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Nevada Test Site Roadrunners Special Projects Collection on Reconnaissance Aircraft (MS-00761)

Abstract

The Nevada Test Site Roadrunners Special Projects Collection on Reconnaissance Aircraft dates from 1965 to 1998 and contains flight manuals, technical manuals, pilot information, and photographs pertaining to reconnaissance aircraft and programs. The collection includes four A-12 technical manuals, National Air and Space Intelligence Center publications, and a list of pilots who flew the U-2 (Dragon Lady) aircraft from 1955 to 1993. Twenty of the twenty-eight photographs are color prints and include cockpit and flight images.

Finding Aid PDF

Date

1965 to 1998
bulk 1965 to 1971

Extent

0.93 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
1.04 Linear Feet

Related People/Corporations

Creator: Barnes, TD

Scope and Contents Note

The Nevada Test Site Roadrunners Special Projects Collection on Reconnaissance Aircraft dates from 1965 to 1998 and contains flight manuals, technical manuals, pilot information, and photographs pertaining to reconnaissance aircraft and programs. The collection includes four A-12 technical manuals, National Air and Space Intelligence Center publications, and a list of pilots who flew the U-2 (Dragon Lady) aircraft from 1955 to 1993. Twenty of the twenty-eight photographs are color prints and include cockpit and flight images.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.

Arrangement

Materials remain in original order.

Preferred Citation

Guide to the Nevada Test Site Roadrunners Special Projects Collection on Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1965-1998. MS-00761. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Acquisition Note

Materials were donated in 2008 by T. D. Barnes; accession number 2007-34.

Processing Note

In 2018, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, John A. Heldt processed the collection and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.

Resource Type

Collection

Collection Type

EAD ID

US::NvLN::MS00761

Finding Aid Description Rules

Describing Archives: A Content Standard
English