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Theodore (Ted) Lumpkin, Jr. papers
MS 127  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Theodore (Ted) Lumpkin, Jr. papers
    Date (inclusive): circa 1942-2020
    Collection Number: MS 127
    Creator: Lumpkin, Ted (Theodore), 1919-2020
    Extent: 4.73 linear feet (5 boxes, 7 flat file folders)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of materials from former Tuskegee Airmen Ted Lumpkin, who served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, and was an active member of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. both nationally and locally in Los Angeles. Items in the collection consist mostly of photographs, both from Lumpkin's time as a Tuskegee Airmen and from events honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, as well as awards and certificates given to Lumpkin, and some materials on the history of the Tuskegee Airmen in general.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. 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]. Theodore (Ted) Lumpkin, Jr. papers (MS 127). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Georgia Lumpkin, 2021.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of materials from former Tuskegee Airmen Ted Lumpkin, who served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, and was an active member of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. both nationally and locally in Los Angeles. Items in the collection consist mostly of photographs, both from Lumpkin's time as a Tuskegee Airmen and from events honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, as well as awards and certificates given to Lumpkin, and some materials on the history of the Tuskegee Airmen in general.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
    United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd
    African American fighter pilots
    United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Artwork
    Certificates
    Ephemera
    Photographs