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Frank W. Bailey Collection
Collection
Identifier: F041-02
Abstract
This collection contains aviation books and magazines, microfilm from World War I, French documents with translations, notebooks, war diaries, communiqués, squadron reports, casualty reports, and summaries.
Dates:
1916 - 1918; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918
Charles H. Ball Collection
Collection
Identifier: F015-87
Abstract
Collection contains materials covering WWI, Cambrai, France, and the 104th Aero Squadron.
Dates:
1917 - 1973
Byrne V. Baucom Collection
Collection
Identifier: F005-78
Abstract
The Byrne V. Baucom Collection contains materials generated by, for, and about Captain Baucom who served in the First Aero Squadron as an aerial observer in France during WWI.
Dates:
1912 - 1927; Majority of material found within 1918
F. W. Belcher Collection
Collection
Identifier: F165-13
Abstract
The F. W. Belcher Collection contains technical notes used in WWI regarding aircraft engines including the 120 HP Beadmore, 80HP Le Rhône, 110HP Clerget as well as notes on rigging and aerial guns.
Dates:
1915 - 1918
Gerald K. Bishop Collection
Collection
Identifier: F006-66
Abstract
The Gerald K. Bishop Collection contains an aircraft identification book used during WWI by Gerald Knox Bishop.
Dates:
1915 - 1917
Augustus M. Brenneke Papers
Collection
Identifier: F006-85
Abstract
Augustus M. Brenneke, also known as Gus, served with the 28th Squadron of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. He received his training at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas and served as a flight instructor at Benbrook Field in Fort Worth, Texas, (also known as Taliaferro No. 2) and Carruthers Field.
The collection contains photographs, correspondence, memorabilia, and military records.
The collection contains photographs, correspondence, memorabilia, and military records.
Dates:
1914 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1918
Henry R. Clay, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: F009-79
Abstract
Henry R. Clay, Jr. is one of the lesser known pilots from WWI, despite his outstanding service. Originally from Missouri, his family moved to Fort Worth, Texas while he started law school at The University of Texas at Austin before signing up for the Air Force in 1917. Clay served with No. 43 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force (RFC/RAF), where he was named First Lieutenant while stationed in France. He then was moved to the 148th Aero Squadron and finally to the 41st Aero Squadron...
Dates:
1913 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1922
Royal W. B. Cowan Collection
Collection
Identifier: F008-81
Abstract
Royal W.B. Cowan was born in 1898 in New York, NY. He arrived in Dallas, Texas to undergo United States Army Air Service Training at Love Field in 1916. He served with distinction in the First World War, earning a Silver Star for action with the 24th Aero Squadron. He founded the Southwest Printing Company, and passed away in Dallas on May 8th, 1989.
Dates:
1918 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1956
Lt. James A. Doyle Collection
Collection
Identifier: F123-86
Abstract
The Lt. James A. Doyle Collection contains the pilot's log book, military documents and a loose photograph album.
Dates:
1917 - 1919
Richard P. Duiven Papers
Collection
Identifier: F016-10
Abstract
Richard Duiven was a well-known scholar of World War I aviation, writing several books and articles on the German Air Service in World War I, as well as serving as editor/author of the "Mentioned in Dispatches" column for the journal Over the Front.
Dates:
1914 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1972 - 2005
Eugene McDermott Library Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA028-12
Abstract
The current library building was constructed in the 1970s and named for one of the University's founders, Eugene McDermott. In addition to the main campus building the library has satellite facilities located in the Naveen Jindal School of Management building as well as at The Callier Center for Communication Disorders in Dallas.The Eugene McDermott Library is also home to the Special Collections and Archives Division comprised of the Belstering Botanical Book Collection, The...
Dates:
1962 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1988 - 2012
Ed Ferko Collection
Collection
Identifier: F022-97
Abstract
Walther Aschoff was a pilot in World War I flying Gotha bombers. He was involved in the bombing of London in 1917. The materials reflect his career as a pilot both in World War I and World War II where his trace disappears.
Dates:
1887 - 1942; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1917
O. D. Filley Collection
Collection
Identifier: F166-13
Abstract
Oliver Dwight Filley was born in Connecticut in 1885. He attended Harvard University and wrote for The Harvard Crimson, as well as a member of the rowing team. He served as fighter pilot with The United States Army Air Service during World War I.
Dates:
Undated
Richard W. Fowler Collection
Collection
Identifier: F062-94
Abstract
Richard W. Fowler was born in Watertown, New York in 1946. He attended the University of Georgia, and served with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He later went to work at the BMW facility in Athens, New York. He passed away in 2011.
