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The Julius A. Barr Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-00-00-6
Abstract

Julius A. Barr (1905-1939) was born in Normal, Illinois and spent time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures Zhang Xueliang (also known as the "Young Marshal" and "Peter Chang") and General Chiang Kai-shek in the mid-1930s. The collection contains a photograph album with three hundred and thirty-nine (339) black-and-white photographs, most likely taken by Barr, covering his time in China.

Dates: 1934-1937

Julius A. Barr Photograph Albums and Films

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-10-24
Abstract

Julius A. Barr had a varied flight career in the 1920s and 1930s, notably spending time as a personal pilot to Chinese military figures and later working as a Boeing test pilot. The collection includes 5 albums with more than 1,600 photographs and 11 films that document his personal life and career.

Dates: 1926-1939

Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-08-29
Contents of the Collection The Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection primarily relates to Robert H. Neale's 1941-1942 service as an ace fighter pilot with the American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the Flying Tigers, in Burma during World War II. The collection is comprised of visual and textual materials, including approximately 470 photographic prints and 61 negatives, military orders and documents, personal documents, and assorted clippings and ephemera. It also includes a significant amount of post-war...
Dates: 1937-2004; Majority of material found within 1941-1943

William Orthman World War II Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1991-07-17-A
Abstract

William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.

Dates: 1945-1946

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  • Names: Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975 X
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Barr, Effie Hortense, 1904-1985 2
Barr, Gene Edward, 1933- 2
Barr, JoAnn, 1930- 2
Barr, Julius A., 1905-1939 2
Beall, Wellwood Edmeston, 1906-1978 2
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Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 2
Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003 2
United States. Army. Air Corps 2
Zhang, Xueliang, 1901-2001 2
Boeing 1
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 1
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group 1
Cole, Frank 1
Donald, William Henry, 1875-1946 1
Elder, James C. 1
Guo min ge ming jun 1
Java (Cruiser) 1
Jensen, Al H. 1
Jensen, Irene 1
Jones, Thomas A. 1
Krainukov, George 1
Lee, Don 1
Leonard, Royal 1
Li-tzu, Shao 1
Long, Chuck 1
Ma, Hongbin, 1884-1960 1
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Nan-Hu Field (Wuchang, China) 1
Neale, Frances (Cole), 1916-1996 1
Neale, Robert H., 1914-1994 1
Neale, Robert H., Jr., 1943-2006 1
Northampton (Cruiser) 1
Orthman, William G., 1911-1990 1
Salt Lake City (Light cruiser) 1
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Smith, Ted A. 1
Spaatz, Carl, 1891-1974 1
Stratemeyer, George E., 1890-1969 1
Texaco, Inc. 1
Thorne, Henry G. (Henry Garfield), 1913- 1
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United States. Air Force. Air Control Group, 513th 1
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United States. Army. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater 1
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps 1
United States. Navy 1
Yang, Hucheng, 1893-1949 1
Yunnan Airfield (China) 1
Zhou, Xiangxian 1
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