United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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
Found in:
Manuscript Collections