Charles Wayne Kerwood Collection
Collection
Identifier: H010-79
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs, poems, documents, and material related to Charles Wayne Kerwood's career as a combat pilot. 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
- 1917 - 1978
- Majority of material found within 1917 - 1975
Language of Materials
Collection is in English and French.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Biographical Sketch
Charles Wayne Kerwood (1897-1971) was an American who flew with the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I. He also commanded the Greek Royal Air Force in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), and lead a Volunteer American Squadron in support of the French-Spanish Campaign against the Berber Tribes of the North African Rif (1920-1927).
Sources
- Source
- Editorial Staff. "Charles W. Kerwood, 79; Combat Pilot in 4 Wars", New York Times. [Online] 05 May 1971. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/17/archives/charles-w-kerwood-79-combat-pilot-in-4-wars.html
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (One half-sized manuscript box)
Abstract
Charles Wayne Kerwood was an American who flew with the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I. He also commanded the Greek Royal Air Force in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), and lead a Volunteer American Squadron in support of the French-Spanish Campaign against the Berber Tribes of the North African Rif (1920-1927).
Series Description
The archivist kept the original organization intact without any further arrangement.
Provenance Statement
The Charles Wayne Kerwood Collection was donated to the History of Aviation Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas, by Kae Kerwood on 1979-06-15.
Image ID
It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission from copyright holders of materials to which this institution does not own copyright.
Images in this collection are identified by a unique number that provides information about the format, record group, collection, series, box, folder, and image numbers. Please use this number when ordering reproductions of images from this collection.
Record Group Code
1 = CAT/Air American Archives
2 = Doolittle Archives
3 = Lighter than Air Archives
4 = George H. Williams, Jr., World War I Aviation Library
5 = History of Aviation Archives
6 = University Archives
7 = HAC Stacks
8 = WPRL Stacks
9 = Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Collection
10 = Belsterling Collection
11 = Closed Stacks
12 = Unidentified
13 = Chance Vought Archives
14 = Twirly Birds Archives
Image Format Code
P = Photograph/Postcard
S = Slide
N = Negative
T = Positive Transparency
B = Black and White
C = Color
Example: 5CWK-1-1-PB1
5 = History of Aviation Archives
CWK = Charles Wayne Kerwood Collection
= Series Number
1 = Box Number
1 = Folder Number
P = Photograph/Postcard
B = Black and White
1 = Image Number
Images archived in plastic image holders may also have a location code in the format: 1/TL. In this example, the number is the sheet number and the letters indicate the top left position on the sheet. Position indicators are T = top, L = left, R = right, M = middle, and B = bottom. Position indicators may be combined to describe the position on the sheet, as shown in this example.
Images in this collection are identified by a unique number that provides information about the format, record group, collection, series, box, folder, and image numbers. Please use this number when ordering reproductions of images from this collection.
Record Group Code
1 = CAT/Air American Archives
2 = Doolittle Archives
3 = Lighter than Air Archives
4 = George H. Williams, Jr., World War I Aviation Library
5 = History of Aviation Archives
6 = University Archives
7 = HAC Stacks
8 = WPRL Stacks
9 = Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Collection
10 = Belsterling Collection
11 = Closed Stacks
12 = Unidentified
13 = Chance Vought Archives
14 = Twirly Birds Archives
Image Format Code
P = Photograph/Postcard
S = Slide
N = Negative
T = Positive Transparency
B = Black and White
C = Color
Example: 5CWK-1-1-PB1
5 = History of Aviation Archives
CWK = Charles Wayne Kerwood Collection
= Series Number
1 = Box Number
1 = Folder Number
P = Photograph/Postcard
B = Black and White
1 = Image Number
Images archived in plastic image holders may also have a location code in the format: 1/TL. In this example, the number is the sheet number and the letters indicate the top left position on the sheet. Position indicators are T = top, L = left, R = right, M = middle, and B = bottom. Position indicators may be combined to describe the position on the sheet, as shown in this example.
Books/Magazines
Books and magazines were pulled and cataloged to be included into the HAC monograph and magazine collection.
- France. Armée. Escadrille Lafayette Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- France. Army. Foreign Legion Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- George H. Williams, Jr. World War I Aviation Library Subject Source: Local sources
- Greco-Turkish War, 1921-1922 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Charles Wayne Kerwood Collection, 1897-1971
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Thomas Allen, PhD, CA.
- Date
- 2018-05-30
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English (eng)
- Edition statement
- First revision by Thomas Allen, PhD, CA. Second revision by Patrizia Nava, CA
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Division, History of Aviation Archives. Repository
Contact:
3020 Waterview Pkwy
SP2
Suite 11.206
Richardson Texas 75080 US
972-883-2570
972-883-4590 (Fax)
LIBSPCO@utdallas.edu.
3020 Waterview Pkwy
SP2
Suite 11.206
Richardson Texas 75080 US
972-883-2570
972-883-4590 (Fax)
LIBSPCO@utdallas.edu.