Leon LaShomb Collection

Note:  This collection is physically located at the CAT/Air America Archive at UTD.

Box 1

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

Letters; statement; expenses

 

2

 Air America Club; Corporation articles of incorporation and bylaws

 

3

 Killed in action rosters

 

4

Historical data

 

5

 Finance reports

 1988-89

6

 Paid receipts

 1988

7

 F.E.P.A. historical data

 

8

 Election

 1989

9

 Library donations

 1990

10 

CIA

 

11

 C.A.T. Blub

 

12

 Air America Logo; original artwork

 

13

 Membership journals

 1990

14 

Memorial data

 

Box 2

Folder

 Description

  Date

15

 Miscellaneous correspondence 

1990

16

 Bank account 

1986-87

17

 Air America club checking account

 1986

18

 Bank statements - New Braunfels National Bank 

1988

19

 New Braunfels National Bank Statements

 1989

20

 Air America Savings Statements

 

21

 Archives

 

22

 Newsletter data

 

23

 Walton letters

 

24

 "Thank You" letters from UTD

 

25

 Memorial correspondence

 

26

 Air america Club elections

 

27

 Membership journals

 1989

28

 Magazine articles

 

 

"The Low Profile of CIA Flight Plans"; Insight

 1987

 

"In Arizona: A Spymaster Remembered"; Time

 1986

 

"Air America - The CIA's Secret Air Force:"; Bluebook 

1966

 

"The CIA's War with Red China and other Asian Lands"; Man's Magazine

 1972

 

Other miscellaneous articles

 

29

 "Air America" movie script

 

30

 Membership cards 

1987 

31

 Election

 1986

Box 3

Folder

 Description

  Date

32

 Letters

 

33

 A.A. Logo artwork for t-shirts

 

34

 Letter of thanks

 

35

 Air America Club newsletters

 

36

 Air america Club bylaws

 

37

 Reunion 

1986

38

 Reunion 

1987

39

 Roster work sheets

 1985

40

 Letters concerning memorial plaque

 

41

 Reunion 

1985

42

 Miscellaneous data; correspondence and script:  "Air America" movie

 

Box 4

Folder

 Description

  Date

1-2

 Correspondence 

1989

3-4

 Press Releases; TV; Radio; Newspapers

 

5

 Clothing sales receipts

 

6

 Video sales receipts

 

7

 Paid receipts

 1988

8

 Pending: Posting accounts

 

9

 Receipts - Accounts paid

 1986

10

 Paid receipts

 1987

11

 Expenses - memorial costs

 

12

 Board meeting 

1990

13

 AA Flight Operations circular

 1968

14

 Standard operating procedures; Air America Club

 

17

 Membership roster - Air America Club 

1985-87

18

 Reunion

 1989

Box 5

Folder

 Description

  Date

19

 Reunion 

1988

20

 Reunion 

1984

21

 Reunion 

1984

22

 Memorial protocol

 

23

 Memorial designs (tentative)

 

24

 Memorial: Requests to corporation for donations

 

25

 Memorial: Individual donations 

1986

26

 Memorial speech

 

27

 Memorial: Corporate donors

 

28

 Miscellaneous correspondence and pictures

 

30

 Air America log negatives

 

 

St. Petersburg Times 

1970

Box 6

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Operations Data

 

 

Air America Club Yearbook 

1984

2

 Official papers

 

3

 Commendation

 

4

 Crew movement reports

 

5

 Pay slips 

1968-1972

6

 Miscellaneous papers

 

7

 Far East Pilots Association

 

8

 William Gibbs funeral program 

1969

9

 Laos Vietnam map and customer notes

 

10

 Photographs; and tape: "Leon reflections"

 1989

11

 Mohawk Airlines

 

Box 7

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Newspaper clippings: Bangkok Post 

1973

2

 Accounting records; Memorial Fund 

1987

3

 Pictures: Air America Log 

1987

4

 Film Script

 

5

 Clippings; miscellaneous correspondence; records

 

6

 CHF Air Show 

1986

 

by laws of "Combat Heritage Foundation"

 

7

 Correspondence concerning Air America Reunion 

1990

 

Membership roster 

1987

8

 Flight crew designations; pilot chronological list; directory of former employees of Air America.

 

 

Air America Club Card Data

 

9

 Death/missing lists - other employee rosters

 

Box 8

Folder

 Description

  Date 

1

 Miscellaneous copies of Air America Logs

 1966-74

2

 Large Negatives

 

3

 Air america Club Directory

 1989

4

 Marius Burke; Jr. Evacuation comments and observations; Danang and Saigon

 

5

 Panorama in Flight with Ansett

 

6

 Correspondence regarding commemorative stamp issuance; General Claire L. Chennault; Retired

 

7

 POW/MIA; Southeast Asia

 

8

 Miscellaneous memoranda; correspondence; Southeast Asia

 

Box 9

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Air America Club 

1988

 

Reunion guest book 

 

2

 Perilous Missions by William M. Leary

 

3

 Ham Episodes

 

4

 Air America Club Photographs

 

5

 CAT Bulletins 

1990-3;95-96

Box 10

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Miscellaneous copies of Air America Logs

 1966-74

2

 Air America Master Rosters; CAT; SAT; others

 

 

Research copies

 

3

 Air america Club Rosters

 

4

 Lawsuit

 1993

5

 Lawsuit: Henthorn vs LaShomb; et al

 

6

 Reunion guest book

 

Box 11

Folder

 Description

  Date

1-2

 Lawsuit data: Henthorn vs LaShomb

 

3

 Photographs

 

4

 Miscellaneous data

 

5

 2 packages of flexible discs

 

Box 12

Folder

 Description

  Date

 

  Nine Video cassettes

 

 

 3 Flexible discs

 

Box 13

Folder

 Description

  Date

 

Miscellaneous video cassettes; tapes and pictures

 

Box 14

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Designer decals

 

 

Club Rendezvous rules and regulations 

1972

 

Air america Cockpit Crew seniority list 

1973

 

Udorn mailbox listing 

1974

 

Vietnam Veterans' Day weekend 

1988

2

 Cockpit crew seniority listings

 

 

U.S. Mission to Laos telephone directory 

1973

3

 U.S. Casualties; MIA data - Southeast Asia

 

 

2 Log books

 

Box 15

Folder

 Description

  Date

1-2

 Pictures

 

 

Miscellaneous items; Air america Club cards; rosters; bulletins; correspondence

 

Box 16

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Expense reports and related data

 

2

 Army Life Manuscript 

1946-66

 

Master Air America roster

 

 

Air America Association; Registration; The State of Texas

 

3

 Air America Association Directory 

1991

 

Clippings; Articles; Bulletins

 

4

 Articles; bulletins; letters; Saigon Seniority list

 

5

 Correspondence; Air America Logs; Association Directory

1991

Box 17

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Legal: Henthorn Letters

 

2

 Air America Club Correspondence 

1984

3

 Air America movie correspondence 

1987

4

 Legal: Henthorn letters 

1984-88

5

 Expense reports and miscellaneous items

 

6

 Receipts; bank statements; deposit slips 

1983-85

Box 18

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Special Correspondence

 

2

 News clippings and pictures

 

3

 Bank statements

 

4

 Correspondence and miscellaneous items

 

5

 Sales receipt

 

6

 Air America Club correspondence

 

Box 19

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 General and Air America Correspondence 

1985

2-4

 Air America Club Correspondence 

1985-88

Box 20

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Commemorative poster; Air America Club Logo

 1984

2

 Miscellaneous material; correspondence and pictures

 

3-4

 Employee roster 

1973

Box 21

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Miscellaneous letters and pictures

 

2

 Bills; bank statements and receipts

 

Box 22

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Correspondence 

1986

2

 Air America Club mailing rosters and directories 

1986-90

3

 Acounting records 

1987

4

 Financial records 

1986-87

5

 Memorial fund - Air America Club trial balance 

1987 

6

 Record: video tapes

 

7

 Account activity with executive banc savings

 

8

 Miscellaneous billing records

 

9

 Air America Club; New Braunfels National Bank Account

 

10

 Air America Club financial data 

1987

Box 23

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Miscellaneous bills; receipts; checks

 

2

 Air America Club checks written on New Braunfels National Bank

 1984-87

3

 Published articles and related data pertinent to the history of CAT

 

4

 Reunion photographs

 

5

 Rates for publication of first Air America Club annual Yeark book 

1984

6

 Miscellaneous correspondence

 

Box 24

Folder

 Description

  Date

1-2

 Correspondence 

1986-87

Box 25

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Air America Association reunion 

1989

 

Mailing roster 

1987-88

 

Air America Log layout 

1989

2

 Air America Log layout 

1988

3

 Air America Log layout 

1987

 

Reunion issue 

1987

4

 Air America Log layout 

1986

 

Air America Log negatives 

1986

 

Reunion pictures

1986

5

 Air America Log layout

 1985

 

Air America log copy

 1985

Box 26

Folder

 Description

  Date

1

 Letters of appreciation to William Donovan 

1965

 

Seniority listings of pilots; flight engineers; and flight navigators

 1971

 

"In Memorian" list

 1985

 

"Mayday; papa Foxtrot Foxtrot" by French N. Smith

 

 

Air America Club mailing rosters 

1987

2

 Miscellaneous Air America Club newsletters 

1983-84