Tuskegee Airmen Biographical Information collection
Finding aid prepared by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Tuskegee Airmen Biographical Information collection
Date (inclusive): 2006-2012
Collection Number: MS 223
Extent:
1.25 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The Tuskegee Airmen Biographical Information collection contains biographical material related to 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 contains biographical information, mainly in the form of completed biographical questionnaires distributed
by the University of California, Riverside Library to Tuskegee Airmen regarding their personal and military history.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Tuskegee Airmen Biographical Information collection (MS 223). Special Collections
& University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Materials in the collection were compiled by the University of California, Riverside, Library in 2006, 2007, and 2012.
Processing History
Processed by Julianna Gil, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Tuskegee Airmen Biographical Information collection was completed by undergraduate students from the University
of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2017.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Historical Note
The Tuskegee Airmen are recognized as the first black servicemen to serve as aviators for the United States military during
World War II. Trained at the Tuskegee Instutite, the Tuskegee Airmen refer to the 996 pilots and more than 15,000 ground
personnel responsible for training and maintaining the aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen became one of the most respected fighter
groups during the war despite the segregation and discrimination they faced, and their success paved the way for the full
integration of the U.S. military in 1948.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains a selection of completed biographical questionnaires that were distributed by the University of California,
Riverside Library to Tuskegee Airmen regarding their personal and military history. Some files in the collection also contain
resumes and additional military and personal documents. The collection also contains blank questionnaires and a partial index
of which files contain additional information.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd
African American fighter pilots
Biographies (documents)
World War, 1939-1945
Box 1, Folder 2
Blank questionnaires
2006
Box 1, Folder 3
Accoo, William Handy
2006
Box 1, Folder 4
Alexander, Harvey Reginald
2006
Box 1, Folder 6
Battle Sr., LeRoy A.
2006
Box 1, Folder 9
Boyd Jr., Gordon Truman
2006
Box 1, Folder 13
Connally, Norris Logan
2006
Box 1, Folder 14
Crockett, Woodrow W.
2006
Box 1, Folder 15
Davis, Claude Carlton
2006
Box 1, Folder 16
Draper, Roscoe Dubois
2006
Box 1, Folder 18
Ellis, Thomas Marvin
2006
Box 1, Folder 19
Fauntroy Jr., William Thomas
2006
Box 1, Folder 20
Fernandes, John Alfredo
2006
Box 1, Folder 22
Fulbright Jr., Stewart B.
2006
Box 1, Folder 25
Harris, Alfonso Laurel
2006
Box 1, Folder 27
Hayling, D.D.S., Leslie A.
2006
Box 1, Folder 28
Henley, Stewart Samuel
2006
Box 1, Folder 29
Higginbotham, Mitchell Louis
2006
Box 1, Folder 31
Jefferson, Alexander
2006
Box 1, Folder 32
Johnson, Wilbert (Bill) H.
2006
Box 1, Folder 33
Johnson, William Joseph
2006
Box 1, Folder 34
Jones Sr., Laska Henry
2006
Box 1, Folder 37
Langford, Gilbert B.
2006
Box 1, Folder 38
Leonard Jr., Harlan Q.
2006
Box 1, Folder 39
Lindsay, John Robert
2006
Box 1, Folder 41
Lunda, Edward Rudolph
2006
Box 1, Folder 42
Marchbanks Jr., Vance Hunter
2006
Box 1, Folder 44
McCormick, Harvey L.
2006
Box 1, Folder 45
McGee, Charles Edwards
2006
Box 1, Folder 46
McKnight, James Wilson
2006
Box 1, Folder 47
McLaurin, Eddie Aaron
2006
Box 1, Folder 48
McPheeters, David D.
2006
Box 1, Folder 49
Mitchell, George Thomas
2006
Box 1, Folder 50
Neblett, Nicholas Stewart
2006
Box 1, Folder 51
Palmer, Hernando Falkner
2006
Box 1, Folder 52
Palmer, Walter James Agustus
2006
Box 1, Folder 56
Pryde Sr., James Wellington
2006
Box 1, Folder 57
Richardson Jr., Eugene Juno
2006
Box 1, Folder 58
Robinson, Nelson Beryl
2006
Box 1, Folder 60
Saunders Jr., Willis D.
2006
Box 1, Folder 61
Shoecraft, Robert K.
2006
Box 1, Folder 62
Smith, Ph.D., Thomas Benjamin
2006
Box 1, Folder 63
Spears, Leon "Woodie"
2008
Box 1, Folder 67
Wilford, Issac James
2006
Box 1, Folder 68
Williams, Charles "CI"
2006
Box 1, Folder 69
Williams, Eldridge F.
2006
Box 1, Folder 70
Williams, Grant Smith
2006
Box 1, Folder 71
Williams, Leslie A.
circa 2012