Our Work

Collections

The Clark Special Collections of the Library contains a significant body of personal papers donated to the Academy by Air Force officers and civilians who were instrumental in the development of American air power. The Friends often plays a crucial role in the acquisition, processing, cataloguing, and/or digitization of many of these collections.

Collections Overview

A listing of a significant number of the collections and papers in which the Friends has played a role in acquiring, cataloguing, and digitizing.

Featured Collections

Expanded presentations featuring a sampling of photos and documents.
 

The Genesis of Flight
The Aeronautical History
Collection of Colonel
Richard Gimbel		 Stalag Luft III A. P. Clark
Stalag Luft III		 Wally Steck
Stalag Luft III		 Erwin Beardslee
The 37th Aero Squadron
 
Charles Dolan
Lafayette Escadrille		 Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo Raiders		 Leroy Gover
RAF Eagle Squadrons		 Alexander Jefferson
Tuskeegee Airman		 Pat Pateman
Women's Airforce Service Pilots
 
Lance Sijan
The Medal of Honor		 Reade Tilley
RAF Eagle Squadrons,
WW II Ace, Berlin Airlift		 Leigh Wade
Round-the-World Flight		 Women ATOs UAS
 

Books
 
The Genesis of Flight
The Aeronautical History
Collection of Colonel
Richard Gimbel		 Falconry at the USAF Academy
The Story of the Cadets'
Unique Performing Mascot		 Air Force Academy Heritage
The Early Years		 Hubert R. Harmon
Airman, Officer, Father of the
Air Force Academy		 USAFA 50th Anniversary Oral Histories
 
       
A History of the
Permanent Professors
of the USAF Academy

Videos
 
 
What Ought We Be
The Story of Falconry at the
United States Air Force Academy		 Expect Great Things
The First Fifty Years
of the Air Force Academy		 Evade
Evasion Experiences of American Aircrews in World War II		 The Heritage of USAFA
Interview with Walter A. Netsch, Director of Architectural
Design Team

Oral Histories
 
     
USAFA 1954-2004
50th Anniversary Oral History		 The Heritage of USAFA
Interview with Walter A. Netsch, Director of Architectural
Design Team

Other Projects
 
Clark Firearm Collection RAF Eagle Squadron Exhibit Benjamin C. Steele
Exhibit		 Stalag Luft III
Exhibit		 History of the Academy Exhibit
 
 
Southeast Asia POW Exhibit
 The Centennial of Powered Flight Exhibit Essay: U. S. Air Force at 75: A Thumbnail History Essay: The Air Force and It's Academy

The Graduate Heritage Projects

The Friends of The Academy Library has made a commitment to being a premiere Academy organization in recording and preserving the heritage of Air Force Academy graduates. The project’s continuing goal is to assemble all the available material dealing with the adult lives of these Air Force Academy graduates and any future graduates who have distinguished themselves in a manner which could be used as role models for future Academy graduates and other members of the Air Force. To date, four databases have been established for that purpose, with the Astronaut database currently in development.

The graduate database is currently in the process of being migrated from legacy software to a more modern, user accessible interface. Until complete, data will be unavailable. Please check back frequently as this process continues.
 

War Memorial
 Prisoners of War

The Jabara Award

Astronauts Graduate Awards