Charles W. Ledbetter papers
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Title: Charles W. Ledbetter papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1941-2002
Collection Number: MS 419
Creator:
Ledbetter, Charles W. (Charles William), 1922-2003
Extent:
9.73 linear feet
(9 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of materials documenting the professional, political, and social life of Tuskegee Airman Charles W.
Ledbetter, who later served in the Inland Empire as a journalist for the
Black Voice News and was involved in local politics. Materials in the collection include photographs, news clippings, original writings, military
patches, Tuskegee Airman toys and replicas, and various awards. The collection also contains Ledbetter's aircraft mechanic
uniform, as well as two Taekwondo uniforms used by Ledbetter.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials
for research use.
Copyright for a portion of materials in the collection has been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries,
Special Collections & University Archives. Additional materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright
Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Please contact Special Collections & University Archives for more information.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Charles W. Ledbetter papers (MS 419). Special Collections & University Archives,
University of California, Riverside.
Gift of Otera Ledbetter and Sonja Garner, 2018.
The collection consists of materials documenting the professional, political, and social life of Tuskegee Airman Charles W.
Ledbetter. Materials in the collection include photographs, news clippings, original writings, military patches, Tuskegee
Airman toys and replicas, and various awards. The collection also contains Ledbetter's aircraft mechanic uniform, and two
Taekwondo uniforms used by Ledbetter.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd
African American fighter pilots
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American
United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans
Clippings (information artifacts)
Documents
Photographs
Realia