by Thomas Allen, PhD, CA
- 2021-01-13: 2nd revision was the creation of container instances by Patrizia Nava, CA.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Division, History of Aviation Archives. Repository
3020 Waterview Pkwy
SP2
Suite 11.206
Richardson Texas 75080 US
972-883-2570
LIBSPCO@utdallas.edu.