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Timothy Michael Cardwell Collection

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

Summary

Creator: Cardwell, Timothy Michael.
Title: Timothy Michael Cardwell Collection
Dates: 1988
Size: 0.25 linear feet
Abstract: Materials related to Timothy Cardwell, one of 35 Syracuse University study abroad students killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
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

Timothy Michael Cardwell

Timothy Michael Cardwell (1967-1988) was among the 270 victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988. A junior in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Tim had previously graduated from Keystone Junior College. He was an Army ROTC Scholarship winner, a volunteer in the ROTC Ranger program, and a sergeant in the 403rd Army Reserve National Guard at Syracuse. He had completed the Army ROTC Camp Challenge program at Fort Knox in Kentucky in 1987 and his Army Airborne Training at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1988 where he received his paratrooper wings. He was posthumously awarded the Army Commendation Medal.

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Scope and Content Note

The Timothy Michael Cardwell Collection contains Photographs and Printed Materials . The photographs provide a glimpse into Tim's semester in London in the fall of 1988. These photographs were donated by Thomas Clegg, a friend of Tim's who spent some time in London with Tim during that semester. The printed material series contains a book titled My 39 ½ Years in the U.S. Army Reserve: January 1964-July 2003 by Douglas S. McLaughlin Sgt. 1st Class, U.S. Army Reserve (Retired) that contains a section relating to the funeral for Tim.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

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.

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Related Material

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

On Eagle's Wings Collection

Matthew Cox Papers

Ian Hessenberg Papers

Pan Am 103 Individuals Collection

London 1988 Image Collection

Malcolm Ingram Papers

Remembrance Quilt Collection

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Selected Search Terms

Names

Cardwell, Timothy Michael.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

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

Types of material

Photographs.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Timothy Michael Cardwell Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Thomas Glegg in 2012.

Processing Information

Materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2012
Revision history: Mar 2015 - Stylistic changes (VSOM); Sept 2024 - Biographical note and general stylistic updates (VSOM)

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Arrangement

The Timothy Michael Cardwell Collection is arranged alphabetically.

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