James R. Graham Collection

Collection

Identifier: H044-14

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.

The James R. Graham Collection is housed in one non-standard box, totaling 1.0 linear ft.

Dates

1910 - 1958
Majority of material found within 1939 - 1945

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

James R. Graham was a pilot of the Aviation Section, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps. He also served in World War II.

Sources

Source: "James R. Graham," "Air Service Journal," October 18, 1917, p. 479, accessed November 13, 2018

Extent

1.0 Linear Feet (One non-standard box (12.5x10.5x3).)

Additional Description

Abstract

James R. Graham was a pilot of the Aviation Section, Signal Officers' Reserve Corps during World War I. He also served in World War II. The collection contains images and ephemera depicting aviation personalities and various models of Chance Vought aircraft.

Series Description

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

Provenance Statement

The James R. Graham Collection was donated to the History of Aviation Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas, by an unknown source.

Additional Sources

Additional information can be found in the History of Aviation Archives in the following collections:

Aviation Personalities Biographies Collection and George H. Williams, Jr. World War I Aviation Library.

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: 5JRG-1-1-PB1

5 = History of Aviation Archives

JRG = James R. Graham 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.

Subjects

Antiaircraft missiles. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Beech Aircraft Corporation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
History of Aviation Collection Subject Source: Local sources
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ox-5 Club of America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Republic Aviation Corporation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Tilt rotor aircraft Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
V-22 Osprey (Transport plane) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Vought aircraft Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings