Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Collection
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- Creators:
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Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-
- Dates:
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1928-1990
- Size:
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75.03 Cubic feet (168 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0023
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 72 linear feet of the papers of Benjamin O. Davis. Included are the following types of material: programs, invitations, certificates, correspondence, published material, and photographs.
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- Creators:
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Purnell, Louis R., interviewee
- Dates:
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1993-1994
- Size:
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13 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9578
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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- Creators:
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National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)
Hardesty, Von, 1939-
- Dates:
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1917-2000
bulk 1981-1986
- Size:
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13.38 Cubic feet (11 legal document boxes, 1 shoe box (5 x 8 inches), 6 records center boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1993.0060
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of background material collected in support of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) exhibit "Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation" (opened in 1982) and its companion book (published 1983) by curators Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano, a related symposium, educational materials, and a travelling version of the exhibit. The collection contains photographs and textual materials used in the exhibit and book, internal correspondence and memoranda, and a large amount of material gathered for research purposes but not used in any "Black Wings" production.
