Marion Wall Lowery WWII Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an unofficial history of the Aero Medical Center entitled Report From Heidelberg, a transcript, "Opening statement for the United States against Karl Brandt, et al", articles from The Stars and Stripes, and articles from the magazine, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. Also part of the collection are two books by Eric Sloane, Gremlin Americanus, and Clouds, Air and Wind, which are cataloged and in the Special Collections book stacks.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1947, 1983
Creator
- Lowery, Marion Wall (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Biographical or Historical Information
Marion Wall participated, through civilian service at the Army Air Forces Aero Medical Center in Heidelberg, Germany, in clearing-up activities related to the end of World War II. The Center's mission was to exploit uncompleted German aviation medical research projects and to translate captured German aero medical documents.
After completing her services at Heidelberg, Wall married Robert Keith Lowery, and they made their home in Nacogdoches.
Extent
0.10 Cubic Feet
Arrangement
This collection is described in six folders and housed in a clamshell box.
Subject
- Army Air Forces Aero Medical Center (Heidelberg, Germany) (Corporate Entity)
- Brandt, Karl, 1904-1948 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Marion Wall Lowery WWII Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository