Inventory of the B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard H. Denison Collection
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Title: |
B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard H. Denison Collection |
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Repository: |
Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, The University of Akron
Phone: 330-972-7670
http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives
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Creator: |
Richard H. Denison |
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Dates: |
1936-1994 |
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Quantity: |
2.07 cubic feet |
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Abstract: |
The Richard H. Denison Collection consists of the military records of Richard H. Denison, maps with highlighted flight paths,
newsletters and magazines involving the B-26 Marauder, photographs, and a model of the B-26 "Rat Poison."
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Identification: |
100/25 |
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Location: |
Archival Services |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
Biography of Richard H. Denison
Richard H. Denison was a navigator in the 553rd Bombardment Squadron of the 386th Bombardment Group of the Ninth Air Force
during World War II, reaching the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
Scope and Content
The Richard H. Denison Collection focuses on Denison's military papers, including flight logs and personnel orders. It also
includes a multitude of maps with noted flight paths, a model of the B-26 Marauder, "Rat Poison," and a number of photographs
taken while overseas during World War II depicting B-26 Marauders and war-torn landscapes. Copies of published materials,
Aircraft of the Fighting Powers, Volumes 1 & 4, were physically separated from the collection, cataloged in The University
of Akron Libraries Catalog, and shelved with the Special Collections books in Archival Services by Library of Congress call
number.
Statement of Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing
from Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron.
Restrictions on Access
No restrictions on access; except not available through interlibrary loan. Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to
reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing from Archival Services, University Libraries,
The University of Akron.
Related Material: Related Material
Martin C. Mazurk Newsletter Collection, 1987-1997
Separated Material: Separated Material
Copies of published materials, Aircraft of the Fighting Powers, Volumes 1 & 4, were physically separated from the collection, cataloged in The University of Akron Libraries Catalog, and
shelved with the Special Collections books in Archival Services by Library of Congress call number.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron, 553rd
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American
Persons:
Denison, Richard H.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard H. Denison Collection, Archival Services, University Libraries,
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
Processing Information
Kevin Klesta, 2013
Detailed Description of The Collection
Box 1 / Folder 1
Air Age Technical Library, War Plane Research, Martin B-26 Marauder, undated
Box 1 / Folder 2
Article, Checking and Double Checking Navigation Devices, Air Force Magazine, March, 1943
Box 1 / Folder 3
Association Debaraquement Et Bataille De Normandy, 1994
Box 1 / Folder 4
Collected World War II Material, German Publications, 1938-1944
Box 1 / Folder 5
Collected World War II Material, German and United States Newspapers, 1941-1945
Box 1 / Folder 6
Correspondence, Archives, 2001-2002
Box 1 / Folder 7
Crusader Reunion, 1990
Box 1 / Folder 8
D-Day 50th Anniversary, 1994
Box 1 / Folder 9
Flak Shell Photos, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 10
Letter, John C. Chatel, War Experiences, 1999
Box 1 / Folder 11
Magazine, Air Classic, "Last Marauder", 1998
Box 1 / Folder 12
Magazine, FlyPast, 1999
Box 1 / Folder 13
Magazine, Wings, Vol. 20, No. 6, December 1990
Box 1 / Folder 14
Map, Europe Air Code AF Foldex, 1944
Box 1 / Folder 15
Memorial Publication, Association Du Memorial De Bernes, 1994
Box 1 / Folder 16
MIlitary Records, Air Transport Command Flight Plan, 1944-1945
Box 1 / Folder 17
Military Records, Individual Flight Records, June 1943-1953
Box 1 / Folder 18
Military Records, Personnel orders, 1943-1957
Box 1 / Folder 19
The National D-Day Museum, 2000
Box 1 / Folder 20
Negatives, c. 1944-1945
Box 1 / Folder 21
Notes, Denison, 1995
Box 1 / Folder 22
Photographs, 386th Bomb Group, April 1943
Box 1 / Folder 23
Photographs, 386th Bomb Group, 1944-1945
Box 1 / Folder 24
Photographs, 386th Bomb Group, Color Prints, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 25
Photograph, D-Day Crew, June 1944
Box 1 / Folder 26
Photographs, Photocopies, and Postcards of Planes, c. 2005
Box 1 / Folder 27
Photographs and Stories, January-June 1944
Box 1 / Folder 28
Photographs, Unidentified, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 29
Personal WW II Material, 1942-1946
Box 1 / Folder 30
Pilot Training Manual For the B-26, Undated
Box 1 / Folder 31
Postcards and Brochures from Paris and London, 1943-1945
Box 1 / Folder 32
Publications, Time Over Targets and Calvin Compasscover, 1945
Box 1 / Folder 33
Separated Materials, Aerial Maps, Books, various dates
Box 1 / Folder 34
Separated Materials, Camera, undated
Box 1 / Folder 35
VHS Tape, Stirs the Ashes of Long Dead Campfires, February 18 2002
Box 2 / Folder 1
Collected World War II Material, Yank, 1944-1945
Box 2 / Folder 2
Magazines, 1944-1947
Box 3
Model of B-26 Marauder, "Rat Poison", undated
Box 4
Richard Denison's Camera, c. 1938
Map-case 13 / Drawer 3 / Folder 2
Plans for the Martin Marauder B-26D drawn by W.A. Wylan and "D-Day Armada", 1944
Map-case 13 / Drawer 3 / Folder 6
Maps, Undated
Map-case 13 / Drawer 8 / Folder 1
Maps, France, Brest, Cherbourg, Dijon, Le Havre, Nantes, Paris, 1940-1942
Map-case 13 / Drawer 8 / Folder 2
Maps, Germany, Berlin, Bremen, Cologne, Essen, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Munich, Strasburg, 1936-1945
Map-case 13 / Drawer 8 / Folder 3
Maps, Great Britain, The Highlands, Middle & Wales, North Scotland, Salisbury, Southwest England, Strait of Dover, 1942-1944
Map-case 13 / Drawer 8 / Folder 4
Maps, Italy, Bolzano and Northwest Africa, 1943-1944