Collection inventory

Pan Am 103 Anniversaries Collection

An inventory of the collection at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2012

Revision history:
May 2015	Stylistic changes (VSOM)
Nov 2015	Location Changes (VSOM)
Jul 2016	Extent and box number updated (VSOM)
Feb 2018	Stylistic changes (VSOM)
Nov 2020	Inventory updated (VSOM)

Historical Note

Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb on December 21, 1988. Onboard the plane were 35 students studying abroad with Syracuse University. A total of 270 individuals died in the skies and on the ground at Lockerbie, Scotland as a result of the bombing. Since that date anniversaries have been commemorated at various locations from the village of Lockerbie to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. Each year during Remembrance Week, Syracuse University honors the 270 people killed. Particular attention is paid to milestone anniversaries every five years.

Scope and Content Note

The Pan Am 103 Anniversaries Collection contains series for the 10th Anniversary, 15th Anniversary, 20th Anniversary, 25th Anniversary, and 30th Anniversary of the disaster. Series each contain a variety of materials including clippings, committee records, correspondence, memorabilia, printed materials and subject files.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.

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

The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives contains additional materials and information related to the Pan Am 103 Anniversaries Collection. Related collections include:

Lockerbie Collection

Pan Am Flight 103 Audiovisual Collection

Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. Collection

Selected Search Terms

Names

Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988.
Terrorism -- Government Policy -- United States -- History.
Terrorism -- Government Policy -- United States.
Terrorism -- History -- 20th Century.
Lockerbie (Scotland)

Types of Material

Brochures.
Correspondence.
Memorabilia.
Programs (documents)

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Pan Am 103 Anniversaries Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Callum Moffat in 2018. Transferred from the Office of Undergraduate Studies in 2012 and the Syracuse University London Center in 2009.

Processing Information

The Pan Am 103 Anniversaries Collection is housed in acid-free folders and archival boxes.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically within each series.

Table of Contents

10th Anniversary

15th Anniversary

20th Anniversary

25th Anniversary

30th Anniversary

Inventory

	10th Anniversary
Box 1		Clippings 1998
		Committee records
			RESTRICTED: School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.
Box 3			Committee meeting minutes 1998
Box 3			Media 1998
Box 3			Planning 1998
Box 3		Correspondence 1998-1999 (2 folders)
			RESTRICTED: School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.
Box 1		Printed materials October-December 1998  Days of Remembrance poster text only
		Subject files
Box 1			"The future of terrorism" lecture at the Maxwell School circa 1998
Box 1			Remembrance cards for the 35 victims featuring quotes from family members 1998
Box 1			Speeches for service of commemoration 1998

	25th Anniversary
Box 2		Clippings 2013
		Committee records
			RESTRICTED: School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.
Box 3			Committee meeting agendas 2013
Box 4			Committee meeting minutes 2013
Box 4			U.K. Families Flight 103 memorial service at Westminster Abbey 2013  Sermon by Reverend John Mosey
Box 2		Memorabilia 2013
Box 2		Photographs - general 2013
Box 2		Photographs - Hendricks Chapel memorial service 21 December 2013  Candle at Place of Remembrance  Yellow rose at Place of Remembrance  White flowers at Place of Remembrance  Hendricks Chapel interior  Crowd gathered at Place of Remembrance  Dean Tiffany Steinwert speaks at Place of Remembrance  People at Place of Remembrance  George White at Place of Remembrance  Close-up of wreath at Place of Remembrance  Wreath at Place of Remembrance
		Printed material
Box 2			General 2013  Invitation to events in New York City
Box 2			Logo 2013  25th Anniversary logo - final
Box 2			Programs 2013
Box 2			Syracuse University remembers booklet 2013 (2 copies)
		Subject files
FC 2-3			Forward Lockerbie exhibition by Larry Mason Jr. 2013
Box 2			Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives newsletter 2013
Box 2			Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives trip to Lockerbie, Scotland 2013
			School of Architecture installation 17 October 2013 (these items are only available in digital form)  School of Architecture installation - rolls of string  School of Architecture installationg - complete installation  School of Architecture - students complete installation
		Writings
Box 2			Hendricks Chapel service 21 December 2013  Speech by Erin Carhart, Remembrance Scholar
Box 2			Westminster Abbey service 2014  Lockerbie Remembrance by Christopher Cook  In the House of Kings by Richard Tames