Westover (Maj. Gen. Oscar) Personal Photo Collection, 1930-1938

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Title:: Maj. Gen. Oscar Westover Personal Photo Collection
Dates:: 1930-1938
Abstract:: Oscar M. Westover (July 23, 1883 - September 21, 1938) was a major general and fourth chief of the United States Army Air Corps.
Extent:: 0.1 Cubic feet One Photo Envelope
Language:
Preferred citation:: [Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]

Scope and content:: Black and White photos numbered 09_02213 to 09_02234, most showing the crash which killed Westover.
Biographical / historical:: Maj. General Oscar Westover was killed in a crash of a Northrop A-17AS (36-349) on the 21st of September, 1938 at 1007 Scott Road, in Burbank, CA.
Acquisition information:: The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Aircraft accidents
Northrop A-17
Northrop Grumman Corporation
United States. Army. Air Corps
Names:: Westover, Oscar, 1883-1938

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Alan Renga
Date Prepared:: 1/2/2015
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-01-02T11:52-0500

Restrictions:: The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Terms of access:: Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.

Preferred citation:: [Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]

Location of this collection:: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives

2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park

San Diego, CA 92101, US