Theodore (Ted) Lumpkin, Jr. papers

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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.

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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