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Doug Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA152-13
Abstract

Collection contains Boeing 727 study guides, flight patterns, operations manual, emergency check list, and pilot training manual; operator manuals for the Douglas DC-4 and DC-6; Air Asia Convair 880 training guide; and CAT and Air America operator guides.

Dates: Undated

Earl L. Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H002-71
Abstract

Earl Smith was a pilot, mechanic, and Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) investigator who flew the first transcontinental rail-air trip. The collection contains photographs of documents, pictures, and related materials. These photographs are from his scrapbook, where he collected content about his career in aviation and about his personal life.

Dates: 1912 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1929 - 1964

French N. Smith, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA136-86
Abstract

French Nestor Smith, Jr. was a captain in the rotary wing division of Air America, Inc. His employment started September 7, 1965, and just prior to the time of his resignation on December 31, 1973, he was an instructor pilot stationed in Udorn, Thailand.

Dates: 1964 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1964 - 1973

Ken C. Sonner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H052-83
Abstract

Kenneth (Ken) C. Sonner started working for Wright Motor Company as mechanic and later worked for the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) as Aircraft Accident Investigator, Power plant Specialist, and Air Safety Specialist.

Dates: 1918 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1965

Easy Soong Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA153-13
Abstract

Collection contains manuals for the Convair 880; Douglas C-47 models A, B, and D; Douglas SC-47; Fairchild C-117 models A, B, and C; Navy Douglas R4D models -1, -5, -6, and -7; Douglas DC-6A and DCV-6B, and a Jeppesen computer.

Dates: Undated

Vice Admiral Apollo Soucek Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H010-81
Abstract

The collection contains clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera.

Dates: 1920 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1940

Southwestern Legal Foundation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA221-13
Abstract Robert Storey, Dean of The Southern Methodist University (SMU) School of Law, established the Southwestern Legal Foundation in 1947. The Foundation provided continuing education on a number of topics to legal professionals through institutes and seminars. In 1974, the Foundation moved to the campus of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and remained there into the late 1980s. It then moved to a new location in Plano, Texas where it continues to operate as the Center for American and...
Dates: 1974 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1976

James E. Spencer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CA117-86
Abstract

This collection relates to Air Force Procurement in Southeast Asia and contains Spencer's files dealing with contracts between Air Force Procurement and Air America in Thailand. Includes personal papers; procurement files; Udorn monthly reports; a diagram of the Pacific Corporation, owner of Air America; and newspaper and magazine articles.

Dates: 1954 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1974

John E. Stallman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA131-86
Abstract

John Ewald Stallman was employed with Air America from November 18, 1965, to December 7, 1974, when he was separated from the company.

Dates: 1965 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1975

George Alan Starr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CV046-08
Scope and Content This collection contains documents and records, correspondence, personal journals, manuals and reports, photographs, presentations, transparencies, charts and diagrams, clippings and articles, ephemera and memorabilia, and other materials that were created and/or collected by George Alan Starr during his work for Chance Vought Corporation and Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation. The George Alan Starr Papers are housed in fourteen manuscript boxes, one half size...
Dates: 1952 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1985

Frank E. Stergar Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA163-87
Abstract

Frank Edward Stergar was employed by Air America, Inc. from March 4, 1970 to June 30, 1975 when he separated from the company. This collection contains a photograph of the USS Duluth, correspondence, a map of Laos, and Air Facilities Data.

Dates: 1972 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1974

Dale Ross Stith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H034-08
Abstract

Dale Ross Stith’s military experience was with the Air Force Reserve Command (USAFR) and the Texas Air National Guard (TexANG), and with the United States Marine Corps. He worked for the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company at Soc Trang Army Airfield in the Republic of Vietnam with secret Department of Defense (DOD) orders for the QT-2PC, Prize Crew Operational Evaluation, and the YO-3A. His responsibilities comprised the QT-2PC’s aircraft electrical and avionics systems.

Dates: 1946 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1967 - 2007

Thomas H. Sullivan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA137-86
Abstract

Thomas H. Sullivan was the Manager of Flight Operations (MFO) at Vientiane, Laos for Air America, Inc. from September 1, 1968 through June 20, 1974, when he left the company. The collection contains location indicator, forms, documents, books, clippings, manuals, and radio units.

Dates: 1971 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1974

Thomas M. Sullivan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H009-13
Abstract

This collection contains air mail brochures and four issues of Natural History.

Dates: 1951 - 1965

Sylvester Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CA072-96
Abstract

Contains an assortment of tapes covering family life that have been retained by the Sylvester family.

