The Friends of the Library

The Graduate Heritage Projects

The Friends of The Academy Library has made a commitment to being a premiere Academy organization in recording and preserving the heritage of Air Force Academy graduates. The project’s continuing goal is to assemble all the available material dealing with the adult lives of these Air Force Academy graduates and any future graduates who have distinguished themselves in a manner which could be used as role models for future Academy graduates and other members of the Air Force. To date, four databases have been established for that purpose. The Astronaut database is currently in development.


War Memorial		Prisoners of War	The Jabara Award	Astronauts
Southeast Asia	Other Conflicts


Graduate Awards

Collections

The Clark Special Collections of the Library contains a significant body of personal papers donated to the Academy by Air Force officers and civilians who were instrumental in the development of American air power. The Friends often plays a crucial role in the acquisition, processing, cataloguing, and/or digitization of many of these collections.


The Genesis of Flight The Aeronautical History Collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel	Stalag Luft III	A. P. Clark Stalag Luft III	Wally Steck Stalag Luft III	RAF Eagle Squadrons


Wilson Edwards RAF Eagle Squadrons	Leroy Gover RAF Eagle Squadrons	Erwin Beardslee The 37th Aero Squadron	Charles Dolan Lafayette Escadrille	Jimmy Doolittle Tokyo Raiders


Alexander Jefferson Tuskeegee Airman	Lawrence S. Kuter World War II	Pat Pateman Women's Airforce Service Pilots	Lance Sijan The Medal of Honor	Reade Tilley RAF Eagle Squadrons, WW II Ace, Berlin Airlift


Leigh Wade Round-the-World Flight	UAS

Books


The Genesis of Flight The Aeronautical History Collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel	Falconry at the USAF Academy The Story of the Cadets' Unique Performing Mascot	Air Force Academy Heritage The Early Years	Hubert R. Harmon Airman, Officer, Father of the Air Force Academy	USAFA 50th Anniversary Oral Histories


A History of the Permanent Professors of the USAF Academy

Videos


What Ought We Be The Story of Falconry at the United States Air Force Academy	Expect Great Things The First Fifty Years of the Air Force Academy	Evade Evasion Experiences of American Aircrews in World War II	The Heritage of USAFA Interview with Walter A. Netsch, Director of Arch. Design Team