Inventory of the George Parker Collection


Title:
George Parker Collection
Repository:
Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, The University of Akron
Phone: 330-972-7670
http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives
Creator:
The collection was donated by George Parker with the majority being donated by his children after his death.
Dates:
1936-2008
Quantity:
18.25 cubic feet
Abstract:
George W. Parker served as a pilot of a B-26 Marauder with the 397th Bomb Group during World War II. He went on to serve a distinguished career in the United States Air Force and served three terms as a Missouri state representative. The collection consists of materials documenting the Second World War including mission reports, flight logs, diaries, notebooks, photographs, and publications. The collection also includes materials on various B-26 Marauder and 9th Air Force reunion groups, including the 397th Bomb Group Association, and the B-26 Marauder Historical Society, which Parker founded.
Identification:
100/33
Language:
The records are in English