Dates: Undated

Don Teel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H050-83
Abstract

Don Teel worked as Chief of Flight Operations for the Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina (FAMA) and for the U.S. Steel Corporation where he established and operated the Aircraft Department in order to transport the company's executives. In his retirement, Teel was a Corporate Consultant to Bell Helicopter Textron and the Flight Safety Foundation. This collection emphasizes the business aviation aspect of aeronautics and Don Teel as a pilot in particular.

Dates: 1919 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1926 - 1984

Charles R. Tennstedt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H027-83
Abstract

Charles Russell Tennstedt was a barnstormer and airline pilot working for Eastern Air Lines. He flew numerous airplanes and jet transport planes throughout his career.

Dates: 1914 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1937

Texas Philatelic Association, Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: W061-07
Abstract The Texas Philatelic Association, Inc. (TPA) was founded on November 13, 1896 in San Antonio, Texas. A committee on organizing a new association consisting of Edward W. Heusinger and others, met with a philatelic club established the same year and located in San Antonio, the Metropolitan Philatelic Club. The first annual meeting took place the following year on April 21, 1897 in San Antonio.The primary function of TPA is the encouragement of the collecting of stamps and the...
Dates: 1896 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1967 - 2006

The Anson L. Clark Foundation of Dallas Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA203-13
Abstract The Anson L. Clark Foundation of Dallas has a long history of collaboration and support with The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) stretching back to its origin as the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies. Dr. Anson L. Clark (1893-1967) was an engineer, physician with the Mayo Clinic, oilman, and philanthropist who left the bulk of his fortune to support educational institutions in Texas. Three programs at The University of Texas at Dallas are connected with the Foundation: The Clark...
Dates: 1968 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1985

The Association for Graduate Education and Research of North Texas (TAGER) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA207-13
Abstract

The Association for Graduate Education and Research of North Texas (TAGER) was a consortium of North Texas Education institutions and businesses that provided classroom instruction education via a closed television system. TAGER was based and transmitted from the campus of The Southwest Center of Advanced Studies (now The University of Texas at Dallas).

Dates: 1969 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1995

The Lloyd Viel Berkner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA016-11
Dates: 1949 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1967

The University of Texas at Dallas Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA004-14
Abstract

This is an artificial collection that contains photographs, negatives, and slides collected by various entities at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Since individual donors of material could not be identified they were aggregated into this collection. Topics covered include University historical events, buildings and facilities, faculty and staff photographs, and other items spanning the time period from the 1960s until 1998.

Dates: 1963 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1990

Burrell Tibbs Papers

 Collection
Identifier: H001-66
Abstract

Burrell Tibbs is well known for his contributions to the early aviation period in the United States. Having been an apprentice to Benoist and working with Lester Miller on building an airplane, Tibbs was also a barnstormer and a pilot instructor in Oklahoma before and during World War II. He worked at the Boeing plant in Wichita, Kansas and celebrated the 50th anniversary of powered flight by flying a World War I Jenny from Bloomington, Illinois to Grand Prairie, Texas in seven days.

Dates: 1860 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1909 - 1965

George P. Truesdale Collection on Love Field

 Collection
Identifier: H013-19
Abstract George Peter Truesdale had a history with Love Field. This collection includes materials George P. Truesdale collected on Love Field's history and events which took place while he was stationed at the airfield in Dallas, Texas. George P. Truesdale was a Sergeant in the 197th Aero Squadron and led a ten-man wrecking crew assisting with the removal of airship wreckage. The photographs of the crashes in this collection are extra copies given to George Peter Truesdale by the Post Photographer...
Dates: 1917 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1919

A. J. "Sam" Uhl Aviation Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H078-04
Abstract

The collection is composed of photographs and negatives that include images of both military and civilian aircraft. The images span from WWI to WWII.

Dates: Undated

UT Dallas Chronology Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA014-14
Abstract

The UT Dallas Chronology Collection is an artificial collection created from the writings of Alfred T. (Al) Mitchell, who was a long-time employee of both the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest/Southwest Center for Advanced Studies (GRCSW/SCAS) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas).

Dates: 1969 - 1991

The University of Texas at Dallas Academic Senate and Academic Council Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA031-14
Abstract

The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Academic Senate consists of members elected from the University's general faculty to represent the faculty's interests and position at school. The Academic Council is made up of representatives from the Academic Senate and the Senior Administration of the University and serves as liaison/bridge between the faculty and the administration.

Dates: 1983 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1983 - 2010

UTD ADVANCE Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA006-15
Abstract

The UTD ADVANCE Collection is an artificial collection consisting of the newsletters and newspapers under the title ADVANCE and later, UTD ADVANCE, that highlighted research, teaching, and general activities at The University of Texas at Dallas from 1969 to 1985.

Dates: 1969 - 1985

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History of Aviation Archives 160
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Air pilots--United States. 108
CAT/Air America Archives 89
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 82