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Box 1 of 4

 

Series I: Personal Ephemera

 

Folder 1 – Personal/Recreational

Physical Description: 1. Handwritten letter, Feb. 28, 1954, Las Vegas, NV 2. Handwritten driving directions, Tucson, AZ 3. Handwritten directions to La Cholla AirPark, Tucson, AZ 4. “Reserved Capt. Jesperson” seat marker 5. Two Arizona National Guard, The Copperheads, decals 6. USNS General E.C. Patrick Captain’s Dinner menu and program 7. Max Jesperson 6237 composition book 8. Three-page typewritten document on classical music/musicians 9. “La Bohème” booklet 10. “Lessons That Live as told by A.A.F. Pilots,” booklet 11. Death Valley National Monument Guide 12. Colorado map 13. Two Edwards AFB housing maps 14. Two Balboa Park maps, 1979 15. “Points of Interest, Escondido and vicinity” map 16. “Enjoy Sightseeing Tours in Catalina,” pamphlet, 1953-54 17. “San Diego, golfland, U.S.A.” brochure 18. “Forest E. Olson Family Outings, San Diego County Edition,” 1977 19. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. & E. B. White, 1959 20. USC Flying Safety Officer Course certificate, March 1964 21. “Sandpipings, Back to School” newsletter, September 1959 22. Kirtland AFB Welcome Guide, 1969 23. U.S. News & World Report magazine, September 26, 1958 24. Program: “100 Mile AAA Auto Race,” November 4, 1951 25. Program: “Call Me Mister” 1946 Broadway Musical
 

Series II – Military Records

 

Folder 2 – Military Records

Physical Description: 1. Jesperson “Diversified Flying Time Record,” 1943 2. Aircraft Proficiency Certificate, December 12, 1956 3. Jesperson DD214 discharge record 4. Individual Flight Records, 1944-45 5. First Lieutenant appointment to National Guard of Arizona, May 1, 1950 6. Citation to Accompany the Award of the Air Force Commendation Medal to Max O. Jesperson, 1960s 7. Recommendation for Decoration, March 7, 1972 8. Medical Records for disqualification for flying duty, 1972-73 9. Recurrency Statement, Nov. 17, 1964 10. Change or Designation of Beneficiary, 1954
 

Folder 3 – Flight checklists and briefing guides

 

Folder 4 – Protocol Guide – MAAG Germany, 1958

 

Folder 5 – “Some Observations on Leadership” by Lt. Gen. Ira C. Baker, March 17, 1961

 

Folder 6 – “No Guts; No Glory” Flight Tactics

 

Folder 7 – “How to shoot down an F-100” by Capt. G. Elsea

 

Folder 8 – Fighter and Fighter/Bomber Tactical Air Operations manual, July 1953

 

Folder 9 – Instructors Manual for Pressure Suit Training, Oct. 1958

 

Folder 10 – In-flight refueling procedures, Dec. 1958

 

Folder 11 – OAO – Orbiting Astronomical Observatory “Built by Grumman for NASA” n.d.

 

Folder 12 – Recognition and Classification of Structural Failures, USC, Aerospace Safety Division

 

Folder 13 – USAF Air University, Gunter AFB, AL – graded composition, Nov. 1961

 

Folder 14 – Air War College Class of 1967 roster

 

Folder 15 – Nuclear Weapons Orientation and Advanced Course, Sandia Base, NM, Dec. 1969

 

Folder 16 – Nevada Test Site, late 1960/early 1970s

Physical Description: 1. Booklet: “The Story of the Nevada Test Site,” U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Sept. 1963 2. Two booklets” NTS Nevada Test Site… america’s outdoor nuclear explosives laboratory,” June 1970 3. “NTS News,” Nov. 1972 4. “NTS News,” August 1972
 

Folder 17 – Officer Evaluations and Reviews made by Jesperson, 1970s

 

Folder 18 – “Briefing Material”- Air Support for Nuclear Testing

 

