Condolences Collection
An inventory of the collection at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University
Summary |
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| Creator: | Syracuse University |
| Title: | Condolences Collection |
| Dates: | 1988-1990 |
| Size: | 3 boxes, 1.25 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The Condolences Collection contains Condolence Letters and Remembrances in Prayer that were sent to Syracuse University by other colleges and universities and individuals mourning the deaths on Pan Am Flight 103 of 35 students studying abroad with Syracuse University. This collection also contains the Thank You Letters Syracuse University sent in response to the influx of condolences. |
| 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 |
Historical Note
On December 21, 1988 Syracuse University lost 35 students from its Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA) when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland. This grief was shared by many other colleges and universities, some that lost students on Pan Am 103 and others that had not, individuals, the nation and the world. This grief is made palpable through these letters of condolence.
Scope and Content Note
The Condolences Collection contains Condolence Letters and Remembrances in Prayer that were sent to Syracuse University by other colleges and universities and individuals mourning the deaths on Pan Am Flight 103 of 35 students studying abroad with Syracuse University. This collection also contains the Thank You Letters Syracuse University sent in response to the influx of condolences.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions for this collection.
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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Preferred Citation
Condolences Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The Condolences Collection was donated by the Office of Undergraduate Studies, where the Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA) was located at the time of the Pan Am 103 bombing.
Processing Information
The Condolences Collection has been processed.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2012
Revision history: Mar 2015 - Errors corrected; stylistic changes (VSOM);
Jul 2016 - Inventory updated (VSOM)
Arrangement
The materials in The Condolences Collection are organized chronologically within each series, with the exception of condolence letters from Schools, Colleges, and Universities, which are arranged alphabetically by institution.
Inventory
| Remembrances in Prayer | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | December 1988-January 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | undated | ||||||||||
| Thank You Letters | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | January-March 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | undated | ||||||||||