History of Aviation Archives
The Chance Vought Archives
The History of Aviation Archives has material on the history of LTV/Chance Vought from its origins to the 1980s. LTV/Chance Vought played an important part in the development of the aerospace industry in Texas. The History of Aviation Archives has a small online exhibit of historic LTV/Chance Vought photographs.
General Aviation Collections
The General Aviation Collection covers all aspects of aviation not included in one of the major collections. It holds several hundred individual collections ranging from aviation pioneer Ormer Locklear to Davis Airlines, a Texas air carrier.
The George H. Williams, Jr. World War I Aviation Library
World War I materials located in the History of Aviation Archives range from squadron lists and combat reports to pictures of pilots and their aircraft. The collection is primarily composed of the collections of Ed Ferko and George H. Williams, Jr., but several other smaller collections are present as well.
The James H. Doolittle Collection
The History of Aviation Archives is home to the personal papers of General James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle. In addition to documents, photographs and books, several of General Doolittle’s personal effects are on display, including his Medal of Honor.
Twirly Birds
In 2010, The Twirly Birds established an endowment and declared The University of Texas at Dallas History of Aviation Archives their official repository.
The Vice Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl Lighter-Than-Air Collection
This collection is primarily the papers of Vice Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl, who was in charge of the United States Navy’s Airship program. It also contains several smaller collections as well. From blimps to zeppelins, the collection includes detailed information on lighter-than-air transport.
The Air-Log
The Air-Log is the newsletter of The History of Aviation Archives. Published quarterly, the Air-Log provides news about developments at the HAC and previews of upcoming lectures and programs. The current issue, as well as all back issues of the Air-Log, can be downloaded in .pdf format.
Ambassador Sullivan Book Collection
Born Oct. 12, 1922, in Rhode Island, William Healy Sullivan served as an ambassador to Laos from 1964 – 1969, the Philippines from 1973 – 1977, and Iran from 1977 – 1979. The collection reflects his tenure as ambassador of the United States in those countries.
Jalonick Lecture Series
The George W. Jalonick III and Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series was established to inform and enlighten the public about the history of flight by bringing aviation notables to the Dallas community. Dorothy and George Jalonick III were special friends of The University of Texas at Dallas and the History of Aviation Collection (HAC). The series was endowed in their memory by the late George W. Jalonick IV and friends of the Jalonick family.
George Washington Jalonick III was a descendant from a prominent and very successful business family and longtime Dallas resident. Beginning in the 1940s, he partially owned the Southwest Airmotive Company located at Love Field in Dallas, Texas. The firm dealt with refurbishing aircraft, selling aviation supplies and maintenance of airplane engines. Jalonick III served as their chairman of the board until his retirement in 1973.
In addition to that, Jalonick III performed his duties as president of the Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Texas and was, at one time, a chairman of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee.
He was part of the Aerospace Heritage Foundation Inc. that took an important part in the foundation of the History of Aviation Collection at the Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.
George W. Jalonick III married Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick, a Dallas native as well. Her great-grandparents, Alexander Cockrell and Sarah Horton Cockrell, were crucial in developing the city of Dallas. Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick was a well-known member of the Dallas Country Club as well as the Junior League of Dallas and the Highland Park Methodist Church. The couple had three children, George Jalonick IV, Aurelia Rice and Sally Hundall.
In 1992 George W. Jalonick IV and his wife, Mary McDonough Jalonick, established the George W. Jalonick III and Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series in honor of George’s parents whose names the lecture bears.
His love for his parents and of aviation led him to establish the lecture series at UT-Dallas in his parent’s name. The purpose of this lecture series is to enlighten and inform the community about aviation history by bringing in notable aviation historians and personalities.
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Contact Us
Patrizia Nava, CA
Senior Curator of Aviation Archives
patrizia.nava@utdallas.edu
972-883-2577