United States. Department of the Air Force

Organization

Staff Only

Historical Information

President Roosevelt began the airforce in 1940 by initating a Air Corps. Officially, the USAF was established in 1948 as a seperate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Michael Terry Keefe papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MSP 126

Scope and Contents

The Michael Terry Keefe papers are comprised of news media passes, an adhesive patch, permits and color photographs taken by Michael Terry Keefe, Air Force Master Sergeant, photo journalist, 1955-1977 and retired Civil Service Air Force Chief, photo lab and range, 1977-1998. Some of the photographs include Space Shuttle shots, rocket launches, satellites and views from space.

Dates: circa 1955-1998; Majority of material found within 1981

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Jerry L. Ross papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSA 283

Scope and Contents The Jerry L. Ross papers document Ross' student life at Purdue, his test flight engineer work, and NASA career as an engineer and astronaut. The collection includes Purdue coursework and memorabilia; papers from Ross' work at Edwards Air Force Base, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and Test Pilot School; NASA Space Shuttle training, mission documents and mission related scrapbooks, memorabilia, and flight crew films and interviews, along with documents and maps from Ross' work on Space...

Dates: 1940 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000