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Carl Spaatz papers, 1910-1981
120,000 items. 345 containers plus 29 oversize and 1 classified. 145 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Career army and air force officer and first chief of staff of the United States Air Force. Diaries, journals, correspondence, memoranda, cables, reports, charts, maps, studies, research notes, printed matter, photographs, scrapbooks, speeches and writings, military memorabilia, family papers, financial records and other papers relating to Spaatz's military career and to his command during World War II of the United States Army Air Forces in Europe, the allied air forces in North Africa, and, after July 1945, the Strategic Air Force in the Pacific.
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Fox Movietone newsreel collection--World War II paper records, 1922-1946
14,000 items. 37 containers plus 7 oversize. 16 linear feet. -- Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Cameramen’s dope sheets (detailed notes of stories filmed), continuity sheets (synopses of newsreels distributed to theaters), and turnovers (one sentence descriptions of each story filmed) from this major pioneer in the newsreel industry. Collection also contains other paper materials including telegrams, speeches, photographs, programs, and memoranda that provide details of the newsreels created by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Although the entire Fox Movietone newsreel collection spans 1916-1963, these materials document the World War II period.
Ira Eaker papers, 1917-1989
77,300 items. 218 containers plus 16 oversize and 2 classified. 89.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States Army air corps officer, aviation pioneer, aircraft industry executive, and newspaper columnist. Part I consists of correspondence, memoranda, diaries, reports, meetings minutes, printed material, and other papers documenting Eaker's military career in the aeronautical section of the United States Army, particularly his experiences in World War II. Part II consists of correspondence, memoranda, diaries speeches, writings, and scheduling and subject files pertaining to Eaker's activities after leaving the military.
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Noel Francis Parrish papers, 1894-1987
29,500 items. 58 containers plus 1 oversize and 2 classified. 29.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Air force general and university professor. Correspondence, speeches and writings, academic and military files, family papers, photographs and slides, and other papers documenting Parrish's military and academic careers, including as commander of Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.) where he was responsible for training the Army Air Force's first African American pilots during World War II.
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Leighton W. Rogers papers, 1912-1982
26 items. 4 containers plus 1 oversize. 1.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Aeronautical executive, army officer, and public official. Correspondence, diary and journal, biographical information, scrapbooks, map, and writings focusing on Rogers’s experiences as an employee of National City Bank of New York during the Russian revolution in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and his return to the Soviet Union in 1943-1944 as an aeronautical consultant for the United States Army Air Corps.
Donald J. MacDonald papers, 1930-1997
1,200 items. 6 containers. 2.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Rear admiral. Correspondence, biographical material, and military papers relating primarily to the naval career of Donald J. MacDonald.
Bernt Balchen papers, 1913-2005
3,300 items. 15 containers plus 10 oversize. 7.6 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Aviator, explorer, and air force officer. Diaries, logbooks, correspondence, research files, and scrapbooks documenting Balchen's aviation career.
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John M. Murray papers, 1915-1982
10,500 items. 21 containers. 8.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Correspondence, subject files, writings, and other papers documenting Murray's career in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Relates chiefly to his introduction of psychiatric concepts and training to the American military during his service as chief psychiatrist for the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, his role as founding member and president of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, and his work as professor of clinical psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine.
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Edward N. Lorenz papers, circa 1895-2009
15,000 items. 44 containers plus 12 oversize. 17.6 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. 1 artifact. 2724 digital files (2.32 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Meteorologist and mathematician. Correspondence, articles, scientific papers, speeches, presentations, photographs, data and data visualizations in both physical and digital formats. Material in physical format also includes military records, subject files, and book files. Material in digital format also includes games and sound recordings. The collection documents Lorenz's activities as a meteorology professor and his discovery of deterministic chaos.
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John F. Callahan papers, 1917-1963
725 items. 3 containers plus 1 oversize. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Soldier and fire fighter. Correspondence, photographs, and military records relating to John F. Callahan's service in the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, and the service of his sons, Charles W. Callahan and John F. Callahan Jr, in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.