Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Historical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Los Angeles Chapter records
Date (inclusive): 1941-1999, undated
Date (bulk): 1974-1990
Collection Number: MS 326
Creator:
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
Extent:
7.5 linear feet
(6 record storage boxes)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special
Collections
Department.
Abstract: This collection is comprised of minutes, financial
statements, programs, correspondence, photographs, and other material regarding the
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) Los Angeles Chapter. Material regarding other TAI
chapters and the national organization are also contained in this collection and
include guidelines and reports related to the TAI Scholarship Fund, minutes from
Board of Directors and membership meetings, and souvenir programs from TAI national
conventions. Additional material pertaining to the history of the Tuskegee Airmen is
also present in this collection and includes biographical information on several
Tuskegee Airmen as well as newspaper clippings and publications highlighting their
accomplishments.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research; access to some portions of this collection may
be restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries,
Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections
& Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the
University of California as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by
the researcher.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item]. Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Los Angeles Chapter records,
MS 326. University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections
& Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Los Angeles Chapter records were acquired as a gift in
2009.
Processing History
Processed by Juliana Schouest, 2010.
Historical Note
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the
accomplishments and perpetuating the legacy of the African Americans that served in
the Army Air Corps during World War II. Additionally, this organization introduces
young people to aviation and science as well as provides scholarships and awards to
individuals, groups, and organizations that exemplify the spirit of TAI. In February
of 1974, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Western Region was formed as a non-profit California
corporation and was later renamed to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Los Angeles Chapter in
the August of 1977.
Chronology
1972: |
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. was founded and the First National Convention was
held.
|
1974: |
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Western Region was founded. |
1977: |
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Western Region was renamed Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
Los Angeles Chapter.
|
Collection Scope and Contents
The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Los Angeles Chapter records are contained within the
Tuskegee Airmen Archive. This archive consists of material related to those
individuals who served at Tuskegee Army Air Field, and its predecessors, as well as
material pertaining to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., a non-profit
organization.
This collection is comprised of minutes, financial
statements, programs, correspondence, photographs, and other material regarding the
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) Los Angeles Chapter. Material regarding other TAI
chapters and the national organization are also contained in this collection and
include guidelines and reports related to the TAI Scholarship Fund, minutes from
Board of Directors and membership meetings, and souvenir programs from TAI national
conventions. Additional material pertaining to the history of the Tuskegee Airmen is
also present in this collection and includes biographical information on several
Tuskegee Airmen as well as newspaper clippings and publications highlighting their
accomplishments.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into five series. The series arrangement is as
follows:
- Series 1. Administrative, 1970-1993, undated.
- Series 2. Events, 1973-1991, undated.
- Series 3. Financial, 1974-1994, undated.
- Series 4. Membership, 1972-1999, undated.
- Series 5. Tuskegee Airmen history, 1941-1994, undated.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Los Angeles (Calif.).
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd History.
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th
History.
World War II.
Genres and Forms of Materials
Correspondence.
Financial records.
Minutes.
Programs.