Dumkay, William H.

The Ellington Field research collection relates to the history of Ellington Field (later designated Ellington Air Force Base) and the development of military aviation from World War I through to the Space Age. Subjects include the history of the airfield and some of the units that served there, women in the military at Ellington Field, African Americans in the military, NASA, Johnson Space Center, the Air National Guard, Texas National Gaurd, and the Houston Airport System. Photographs date from 1917- 2007, diaries, postcards and memorabilia date from World War I and World War II. Two rolls of microfilm from the Air Force History and Research Agency ( AFHRA) contain the base records and reports from 1940-1945. Documentation includes Morrow's research notes and copies of primary sources such as crash investigation reports, Houston Aiport System records, leases, press releases and newspaper clippings. Books include diaries, memoirs, unit histories, and military histories. Recorded and live interviews date from 1967-2007.