Title: Edward Williamson Collection

Date/Date Range :   1945

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The Edward Williamson Collection, 1945, consists of a book compiled by Williamson entitled Wild Tales of the Blue Yonder. The book contains stories of 21 pilots who graduated from the Army Air Corps Class of 1945-B.

Call number: MS-2611

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was donated to Special Collections by Edward Williamson in April, 2004.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Edward Williamson Collection, MS-2611. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Edward Williamson graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1949 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then worked for Southern Company Services in Pensacola, Florida. He transferred to Birmingham, Alabama, and retired in 1988 as Senior Vice President of Design Engineering.

The Edward Williamson Collection, 1945 consists of a book compiled by Williamson. The book, Wild Tales of the Blue Yonder is a collection of the stories of 21 pilots who graduated from the Army Air Corps class of 1945-B. The stories contain not only war experiences, but pre-war and post-war life as well.

• Williamson, Edward.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans.
• United States. Army. Air Corps.