Cora M. Spooner collection on the Tuskegee Airmen

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Cora M. Spooner collection on the Tuskegee Airmen
Date (inclusive): circa 1947-2009, undated
Collection Number: MS 336
Source: Spooner, Cora
Extent: 0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains DVDs, VHS tapes, books and other material on the Tuskegee Airmen as collected by Cora M. Spooner, who has an affiliation with Friends of the Tuskegee Airmen. Mostly contains material related to the Congressional balls and other events in which the Airmen have participated.
Languages: The collection is in English.

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Cora M. Spooner collection on the Tuskegee Airmen (MS 336). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Cora M. and Richard E. Spooner, 2006 and 2009.

Collection Scope and Contents

The Cora M. Spooner collection on the Tuskegee Airmen is contained within the Tuskegee Airmen Archive. This archive consists of material related to those individuals who served at Tuskegee Army Air Field, and its predecessors, as well as material pertaining to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., a non-profit organization.
This collection contains DVD's, VHS', books and other material on the Tuskegee Airmen as collected by Cora M. Spooner, who has an affiliation with Friends of the Tuskegee Airmen. Mostly contains material related to the Congressional balls and other events in which the Airmen have participated.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects

Spooner, Cora
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
African American fighter pilots
Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American