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United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Gurthalee Clark collection on African American women in the United States military

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-335
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, documents, and other material on African American women in the United States military as collected by Gurthalee Clark, former member of the Women’s Army Corps. Mostly contains records and other information on African American women in the Army, Navy, and various other branches of the military.

Dates: circa 1942-1986, undated

Walter Crenshaw papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-418
Abstract

The collection consists of medals and other records from Walter Crenshaw, who served as the administrative assistant to the provost marshall at the Tuskegee Army Air Field during the Second World War. Items in the collection include Crenshaw's pay and physical fitness records, a Tuskegee Army Airfield yearbook, a Thanksgiving menu, and three medals Crenshaw received related to his service.

Dates: 1942-1944

Abbie Voorhies DeVerges papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-361
Abstract

The Abbie Voorhies De Verges papers contain photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, certificates, and other material from Abbie Voorhies DeVerges, a nurse in the Air Force who worked at the Tuskegee Army Air Field during the Second World War.

Dates: circa 1941-1995; Majority of material found within circa 1941-1947

Charles W. Ledbetter papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-419
Abstract The collection consists of materials documenting the professional, political, and social life of Tuskegee Airman Charles W. Ledbetter, who later served in the Inland Empire as a journalist for the Black Voice News and was involved in local politics. Materials in the collection include photographs, news clippings, original writings, military patches, Tuskegee Airman toys and replicas, and various awards. The collection also contains Ledbetter's aircraft mechanic...
Dates: circa 1941-2002

Wendell Lipscomb papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-140
Abstract

The collection contains photographs, newspaper articles, yearbooks, letters, and other documents related to the life and career of Dr. Wendell Lipscomb, a former Tuskegee Airmen flight instructor, physician, and psychiatrist.

Dates: circa 1920-2004

Theodore (Ted) Lumpkin, Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-127
Abstract The collection consists of materials from former Tuskegee Airmen Ted Lumpkin, who served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, and was an active member of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. both nationally and locally in Los Angeles. Items in the collection consist mostly of photographs, both from Lumpkin's time as a Tuskegee Airmen and from events honoring the Tuskegee Airmen, as well as awards and certificates given to Lumpkin, and some materials on the history of the Tuskegee...
Dates: circa 1942-2020

Lisa Boags Morgan "Stories of the Tuskegee Airmen" documentary production materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-423
Abstract

The collection consists mostly of audiovisual materials related to the documentary "Stories of the Tuskegee Airmen," produced by Lisa Boags Morgan in 1996. Items in the collection include audio reels of interviews from the Tuskegee Airmen Convention in 1995, audio and film reels from the documentary, and a DVD of the final product. The collection also includes a Tuskeegee Airmen Bomber Pilot GI Joe figurine.

Dates: 1995-1997