Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Collection Scope and Contents
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Tuskegee Airmen collection
Date (inclusive): 1934-2011, undated
Collection Number: MS 176
Creator:
University of California, Riverside
Extent:
14.33 linear feet
(17 boxes, 6 flat file folders)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains documents, photographs, and other material regarding the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American
pilots who served in World War II as part of the Uniteds States Army Air Corps. Includes certificates, pamphlets, press clippings,
artwork, photographs, and videocassettes related to those individuals who served in units at Tuskegee Army Air Field and those
associated with the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, and 477th Bombardment Group. Additional material pertaining
to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., a non-profit organization, are included.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials
for research use.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Tuskegee Airmen collection (MS 176). Special Collections & University Archives,
University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
The Tuskegee Airmen collection contains donations from numerous donors, given from 2004-2022. For more information about specific
donors please contact Special Collections & University Archives Staff.
Collection Scope and Contents
The Tuskegee Airmen collection 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 documents, photographs, and other material regarding the
Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots who served in World War II as part of the Unites States Army Air Corps.
Includes certificates, pamphlets, press clippings, artwork, photographs, and videocassettes related to those individuals who
served in units at Tuskegee Army Air Field and those associated with the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, and 477th
Bombardment Group. Additional material pertaining to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., a non-profit organization, are included.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 99th
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 332nd
African American fighter pilots
World War, 1939-1945
Genres and Forms of Materials
Clippings (information artifacts)
Documents
Photographs