Tom Foster Papers
An inventory of his papers at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2011
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Finding aid created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2011
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Summary |
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| Creator: | Foster, Tom |
| Title: | Tom Foster Papers |
| Dates: | RG103.FOS.0001 |
| Size: | 7 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The Tom Foster Papers contain materials from his work on the book Their Darkest Day: The Tragedy of Pan Am 103 and Its Legacy of Hope, co-authored with Matthew Cox. These materials include mostly Research Files pertaining to Subjects and People and accompanied by the author's handwritten notes. Other series include Chapter Notes, Clippings and Newspapers, and Photographs and Negatives |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
Tom Foster is a general assignment reporter for the Syracuse, NY Post-Standard. His freelance work has been published in the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Foster lives in Watertown, NY with his family.
The Tom Foster Papers contain materials from his work on the book Their Darkest Day: The Tragedy of Pan Am 103 and Its Legacy of Hope, co-authored with Matthew Cox. These materials include mostly Research Files pertaining to Subjects and People and accompanied by the author's handwritten notes. Subject files relating to the Department of State, the Gander Crash in Newfoundland, the PFLP-GC, and the President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism are also included. Other series include Chapter Notes, Clippings and Newspapers, and Photographs and Negatives
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.
Selected VHS tapes were removed from this collection and transferred to the Pan Am Audiovisual Collection.
The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives contains additional materials and information related to the Tom Foster Papers. Related collections include:
Matthew Cox Papers
Pan Am Flight 103 Publications Collection
Pan Am 103 Anniversaries Collection
Pan Am 103 Memorials Collection
Place of Remembrance Collection
Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars Collection
Victim and Family Collections
Names
Cox, Matthew.
Foster, Tom.
Pan American Airlines.
Associated Titles
Their darkest day: the tragedy of Pan Am 103 and its legacy of hope.
Subjects
Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988.
Terrorism -- History -- 20th Century.
Lockerbie (Scotland)
Types of Material
Clippings (information artifacts)
Photographs.
Research (documents)
Preferred Citation
Tom Foster Papers,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The Tom Foster Papers were donated by Tom Foster in 1996.
Processing Information
The Tom Foster Papers are processed.
The Tom Foster Papers are arranged alphabetically within each series.
Clippings
Clippings and Newspapers OVERSIZE
Research Files
| Clippings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | December, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Newsweek January 2, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | January, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | February, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | March, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | April, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | June, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | August, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | September, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | October, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | November, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | December, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | January, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | February/March, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | April/May, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chapter 1 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chapter 4 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chapter 5 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chapter 7 1988-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chapter 8 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chapter 9 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chapter 10 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Unsorted U.K. 1988-1990; | ||||||||||
| Clippings and Newspapers OVERSIZE | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Annandale Herald December 22, 1988; January 26, 1989; January 5, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Barron's December 17, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Daily Mail December 27, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | The Detroit News December 22, 1988; December 23, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Dumfries Courier December 23, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | The Glasgow Herald December 27, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | The New York Times Magazine March 18, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | The Post-Standard Syracuse, NY December 22, 1988; December 23, 1988; December 24, 1988; December 26, 1988; December 27, 1988; December 28, 1988; December 29, 1988; December 30, 1988; December 31, 1988; December 21, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The Times (Scotland) December 24, 1988; December 27, 1988; December 28, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | The Weekend Guardian December 24, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Research Files | |||||||||||
| Department of State | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Airgram (A) 1977-1984 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Airgram (B) 1985-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Congressional Testimony 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Correspondence 1989; 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Excised Documents 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Releases (A) 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Releases (B) 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Text of Telegram (A) 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Text of Telegram (B) 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Gander Crash | |||||||||||
| Box 4 | Batchelor 1986; 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | CIA 1987; 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | CIA Investigation 1986; 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Clippings 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Correspondence 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Department of Defense 1986; 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Recommendation 1986; 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Reports 1985 | ||||||||||
| People | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | Ahern, John M. (victim) undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Alderman, Marion (mother of victim Paula Bouckley) April 30, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Bergstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Carlsson, Bernt (victim, Swedish) 1987-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Channon, Paul (Transport Secretary) 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Cohen, Susan and Daniel (victims' parents) 1989-1991; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Coleman, Lester K. III (A) 1989-1991; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Coleman, Lester K. III (A) 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Dater, Getchen Joyce (victim, SU) 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Dalkamoni, Hafez 1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Eckert, William G. (M.P.) March, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Flynn, Kathleen (mother of victim) 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Ibrahim, Abu undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Khrusat, Marwan 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | O'Neill, Roland (baggage handler) 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Rosenkranz, Frank H. 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Schultz, Thomas B. (victim, SU) 1989-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Tsairis, Alexia (victim, SU) undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Williams, George (victim) 1989-1991; undated | ||||||||||
| Photographs and Negatives | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | Al-Megrahi, Abdel Basset Ali undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Boukley, Paula and Glenn (victims) 1988; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Brunner, Colleen (victim) undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Crash Debris (negatives) c. 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Digital Reproduction 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Fhimah, Lamen Khalifa undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Hartunian, Lynne (victim) undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Hudson, Melina (victim) 1988; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Hunt, Karen (victim, SU) 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Jones, Chris (victim, SU) 1987-1988; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Lockerbie undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Lockerbie Memorial (negatives) c. 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | McKee, Charles (victim) undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Miscellaneous undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Rattan/Dixit Family (victims) undated | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Somerville Family (victims, Lockerbie) undated | ||||||||||
| Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) | |||||||||||
| Box 6 | Articles 1972-1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Articles 1981-1985 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Articles 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Articles 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Articles 1989 | ||||||||||
| President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism | |||||||||||
| Box 7 | Alert 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Bombing List 1984-1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Bulletin Boards 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Cancellations 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Cargo 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Customs 1990; | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Department of Transportation 1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Documents List (classified) 1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | FBI 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Foreign Affairs Committee Report 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Frankfurt 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Frankfurt-baggage handling on the day of PA103 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Frankfurt-Post 103 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Frankfurt Consulate 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Heathrow 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Helsinki Warning (Moscow posting) 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Interfor 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Justice Department 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | KPI 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Miscellaneous 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | 'National Will' undated | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Noonan, Patricia and Karen Coyle 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Northwest Airlines 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Pan Am 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Passenger Manifests 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | President's Commission 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | National Security Administration 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Report August 4, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Scottish Legal System undated | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Security Couterterrorism 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Security-Post 103 Changes, Aviation 1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | State Department 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Terrorism- Jenkins Report, Wilkinson Report 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | TNA Machine 1990 | ||||||||||
| Subjects | |||||||||||
| Box 8 | Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) 1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | ABO TALB 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Air Accidents-Other Projects 1981-1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Alert-Frankfurt 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Alert Management (General Security) (A) 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Alert Management (General Security) (B) 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Anniversary Activities 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Anniversary Clippings-Lockerbie's Silent Night 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Attorneys (Plaintiff's Non-Kreindler) undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Aviation Security Project- Dr. Jim Swire 1991-1992; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Business Card undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Citations undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Citations-Syracuse Newspapers 1989-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Civil Trial Coverage 1990-1992; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Civil Trial (A) 1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Civil Trial (B) 1990; 1992; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Civil Trial (C) 1992; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Congressional Testimony/ Investigation (A) 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Congressional Testimony/ Investigation (B) 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Cont. Risk, Ltd. undated | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Cyprus/CIA Agents 1987-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | "The Darkest Day"-Post-Standard Supplement May 7, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Department of Transport U.K. 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Donard Corporation 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council Report 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | FAA/NTSB 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | FAA Fines/ GAO Report Against Pan Am 1989-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Families of Pan Am/ Lockerbie (A) 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Families of Pan Am/ Lockerbie (B) 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Families of Pan Am/ Lockerbie (C) 1991-1992; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Fatal Accident Inquiry 1991-1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | FOIAs 1988-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | French Hostages undated | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Germany-Flight 103 undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Graphics/Images 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Helsinki Warning 1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Internationl Civil Aviation Organization (IACO) 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Interfor, Inc. Report 1989-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | KPI, Ltd. report to Pan Am Airways 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Litigation-Civil Action Complaint 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Litigation- Decision on Punative Damages 1990-1991 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Litigation-Relatives vs. Pan Am 1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | "Lockerbie Community Update" 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Lockerbie Trust Fund 1991; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Logo-Families of Pan Am 103/Lockerbie 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Malta 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Media 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Memorial Cairn - Arlington National Cemetery 1995 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Memorial Service - SU "Place of Remembrance" 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Middle East Insider-Newsletter 1989-1991 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Military Response 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Montreal Protocol Hearings 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | National Archives 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | No Greater Love 1984 | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Notes (A) 1989-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Notes (B) 1989-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Notes (C) 1989-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Operational Navigation Chart E-1 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Organization, Pan Am 103 1989-1991 | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Pan Am 1989-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Project Copies - "The Darkest Day" undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | The RAND Corporation 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Security 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Semtex 1991 | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Schiller Notes (Visier Magazine, German) December 12, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Scotland Notes 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Scottish Police-Notes and Releases 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Scholarships to Syracuse University 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | Scotland Stringer 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 13 | State, Department of 1980; 1988-1990; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Terrorism (A) 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Terrorism (B) 1989 undated | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Terrorism Citations undated | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Terrorist Clips 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Terrorism Referenes 1988-1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Time Magazine April 7, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Warsaw Convention 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | United States Fines for Pan Am Defense 1991 | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | United Kingdom Families-Flight 103 1989-1991; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Victims' Addresses 1989; undated | ||||||||||
| Box 14 | Victims of Pan Am 103 1990 | ||||||||||