AUDIOVISUAL RECORDS. 1901-64. 452,414 items. Photographs (446,495 items) include those relating to aviation in World War I; of aviation cadets, graduates of bombardier and navigation and gunnery schools, personnel assigned to various bombardment squadrons in World War II, and Air Force officers and civilians significant to aviation history, 1911-46; of building and runway construction, equipment, sanitary and recreational facilities, target ranges, power stations, airplane squadrons, and radio control rooms made at March Field, Calif., 1928– 34; relating to the development of aircraft, both lighter and heavier than air, parachute experimentation, helium repurification plants, accident studies, record flights, Army maneuvers viewed from the air, flood and tornado damage, and personnel at Scott Field, 1928-37; of early aircraft developed by Glen H. Curtiss and Glenn L. Martin and activities of the joint Army and Navy aviation school at Rockwell Field, Calif., 191418; of activities at air bases and showing physical features for guiding pilots along military air routes from South America to Africa and Asia, 1943-45; and of foreign and domestic aircraft, 1901-59. There are also photographs of mountain ranges, rivers, and valleys, 1917-64; flood, hurricane, earthquake, and other disaster areas; national parks; historic sites; foreign countries; and logging and other activities of the Spruce Production Corporation, 1917-22. Motion pictures, 1912-49 (5,828 reels), consist of films concerning the development and use of lighter-than-air craft, 1925-35; World War II training films illustrating the coordination of operational units of the American Eighth Air Force and the combined efforts of these units in preparing and completing a bombing mission, and containing instructions in flight and gunnery and the maintenance and use of planes, helicopters, airfield tractors, forklift trucks, and spray-painting equipment; Air Transport Command briefing films, consisting of aerial and ground views of terrain and flight routes and landing facilities in the North and South Atlantic areas, Europe, India, China, the Caribbean area, South America, Africa, the Pacific area, the British Isles, Alaska, the Canal Zone, and the United States; animation for the briefing films, showing particular flight routes, locations of landing strips, radio beams, and the principal geographic configuration of specific areas; combat films made in all theaters of operations in World War II, concerning activities of the USAAF and containing material on all other aspects of the war, including land and sea battles, amphibious operations, military leaders of the Allied powers at conferences and visiting troops, entertainers, war correspondents, Red Cross activities, rest and recreation activities, native peoples and their customs and participation in the war, captured enemy spies and saboteurs, Allied and Axis prisoners of war and prisonerof-war camps, internees and internee camps, concentration camps, Axis atrocities, V-E and V-J Days, the occupation of Germany and Japan, atomic scientists, the atomic bomb blast over Nagasaki, and damage to Nagasaki and Hiroshima. There is also a film made by the Air Corps in 1933 of the Arkansas flood; a Coast Guard training film on swimming through burning oil and surf; and a film entitled "Last Rites of the Battleship Maine," made by the Selig Corporation in 1912. Sound recordings, 1945 (91 items), consist of recordings of radio programs in "The Fighting AAF" and "Your AAF" series, which include actual air combat accounts obtained by radio reporters in all theaters of action, and eyewitness accounts of combat. Microfilm Publications: Colonel Gorrell's History of the U.S. Army Air Service, T619, 58 rolls; and Cross Indexes to Air Corps Correspondence, January 1939-September 1942, T914, 20 rolls. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (RECORD GROUP 340) The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force had its origin in the National Security Act of July 26, 1947, which established the Department of the Air Force as part of the National Military Establishment and provided that certain functions, property, personnel, and records be transferred to the Department of the Air Force from the Department of the Army. The National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense in 1949. The Secretary of the Air Force is responsible for administration, training, operations, logistical support, welfare, and preparedness of the Air Force, and other activities prescribed by the President or the Secretary of Defense. The Office of the Secretary includes the Under Secretary; Assistant Secretaries for Research and Development, Installations and Logistics, Financial Management, and Manpower and Reserve Affairs; the Administrative Assistant; General Counsel; Director, Office of Legislative Liaison; Director, Office of Information; and various boards or committees reporting to the Secretary. There are 1,432 cubic feet of records dated between 1942 and 1956 in this record group. GENERAL RECORDS. 1943-54. 