Folder 19 – “Lt. Col. M. O. Jesperson” notebook

 

Folder 20 – “Rulison”

 

Folder 21 – “Milrow”

 

Folder 22 – “Dial Pack”

 

Folder 23 – “Medusa”

 

Folder 24 – “Cannikin”

 

Folder 25 – “Flying Time/UH-1 Missions – Det 1”

 

Folder 26 – “Misc. #1”

 

Folder 27 – “Misc. #2”

 

Folder 28 – “Misc. #3”

 

Folder 29 – “Special Guidance Documents, Info”

 

Folder 30 – “Far East” Info #1

 

Folder 31 – “Far East” Info #2

 

Folder 32 – “Far East” Info #3

 

Box 2 of 4

 

Series II – Military Records (cont)

 

Folder 1 – Individual Flight Records 1943 – 1969

 

Folder 2 – Radio School Study Sheets, 1940s

 

Folder 3 – Pilot Training questionnaires, exams, study sheets, 1940s

 

Folder 4 – Pilot Questionnaire (F-100C/F-100D)

 

Folder 5 – Misc. Rosters

 

Folder 6 – Misc. U.S. Air Bases

 

Series III: Maps

 

Folder 7 – Maps #1 - California

 

Folder 8 – Maps #2 – U.S.

 

Folder 9 – Maps #3 – Asia

 

Series IV: Newspapers

 

Folder 10 – Personal Newspaper Clippings

 

Folder 11 – USAT General John Pope newsletters, December 1946

 

Folder 12 – Misc. Newsletters, 1946 – 1971

 

Folder 13 – Newspaper – Stars & Stripes – 1946 – 1969

 

Box 3 of 4

 

Series II – Military Records

 

1. Four three-ring binders labeled “1942 to 1945,” “1946 to 1951,” “1956 to 1965,” and “1966 to 1973” containing Jesperson’s military records such as applications, account statements, status reports, orders, medical records, certificates, memos, etc.

 

2. One three-ring binder titled “OER’s” containing evaluations of officers done by Jesperson as Directorate of Nuclear Field Operations at Kirtland AFB, 1969-71.

 

3. One untitled three-ring binder containing pilot questionnaires; 1977 Air Force Retirement Guide; 1966 Air Force Guide for Retired Personnel; several “talking papers” and book analysis including “Soviet Strategy at the Crossroads” by Thomas Wolfe, “National Security Policy,” “Taiwan and the Philippines,” “Causes of War” by L.L. Bernard, “The New Concert of Nations” by Christopher Montagu Woodhouse, “The Winds of Freedom,” “The Influence of Military Strategy on National Security Policy,” and “Tactical Air Line of Communications.”

 

4. One untitled three-ring binder containing aircraft arrival and clearance reports, 1945 – 1960.

 

Box 4 of 4

 

Series V: Books and Manuals

 

1. One three-ring binder titled “F-15” contains “USAF Series F-15A/B Flight Manual, 15 November 1980.”

 

2. One three-ring binder titled “F-100” contains “USAF Series F-100D Flight Manual, 30 September 1960.”

 

3. One untitled three-ring binder contains class notes, study sheets, course descriptions, officer directory (National Guard of Arizona, October 1950), misc.

 

4. One three-ring binder titled “Book II” contains “Post Regulations, February 1, 1942.”

 

5. One three-ring binder titled “Aerospace Safety Course” contains class notes, 1964.

 

6. One three-ring binder titled “Aerospace Safety Division, United States Air Force Flying Safety Officer Course.”

 

7. Eight course study books: Aero-Space Science Series, Fundamentals of Aircraft and Missile Structures, Aviation Psychology, and The Mathematics and Physics of Aircraft and Missile Engineering. Air War College: Excerpts from ICAF Anthology of McNamara-Hitch-Enthoven, Military Strategy for Limited War, Supplement, Reading Selections, Biographical Sketches of Forum Members, Twentieth Anniversary 1946-1966.