Isham J. Dorsey III Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection include materials from flight school training, photographs, military orders, maps, a diary by Dorsey of D-Day June 1944, correspondence to Dorsey by family and friends during World War II, and miscellaneous items.
Dates
- 1929 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Isham J. Dorsey III was a native of Opelika, Alabama, and attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute. He was a combat pilot in the European Theatre in World War II with fourty-four combat missions. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war he was a commercial pilot and instructor at the Southern Aviation School, and later an accountant for Uniroyal where he worked for nineteen years.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (One record center box.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by series.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection is in fair condition.
Processing Information
Accession 88-69 was processed by Lisa Schafer and Rebecca Seaman, September 15, 1988.
Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Tori Buchanan, August, 2022.
- Title
- Guide to the Isham J. Dorsey III Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 832
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