Dates:
1917 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1917 - 2018-07-16
E. Logan Goar Collection
Collection
Identifier: F020-82
Abstract
Everett Logan Goar was born in Indiana in 1918. After pursuing a career in medicine, Goar served with the United States Army Medical Corps, reaching the rank of Major. After leaving military service, he studied Ophthalmology, achieving a degree from Colorado University in 1925. Goar opened an Ophthalmology practice in Texas, and then joined the faculty at Baylor University. He served as head of the Ophthalmology program from 1943-1954, and as a professor emeritus until his retirement from...
Dates:
1917 - 1926; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918
Gorrell History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1918
Collection
Identifier: F006-64-M
Abstract
The Gorrell History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1918 was compiled by Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell, Assistant Chief of Staff of The United States Army Air Service. It was intended as an in-depth analysis of the performance and operations of American military aviation in World War I, as well as offer lessons for future planning to the United States Army General Staff. It was issued in 1919.
Dates:
1915 - 1920; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918
John R. Granger Collection
Collection
Identifier: F168-13
Abstract
John R. Granger served with the 40th Aero Squadron, United States Army Air Service in World War I. He was from Mount Clemens, Michigan.
Dates:
1915 - 1920; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918
James L. Kerr III Papers
Collection
Identifier: F056-87
Abstract
James L. Kerr’s greatest interest was in World War I aviation history, which led him to join both the American and British chapter of the Cross and Cockade Journal. He was one of the founding members of the League of World War I Aviation Historians that regularly met at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), with which he held many positions such as treasurer and editor.Kerr played a crucial role in successfully launching Over the...
Dates:
1914 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1967
Charles Wayne Kerwood Collection
Collection
Identifier: H010-79
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).
Dates:
1917 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1975
Russell Manning Collection
Collection
Identifier: F008-93
Abstract
Russell Manning was a World War I afficionado collecting materials mainly pertaining to British and German aviation. He was in close contact with other World War I interested researchers.
Dates:
1914 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1918
Paul Murer Collection
Collection
Identifier: H119-86
Abstract
The collection contains biographical information, photographs, articles, and a painting.
Dates:
1915 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1919
Iver O. Penttinen Collection
Collection
Identifier: F013-96
Abstract
Iver O. Penttinen was a collector and aficionado of World War I aviation materials. The collection contains reports, correspondence, images, and memorabilia of both the Central Powers and the Entente Powers.
Dates:
1912 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1919
Ervin P. Ray Collection
Collection
Identifier: F004-90
Abstract
The collection contains a pilot's log book, photograph, and certificate of graduation.
Dates:
1918-05 - 1918-08
Ola A. Sater Collection
Collection
Identifier: F101-88
Abstract
Ola A. Sater held a great love for World War I aviation topics and was especially interested in the activities and operations of No. 56 Squadron Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force (RFC/RAF). Sater collaborated with another aviation historian, Alex Revell, on a manuscript entitled Fifty-Six, which provided a history of No. 56 Squadron.
Dates:
1912 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1968
Olive M. Senn Collection
Collection
Identifier: F007-81
Abstract
Collection contains correspondence, drawings by Ernst Udet, first day covers, photographs, clippings, moving images, memorabilia, and private documents and papers.
Dates:
1914 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1919
L. E. Walkley Correspondence to Ola A. Sater Collection
Collection
Identifier: F007-10
Abstract
The collection is comprised of correspondence from L. E. Walkley to Ola A. Sater.
Dates:
1961 - 1966
George H. Williams, Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: F006-64
Abstract
George H. Williams, Jr. had a deep interest in researching and collecting information about World War I aviation. He was involved with both the League of World War I Aviation Historians, and its journal, Over the Front, as well as Cross and Cockade and several other aviation societies.For many years, Williams worked with the History of Aviation Collection (HAC) at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He also taught a World War I...
Dates:
1903 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1981
H. Hugh Wynne Collection
Collection
Identifier: F070-94
Abstract
H. Hugh Wynne collected about 22,500 ft. of rare and unique World War I 16mm movie films over a period of fifty years.
Dates:
1914 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1936
Al Zakrzewski Collection
Collection
Identifier: F002-12
Abstract
Al Zakrzewski was a World War I aficionado mainly collecting the famous Sanke Cards published by Willi Sanke. Next to his extensive postcard collection, he also was interested in rare aviation medals, ribbons, and decorations. In addition to collecting World War I materials, he was an active member of various World War I associations, and an editor for the Over the Front magazine. He was a recipient of the Thornton D. Hooper Award for Excellence for two of his...
Dates:
1899 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1919
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