Paul Murer Collection

Collection

Identifier: H119-86

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection arrived in fair 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

1915 - 1979
Majority of material found within 1914 - 1919

Creator

Murer, Paul, Mr., 1893- (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

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

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet (One half-size manuscript box.)

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains biographical information, photographs, articles, and a painting.

Series Description

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

Provenance Statement

The Paul Murer Collection was donated to the History of Aviation Archives, Special Collections and Archives Division, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas, by Ed Rice on 1986-07-05.

Additional Sources

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

History of Aviation Archives

Ed Rice Collection

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: 4PMC-1-1-PC1

4 = George H. Williams, Jr., World War I Aviation Library

PMC = Paul Murer 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

Aeronautics in art Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Caproni airplanes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Curtiss HS flying boats Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Curtiss aircraft Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
George H. Williams, Jr. World War I Aviation Library Subject Source: Local sources
Handley Page (Firm) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Handley Page airplanes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
History of Aviation Archives Subject Source: Local sources
Kelly Air Force Base (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Kelly Field (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Signal Corps 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, 1914-1918 Trench warfare. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings