Robert Lanson Dunham papers on George Pickels

Collection — Communal Collections Box: 86

Identifier: MSS 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Materials include one black and white photograph of Pickels with three other men at the Purdue University Airport. One of the men is Robert Lanson Dunham, roommate of Pickels. Also included is a clipping from the Purdue Exponent discussing Pickels's death.

Dates

Creation: ca. 1940

Creator

Dunham, Robert Lanson (Person)

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Copyright held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical Information

George Pickels was a Council on Aviation Accreditation (CAA) student, a program offered through the Department of Aviation Technology. assigned to complete training at Purdue University but was not a student at the university. He was from Evansville, Indiana. He died September 17, 1940 in a flight accident, the day before his final examination. He was the roommate of Robert Lanson Dunham.

Extent

0.050 Cubic Feet (Two folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

Materials received from Bettye Dunham on December 11, 2023.

Processing Information

Materials have been rehoused into archival boxes and folders. Photograph has been placed in a protective sleeve. Original newspaper clipping has been copied onto archival paper.