Jewish Airmen Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photocopies of articles, correspondence, records, and photographs pertaining to Jewish Airmen who served in the United States conflicts occurring from 1914 through 1975. A few photographs appear to be originals. There is one book, Heinz Joachim Nowarra's "The Jew with the Blue Max, along with photocopies of a couple of drawings of the men themselves.
Dates
- 1967
- 2003
- 1914 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open except for Box 2 Folder 11 of Accession 17-015 that contains a transcript of an oral history interview requiring permissions and is labeled as such.
Biographical / Historical
Jewish Americans have served in the United States military in every major conflict in which the U.S. has been involved. This collection focuses on service in World War I through the Vietnam War.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (2 Doc Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Accession 17-015 was processed by Lisa Glasscock, August 21, 2017. Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Phyllis Simmons, 2025.
- Title
- Guide to the Jewish Airmen Collection
- Subtitle
- Record Group 1236
- Author
- Lisa Glasscock
- Date
- August 21, 2017
- 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
