Patricia M. Coyle Family Papers
An inventory of the papers at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University
Summary |
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| Creator: | Coyle, Patricia M. |
| Title: | Patricia M. Coyle Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1968-2018 |
| Size: | 4 boxes (5.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Materials related to Patricia M. Coyle, one of the victims killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/pan-am-103 |
Biography
Patricia Mary Coyle (1968-1988) was among the 270 victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988. Patricia, originally from Wallingford, Connecticut, was a junior at Boston College majoring in Education. She had gone to Vienna, Austria to study for a semester through Webster College. While there she studied political science and history and had an interest in pursuing a law degree following graduation. She was in Vienna with a classmate Karen Noonan, also a Pan Am 103 victim. The two were returning home via London to spend Christmas with their families and friends. Patricia was survived by her parents, Jan and Matt, maternal grandparents, sister Brenda, and twin sister Krisann.
Perhaps the best summation of Tricia's character comes from an article in the Record-Journal, a newspaper in Meriden, Connecticut, in which columnist Ted Moynihan wrote, "[t]he terrorists think they killed Tricia Coyle along with the other 258 passengers on Flight 103, but they were much too late for that. For in the short span of 20 years she had packed too much living for any group of madmen with some twisted cause to ever obliterate."
Scope and Content Note
The Patricia M. Coyle Family Papers collection consists of materials created and compiled by Patricia M. Coyle and her family members, notably her mother and father. Content focuses on Patricia's life, her family, and the Lockerbie Air disaster. Types of materials include photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, poems, notes, scholarship information, memorabilia, and artwork. The Collection is divided into Artwork, Memorabilia, and Papers.
Artwork consists of two models of Jan Coyle for the sculpture Dark Elegy by Suse Lowenstein, mother of Pan Am 103 victim and Syracuse University student Alexander Lowenstein.
Memorabilia consists of three shirts and a small towel from Boston College.
Papers consists of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, poems, scholarship information, and notes.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Due to their fragility, access to the original model statutes of Jan Coyle is restricted.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
A volume of the Connecticut Journal of Law containing a piece on the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 was removed from the collection and added to the Pan Am Flight 103 Publications Collection.
The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives contains additional materials and information related to the Patricia M. Coyle Family Papers. Related collections include: Pan Am 103 Individuals Collection, On Eagles' Wings Collection and Dark Elegy Collection.
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Preferred Citation
Patricia M. Coyle Family Papers,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Matt and Jan Coyle in 2018 and 2019.
Processing Information
Materials were rehoused in archival folders and boxes. The two Dark Elegy models were placed in custom made boxes.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Natalie Pace
Date: 2019
Revision history: October 2020 - Sculptures added (KJ)
Inventory
| Artwork | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED: Due to their fragility, access to the original statues of Jan Coyle is restricted. | |||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Model in fetal position 1992 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 3 | Model kneeling with arms raised 1992 | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Boston College towel undated | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Shirts 1993-1995 (3 shirts) | ||||||||||