William Alan Daniels Family Collection
An inventory of his collection at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University
Summary |
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| Creator: | Daniels, William Alan |
| Title: | William Alan Daniels Family Collection |
| Dates: | 1988-2010 |
| Size: | 11 boxes, 6.75 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The William Alan Daniels Family Collection contains 6 series: Clippings, Correspondence, Personal Objects, Photographs, Printed Materials, and Subject Files. The Personal Objects series contains model trains and wood working tools belonging to Bill Daniels. Cards sent to Bill for his 40th Birthday are available in Correspondence and photos of Bill and his wife Kathy at an American Cyanamid Corporation event are available in Photographs. The rest of the items in the collection relate to the after-math of the bombing, including memorial services and masses held for Bill Daniels, materials for which may be found in the Subject Files series. |
| 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
William (Bill) Alan Daniels was born on March 28, 1948. Bill received a B.S. in chemistry from Emory University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Penn State. He was a Group Leader in Process Development at American Cyanamid Company in Plainsboro, New Jersey, and had traveled to Newcastle-upon-Tyne on December 18 with colleagues. Bill, who lived with his family in Belle Mead, New Jersey, was survived by his wife Kathy; three children, Erin, Brice, and Melanie; his parents, Jean and Gerald; his brother, Scott; and his sister, Susan Hendricks.
Scope and Content Note
The William Alan Daniels Family Collection contains 6 series: Clippings, Correspondence, Personal Objects, Photographs, Printed Materials, and Subject Files.
Clippings: are organized chronologically where possible, but some are undated. The over-sized clippings in Box 2 are not housed chronologically, but are kept together due to size. These items are mainly cover stories about Pan Am 103.
Correspondence: this series included 40th birthday cards sent to Bill Daniels in 1988. They also include many folders of condolence cards sent to his family after his death. The rest of the series is organized by correspondent and features letters to multiple legislators from Kathy Daniels, following the bombing.
Personal Objects: this series contains two subseries for model trains and wood working tools belonging to Bill Daniels. These items are not available to researchers without approval from the Archivist, but photographs of each item are available in the inventory of this finding aid. Neither of these subseries contains all of the model trains or tools owned by Bill, but only a sample of each.
Photographs: contains only a few photographs of Bill Daniels at an American Cyanamid Corporation event. Another photo, dated to 2010, features members of the Daniels-Tedeschi family (Kathy Daniels re-married Russ Tedeschi), at the wedding of Chris Tedeschi and Sonia Stratis, who was the daughter of Pan Am 103 victim Elia Stratis.
Printed Materials: this series contains the programs from Bill Daniel's memorial services, as well as memorial cards printed with his obituary and cards printed for masses held in his memory. Also of note in this series is a diagram of the seat lay out of Pan American World Airways 747 jumbo jets.
Subject Files: most notable in this series is the notebook kept by Kathy Daniels for taking phone messages after the bombing. Also included is a list of aviation security measures implemented in the months following the bombing of Pan Am 103.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The wood working tools and model trains held in this collection are not available to researchers. Access to these items is granted by the Archivist on a case by case basis. Photographs of the items are included in the inventory of this finding aid.
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
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Preferred Citation
William Alan Daniels Family Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The William Alan Daniels Collection was donated by his widow Kathryn Daniels Tedeschi in 2006.
Processing Information
The William Alan Daniels Family Collection is processed.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2013
Revision history: Mar 2015 - Stylistic changes (VSOM)
Arrangement
The William Alan Daniels Family Collection is arranged alphabetically within each series, except for Clippings, which are arranged chronologically.
Inventory
| Personal Objects | |||||||||||
| Box 7 | Name Plate for Dr. William Alan Daniels undated | ||||||||||
| Model Trains undated | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED: Please note that access to physical objects in this subseries is granted with permission of the archivist. Digital images of all items are provided in this inventory. | |||||||||||
| Box 6 | Accessories Crossing gate with lights Crossing gate Circuit breaker Multi-control TRAINMaster Power switch Spot light Tow truck Uncouple and unload switch Watch tower, front view Watch tower, right view Watch tower, back view Watch tower, left view |
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| Box 7 | Train cars Burlington - gondola car, green Cooper Jarret Inc. - box car, gray Cooper Jarret Inc. - box car, gray (broken) Lehigh Valley - hopper car, red Lionel - flat car, blue Lionel - caboose, red The Milwaukee Road - train engine, black and orange New Haven - boxcar, black and orange NYC - gondola car, green Pennsylvania - tank car, blue Rock Island - train engine, tan and red Train engine - black |
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| Box 6 | Train track Curved Track - 3 pieces Illinois Central hydraulic bridge Straight track Switch Wabash bridge |
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| Woodworking Tools undated | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED: Please note that access to physical objects in this subseries is granted with permission of the archivist. Digital images of all items are provided in this inventory. | |||||||||||
| Box 11 | Arbor, from a lathe
- this would hold the backer plate to the lathe during
turning arbor |
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| Box 11 | Backer Plate
- threads onto the arbor of the lathe, for turning wooden bowls or
other similar items front back |
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| Box 11 | Calipers
- used for measuring during lathe work small large |
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| Box 11 | Chisels
- used for shaping wood and adding details during lathe work Chisel handle, broken Chisel, thin curved head, rounded end Chisel, rounded head, filed on the end Chisel, thin slanted head, filed on the top and bottom Chisel, thin pointed head, slopped to the sides Chisel, slanted head, filed on the side edge Chisel, flat head, one rounded and one square corner Chisel, thin curved with rounded head, filed no bottom edge Chisel, thin pointed head, filed on both sides Chisel, slanted head, filed on top and bottom edge Chisel, slanted head, filed on the side edge |
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| Box 11 | Drill Bit
- used for drilling circular holes Drill bit |
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| Box 11 | Drill Chuck Key
- used to tighten a drill bit into the chuck Drill chuck key |
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| Box 10 | Molding Head Cutters
- attached to a table saw, used for cutting designs for crown
molding 1 inch by 7/8 inches 1 inch by 1/8 inches 5/8 inches by 1/2 inch 1 inch by 1 inch 5/8 inches by 3/8 inches 5/8 inches by 1 inch 1/8 inches by 1/2 inch 1/2 inch by 1 1/8 inches 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch 5/8 inches by 1 inch 5/8 inches by 1/8 inches 3/4 inches by 1/2 inch |
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| Box 11 | Parting Tool
- used to pull a discarded piece off the finished product during lathe
work parting tool |
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| Box 11 | Pivot Point
- supports the end of the piece of wood that is opposite the arbor, for
support during lathe work pivot point |
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| Box 11 | Paint Scrapers
- used to remove paint from different types of molding or
furniture triangular head teardrop head diamond head |
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| Box 11 | Whetstone
- used for sharpening tools like chisels whetstone |
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| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | Daniels-Tedeschi Family photographs 2007-2008 2011 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Tedeschi (Daniels) and Stratis Wedding 2010 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Used for identification circa 1981 Bill Daniels, with his wife Kathy, receives a gift at an American Cyanamid Event Bill Daniels, in a group photo, at an American Cyanamid Event Bill Daniels, with colleagues, at an American Cyanamid Event Bill Daniels, with his wife Kathy, at an American Cyanamid Event |
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