Joseph W. Manske Collection
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents, articles photograph albums and scrapbooks. The Joseph W. Manske Collection is housed in one record center box, totalling 1.0 linear ft.
The collection arrived in fine condition and was arranged by the archivist into two series, with the first series being the Documents Series, which is made up of documents collected by Joseph Manske, including a letter to Joseph Manske’s wife from General Doolittle, articles about the Doolittle Raid, and information about Doolittle Raid Artwork.
The second series is the Photograph Albums/Scrapbooks Series, which contains personal photograph albums and scrapbooks collected by Joseph W. Manske. Topics included are the Doolittle Raid, Manske’s service in Italy and North Africa, and Manske’s Army Air Forces Training in the United States.
Dates
- 1939 - 1990
- Majority of material found within 1940 - 1982
Creator
- Manske, Joseph W., Mr., 1921-1998 (Col.) (Creator, 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.
Biographical Sketch
Joseph W. Manske was born April 13, 1921 in Gowanda, New York. He graduated Gowanda High School and joined the Army Air Corps in 1939. He completed aircraft mechanics training at Canute Field. Manske was an engineer-gunner with crew number five, the fifth bomber to take off on the Raid. After hitting their targets in Japan, the crew, including Manske, bailed out over China and were recovered by friendly forces.
After the raid, Manske attended Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in December of 1942. He was sent to the Mediterranean Theater where he served in Africa, and then Italy as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer from October 1943 to August 1945. Manske was relieved from active duty in 1946, but was recalled to active duty in 1957 as Special Assistant for National Guard Affairs.
Manske’s decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Commendation Medal, and Chinese, Army, Navy, and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade. Manske passed away in Gowanda, New York on April 4, 1998.
Sources
- Source
- Glines, C.V. 1964. "Doolittle’s Tokyo Raiders." Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.
- Source
- "Doolittle Raider Tokyo Raiders Association Papers", Folder 13, Box 1, Series II, History of Aviation Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet ((One record center box).)
Abstract
Contains documents and photographs relating to Joseph E. Manske career as a military aviator in World War II. It includes photographs of Manske in North Africa, Italy, and Europe, as well as in training.
Series Description
The Joseph W. Manske Collection is arranged into two series:
Series I. Documents
0.5 linear ft. (one half record center box), 1942-1990.
Series II. Photograph Albums/Scrapbooks
0.5 linear ft. (one half record center box), 1939–1945.
Provenance Statement
The Joseph W. Manske Collection was donated to the History of Aviation Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas, by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Manske in multiple accession from 1997 through 2000.
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: 2JWM-1-1-PC1
2 = Doolittle Archives
JWM = Joseph W. Manske 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.
- Aerial gunners Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Aviation mechanics (Persons) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Distinguished Flying Cross (Medal) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Doolittle Archives Subject Source: Local sources
- Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National guard Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tokyo (Japan) History Bombardment, 1942. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Air Corps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. National Guard 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
- World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Japan. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Manske, Joseph W., Mr., 1921-1998 (Col.) (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph W. Manske Collection, 1939-1990
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Thomas J. Allen
- Date
- 2011-07-18
- 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 Madeline Hoff. 2018-06-13. Second revision by Patrizia Nava, CA. 2020-12-16.
Revision Statements
- 2018-06-13: 1st revision was a migration to ArchivesSpace by Madeline Hoff.
- 2020-12-16: 2nd revision was an update of the subject terms 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.