Thomas L. Blakemore Collection

Collection

Identifier: L176-13

Staff Only

Scope and Content

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

1906 - 1961

Creator

Blakemore, Thomas L., Mr. (Collector, Person)

Language of Materials

Collection is in English, French and German.

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.

Biographical Sketch

At the time this finding aid was reviewed, no biographical information was available.

Extent

11.4 Linear Feet ((Twenty-eight manuscript boxes and one half-size manuscript box).)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Thomas L. Blakemore Collection contains blueprints, articles, memos, technical notes and reports regarding Lighter-than-Air aircraft including the U.S.S. Hindenburg, Shenandoah, Los Angeles, Akron, and Macon.

Series Description

The archivist kept the original organization intact without any further arrangement.

Provenance Statement

The Thomas L. Blakemore Collection was donated to the History of Aviation Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas, by Thomas L. Blakemore.

Additional Sources

Additional information about this topic can be found in the History of Aviation Archives in the following Collections:

Lighter than Air Archives

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 (HAC)

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: 3TLB-1-1-PC1

3 = Lighter than Air Archives

TLB = Thomas L. Blakemore Collection

= Series Number

1 = Box Number

1 = Folder Number

P = Photograph/Postcard

C = Color

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.

Subjects

Aerospace engineering. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Akron (Airship) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Balloons, Kite. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Helium. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Hydrogen. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lighter than Air Archives Subject Source: Local sources
Los Angeles (Airship) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Macon (Airship) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Santos-Dumont, Alberto, 1873-1932 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Shenandoah (Airship) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Air Corps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings