Frederick Stark Personal Papers
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
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San Diego 92101 USA US
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