631 lin. ft. The correspondence file of the Secretary's Office, 1948-54, covers Air Force administration, relations with contractors, budget estimates, departmental communications, research and development, departmental committees, legal affairs, charitable and professional groups, and newspaper clipping files. Included are the numeric "project file," 1947-49; a numeric file, 1948-54; the "special interest and chronological" file for organizations, offices, boards, and committees, 1950-52; a file of Air Force Printing Board minutes, 1943-54; and Air Force budget estimates, 1948-54. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. 1947-50. 5 lin. ft. This subject file includes reports, correspondence, contracts, claims, and administrative documents concerning procurement of Air Force supplies and services. RECORDS OF THE GENERAL Records include files relating to procurement, research and development, real property management, family housing, finance, civil aviation, personnel security, and negotiation of international agreements affecting the Air Force, 1945-53, and Air Force Contract Adjustment Board case files, 1951-54. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE LIAISON. 1943-56. 673 lin. ft. These records include reports, correspondence, Senate and House bills from the 78th through the 83d Congresses on the Air Force legislative program, 194354, and biweekly status reports on legislation, 1949-54. Congressional correspondence consists of a file concerning inquiries (the "constituent file"), 194851, letters received and sent, and reports and documents relating to provisions for air travel of Congressmen (the "travel file"), 1949-56. Included also are case files of the Investigations Division, comprising reports, correspondence, memorandums, and other documents relating to investigations by congressional committees of Air Force personnel, operations, procurement, supply, and morale, 1950-55. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES. 194253. 13 lin. ft. These include correspondence, motion picture scripts, contracts, and documents of the Pictorial Branch, Public Information Division, relating to film projects and motion picture production at Air Force facilities, 1947-53; speeches, photographs, press releases, and a subject file, 1942-50; and news comments, 194849. RECORDS OF THE AIR BOARD. 1942-49. 13 lin. ft. The Air Board was established in 1946 to assist the Commanding General, Army Air Forces, in policy formulation. Records include documents relating to unification of the Armed Forces and to organization and policies of the autonomous Air Force, 1945-48. Included are documents, 1942-49, originating with Gen. Hugh J. Knerr before he became Secretary General of the Board, concerning the development of airpower and the deterrent force concept of war. RECORDS OF THE AIR COORDINATING COMMITTEE. 1948-51. 36 lin. ft. This Committee was established in 1945 to coordinate Federal aviation policy; its functions were transferred in 1960 for liquidation to the Federal Aviation Agency. Records consist of reports, correspondence, and studies on aviation problems of participating agencies, development of policy, and liaison between Government and industry in aviation. RECORDS OF THE AIR FORCE BOARD FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS. 1949–55. 45 lin. ft. Records consist of applicants' case files of petitions to the Air Force to correct military records, including tran scripts of hearings, memorandums, vouchers, and related documents. RECORDS OF THE JOINT AIR Records consist of correspondence, directives, and other documents relating to its establishment; reports and studies of air defense; and records on the dissolution of the Board. RECORDS OF THE JOINT AIR TRANSPORTATION BOARD. 195254. 1 lin. ft. Records consist of special orders and memorandums, correspondence, and material relating to Joint Air Transportation Board publications. RECORDS OF THE JOINT AIRBORNE TROOP BOARD. 195255. 3 lin. ft. This Board was established by the U.S. Army, with equal Army and Air Force representation. Records include administrative reports and correspond ence. RECORDS OF THE JOINT TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT BOARD. 1952-55. 13 lin. ft. This Board, established by the Department of the Air Force, developed joint procedures concerning tactical air support of ground forces. Records consist of reports and correspondence on project activities and the organization and dissolution of the Board. RECORDS OF THE PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT AGENCY. 1951-53. 7 lin. ft. This joint agency was under Air Force management. Its Its records comprise reports, correspondence, and other docuinents relating to policy, development of physical security and investigative equipment for Department of Defense agencies, and coordination with other agencies. RECORDS OF HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (RECORD GROUP 341) Headquarters U.S. Air Force, also known as the Air Staff, was established September 18, 1947, under terms of the National Security Act of 1947, to succeed to functions of the Army Air Forces Headquarters and its subordinate organizations in the Zone of Interior and overseas. The Chief of Staff, directly responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force, presides over the Air Staff, exercises command over major air commands, and is responsible for policies and plans. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff he is one of the principal military advisers to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense and is the principal military adviser and executive to the Secretary of the Air Force on activities of the Air Force. The main organization is divided into five distinct functional groupings-four are headed by Deputy Chiefs of Staff and the fifth by the Comptroller of the Air Force-each of which is subdivided into smaller structures. In addition, certain offices outside the normal chain of command report directly to the Chief of Staff. These are the Director of Administrative Services; the Chief Scientist; the Inspector General; the USAF Scientific Advisory Board; the Surgeon General; the Chief, Operations Analysis; the Judge Advocate General; the Chief of Chaplains; the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence; the Assistant Chief of Staff, Reserve Forces; and the Assistant Chief of Staff, Studies and Analysis. There are 7,053 cubic feet of records dated between 1935 and 1963 in this record group. GENERAL RECORDS. 1942-56. 361 lin. ft. and 241 rolls of microfilm. These consist of record copies of gen eral, special, and letter orders and other issuances, 1943-56; Air Force Council memorandums and decisions, 1951-53; general correspondence, 1942-53, with indexes; congressional correspondence, 1946-52, with indexes; daily staff digests, 1949-52; records relating to unification of the Armed Forces, 1947-49; correspondence relating to operation of the Air Force Postal and Security Courier Service, 1947-55; historical summaries of the Orders Branch mission, 194955; agenda and minutes of the Air Staff Committee on Air Force Reserve Policy, 1948-51, the Joint Committee Reserve and National Guard Policy, 1948-53, and the Reserve Program Review Board, 1946-53; and microfilm copies (241 rolls) of Air Force administrative publications, with background data, 1941-46. MESSAGES. Sept. 1947-Jan. 1958. 2,164 lin. ft. and 25 rolls of microfilm (in WNRC). on Messages, some on microfilm (25 rolls), received and dispatched, relating to USAF activities. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL. 194055. 129 lin. ft. These include correspondence, 195051, studies, 1940-54, statistical health reports, 1947-48, historical data, 194055, monthly major air command reports, 1949-55, and publications, 1950-53. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 194256. 463 lin. ft. Included are general correspondence, 1948-54; correspondence, correspondence, personnel action memorandums, reports, and publi RECORDS RELATING TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 1940-54. 143 lin. ft. Research and development records were created in various divisions and branches of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Development, and its predecessor offices. Included are records of the Chief Scientific Advisor, consisting of board reports, with minutes and agenda; general correspondence; and messages, studies, and other reports relating to research and development, testing new air weapons systems, strategic aircraft and aircraft armament, guided missiles, rockets, bombs, other ordnance materiel, and radar and other devices. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, OPERATIONS. 1941-57. Included are general records, 1947-57 (952 lin. ft.), consisting of correspondence of the Executive Office, 1947-48, and the Office of the Assistant for Atomic Energy, 1950-53; publications, flight data, and case files of the 1009th Special Weapons Squadron, 1948-57; and records of the Office of the Assistant for Guided Missiles, 1947-49, and of the Assistant for Programming, 1948-53. Operations records, (211 lin. ft.), include correspondence, 1947-55, messages, 1949-50, air rescue mission reports, 1955-56, movement orders, 1946-54, and reports, 1952-56. 1947-56 Records of the Director of Plans, 1942-55 (606 lin. ft. and 74 rolls of microfilm), include general decimal files relating to USAF participation in joint planning and operations, 1942-54, and microfilm copies of an accompanying index; civil aviation case files and related records, 1942-55; records relating to the National Security Act, 1948; and Air Coordinating Committee records, 194555. Intelligence records, 1942-56 (1,492 lin. ft. and 5 sound recordings), include general records, 1945-55 (in WNRC); Korean daily reports, 1951-53; records of the Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1948-55; records of Air Attache offices, 1948-55; dossiers of foreign military visitors to Air Force bases, 194855; military intelligence interpretation reports, with index, 1942-56 (in WNRC); field photographic intelligence reports on Korea, 1950-56 (in WNRC); an “AF document file," 1942-51 (in WNRC); technical reports, 1951-53; and digests and periodicals, 1948-55. Installation records, 1948-55 (421 lin. ft. in WNRC), consist of general correspondence, 1948-55; Construction Division policy records, 1950-51; housing studies; Air Force Academy site selection reports, January-June 1950; |