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Frederick Stark Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10245

Abstract

The collection contains materials collected by and related to Frederick Stark during his time as a loadmaster for U.S. Air Force. The material includes personal and biographic history from this time. The collection includes documents, correspondence, news articles and clippings, and photographs.

Dates

  • 1950 - 1988

Conditions Governing Use

The collection is open to research. Some restrictions may apply.

Biographical / Historical

Frederick Gustav Stark was a Chief Master Sergeant and Loadmaster in the U.S. Air Force. He served for 23 years, during the Korea-Vietnam era. As an Aircraft Loadmaster he worked on several airlift aircraft supporting testing, military training and operations worldwide. He retired as a C-5 initial cadre Loadmaster on the C-5 test program. In 1955, he survived a plane accident while serving in Greenland.

Extent

1.25 Cubic Feet (The collection contains materials collected by and related to Frederick Stark during his time as a loadmaster for U.S. Air Force. The material includes personal and biographic history from this time. The collection includes documents, correspondence, news articles and clippings, and photographs. ) : This is a one box collection measuring 16.25x12.5x10.5”. The collection has been organized into series.

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The materials in this collection were donated to the San Diego Air & Space Museum in July, 2021.

Title
The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Frederick Stark Personal Papers
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives Repository

Contact:
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego 92101 USA US
(619) 234-8291
(619) 233-4525 (Fax)