Box 1: Materials on World War II

Articles on Gordon Hayes, 1990-1999

Gordon Hayes military papers, 1946-1946

Book "Pigeons That Went to War" by Gordon Hayes, 1981

Correspondence on BBC production "Inside Story: Animals at War," 1999

Signal Pigeon Company rosters, 1944

Documents on pigeon training, Camp Young California Desert Training

History of the Fourth Pigeon Platoon From the 280th Signal Pigeon Company

Pigeon training manuals and memoranda, 1944-1945

Military documents and orders, many regarding the 6681st Signal Pigeon Company, 1942-1945

Newsletters on pigeon training and the 6681st Signal Pigeon Company, 1942-1945

Press bulletins, 1943

Messages carried by pigeons in World War II

Pigeon certificates of service

Documents on individual pigeons

World Waw II sign: "Registered Homing Pigeon Loft with the U.S. Army; Pigeon Reserve Signal Corps-These Homing Pigeons Protected by Federal Laws"

Documents of German propaganda

Stratton Membership card for Pigeon Society of Casablanca, Morocco

Box 2: Memorabilia and Non-World War II Pigeon history

Box 3: Photographs. Over 200 images, including many of pigeon use and training during World War II.

Box 4: Photographs, negatives, and miscellaneous documents on pigeon use and training during World War II.