Stockton Air Field Collection of Mary Salm, 1943-2001, bulk 1943-1944

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Summary

Title:
stockton air field collection of Mary Salm
Dates:
1943-2001, bulk 1943-1944
Creators:
Salm, Mary
Abstract:
The collection consists of various pictures and documents from the Stockton Air Field between 1943 and 1944.
Extent:
.5 linear feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

stockton air field collection of Mary Salm. MSS 324. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of various pictures and documents from the Stockton Air Field between 1943 and 1944. The documents are useful in describing life at the Air Field and as a member of the Woman's Army Corp during WWII. The collection also includes a microfilm selection of the Salm Papers at the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.

Biographical / historical:

Stockton Air Field began as a garrison for the 68th Air Base group in 1940, and served as a training installation within the Air Force West Coast Training Center, a collection of eleven western states air-cadet training facilities, until 1945. In 1945 the site became a logistical hub for the Air Force, causing increased air traffic for the area. In 1946, the government released the Air Field to the City of Stockton, who converted the area into the Stockton Municipal Airport. The field was renamed the Stockton Metropolitan Airport in 1964. Mary Salm served with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1943 to 1945 at the Air Force Advanced Flying School Stockton Field. She discharged with the rank Sergeant in 1945.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Jordan Sears-Zeve
Date Prepared:
© 2011
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Michael Wurtz. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: December 1, 2011.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

stockton air field collection of Mary Salm. MSS 324. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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