Collection inventory

William Alan Daniels Family Collection

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

Finding aid created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2013

Revision history:
Mar 2015	Stylistic changes (VSOM)

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

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

On Eagle's Wings Collection

Syracuse University: Individuals Collection

Selected Search Terms

Names

Daniels, William A.

Subjects

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

Types of Material

Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Notebooks.
Photographs.
Programs (documents)

Administrative Information

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.

Arrangement

The William Alan Daniels Family Collection is arranged alphabetically within each series, except for Clippings, which are arranged chronologically.

Table of Contents

Clippings

Correspondence

Personal Objects

Photographs

Printed Materials

Subject Files

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
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
Box 6			Train track  Curved Track - 3 pieces  Illinois Central hydraulic bridge  Straight track  Switch  Wabash bridge
		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
Box 11			Backer Plate - threads onto the arbor of the lathe, for turning wooden bowls or other similar items  front  back
Box 11			Calipers - used for measuring during lathe work  small  large
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
Box 11			Drill Bit - used for drilling circular holes  Drill bit
Box 11			Drill Chuck Key - used to tighten a drill bit into the chuck  Drill chuck key
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
Box 11			Parting Tool - used to pull a discarded piece off the finished product during lathe work  parting tool
Box 11			Pivot Point - supports the end of the piece of wood that is opposite the arbor, for support during lathe work  pivot point
Box 11			Paint Scrapers - used to remove paint from different types of molding or furniture  triangular head  teardrop head  diamond head
Box 11			Whetstone - used for sharpening tools like chisels  whetstone

	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