Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Henry Harley Arnold, pioneer aviator, general of the United States Army Air Forces, and author, were given to the Library by his wife, Eleanor Arnold, in 1951. The bulk of the Arnold Papers were placed in the Aeronautics Section of the Science and Technology Division of the Library in 1952 and 1953. A major addition was received from the Office of the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, in 1957. Additions received between 1958 and 1999 include the Jo Chamberlin File processed in 1999. Custody of the collection was transferred to the Manuscript Division in 1960. A military mail log formerly separated from the collection was also added in 1999. An oversize scrapbook compiled by Edna M. Adkins and given by Hazel A. Garland and a formerly separated oversize statistical report were added to the collection in 2012.
Processing History
The papers of Henry Harley Arnold were arranged and described in 1963 by Alan Thompson. Additional material was processed by Mary Wolfskill in 1977. The finding aid was expanded and revised by Lynn Gamma, Carolyn Goodson, Katrina Karczinski, and Bridgett Miller of the Air Force Historical Research Agency and John E. Haynes, Connie L. Cartledge, Patrick M. Kerwin, and Sherralyn McCoy with assistance from the staff of the Manuscript Preparation Section in 1994. Additional material was added in 1999 and 2013. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on 269 reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Henry Harley Arnold Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.