Stockton Air Field Collection Of Mary Salm
Jordan Sears-Zeve
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
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Stockton Air Field Collection Of Mary Salm
Collection number: MSS 324
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
- Processed by:
- Jordan Sears-Zeve
- Date Completed:
- 2011
- Encoded by:
- Michael Wurtz
© 2011 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: stockton air field collection of Mary
Salm
Dates: 1943-2001
Bulk Dates: 1943-1944
Collection number: MSS 324
Collector:
Salm, Mary
Collection Size: .5 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: The collection consists of various pictures and
documents from the Stockton Air Field between 1943 and 1944.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Biography / Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Stockton Metropolitan
Airport
World War, 1939-1945 - Women
United States. Air Force -Transport
service - History - 20th century
1.1: Biographical Information
“Duty, We’re in it Heart and Soul, Victory, is Our Only
Goal” Autobiography of Sgt. Mary Margaret Salm (Schisler), 1993
John Leahy: Graduation invitation 1943
“Addendum” list of selected Air Field articles from the
Stockton Record 1943-45
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu, 1944
John Leahy to Exie McCarry – May 10, 1943
Audie S. Mury to Serry – March 26, 1942
Audie S. Mury to Serry – April 13, 1942
12 photograph including: Lt. Col. Nolan, Col. Lloyd H.
Tull, Capt. Ruth Muell, and John Leahy
Stockton Air Field –
Yearbook, circa 1943, cadets
Wings – 43 H – Yearbook 1943
“United States Army Air Forces Stockton Field”
1.6: Mary Salm Microfilm; Mary Salm Papers #4257 From
Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel
Hill
Camera Trip Through Stockton
Airfield
The Twin Prop – Stockton
Field Newsletter Sept 10, 1943 to Sept 9, 1944 Photo album – 73 pages
“Restricted Papers” 7-30-1943 to 2-12-1944
