Guide to the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region, Inc. Records, 2007-2015
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region, Inc. Records
- Creator
- Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of Greater Pittsburgh.
- Collection Number
- MSS 1087
- Extent
- .75 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Date
- 2007-2015
- Abstract
- The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region, Inc. (TAM) was founded in 2010 to organize events and memorials dedicated to the nearly 100 Western Pennsylvania pilots who served among the first African American aviators in the United States military. In 2013, the organization dedicated a permanent memorial to the airmen in Sewickley Cemetery and opened an exhibit at the Pittsburgh International Airport. The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region, Inc. Records primarily document efforts to build the Sewickley memorial, and include meeting minutes, by-laws, cotract bids, correspondence, clippings, proclamations and awards.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region, Inc. (TAM) was founded in 2010 to organize events and memorials dedicated to the nearly 100 Western Pennsylvania pilots who served among the first African American aviators in the United States army. The airmen, who faced incumbent racial segregation and prejudice within the U.S. military and at home, were ultimately one of the most celebrated pilot units of World War II. In 2013, TAM launched a commemorative exhibit at the Pittsburgh International Airport and dedicated the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial in Sewickley Cemetery in Sewickley Township, Pa. The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial is the largest of its kind in the United States. TAM continues to support events and educational programming dedicated to the memory of the Tuskegee airmen in the Pittsburgh region.
Scope and Content Notes
The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region, Inc. Records document the organization's efforts to establish an airmen's memorial in Sewickley cemetery and an exhibit at the Pittsburgh International Airport. Materials include trustee meeting minutes, committee reports, by-laws, contract bids, and correspondence conducted by Bobonis in his capacity as trustee chair. The collection also includes several county proclamations, clippings, congratulatory letters and awards honoring the Sewickley memorial.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region on May 13, 2015.
Preferred Citation
Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of the Greater Pittsburgh Region, Inc. Records, 2007-2015, MSS 1087, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Carly Lough on December 7, 2015.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
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Subjects
- Tuskegee Airmen Memorial of Greater Pittsburgh.
- United States--Army Air Forces--Fighter Squadron--99th.
- Pittsburgh International Airport.
- Sewickley Cemetery (Sewickley, Pa.)
- Bobonis, Regis D.
- Sewickley (Township: Pa.)
- African American fighter pilots.
- World War--1939-1945--Participation--African American.