Collection inventory

Summary
Creator:	Syracuse University. -- Archives.
Title:	Pan Am 103 Individuals Collection
Dates:	circa 1982-2024
Size:	1.5 linear ft
Abstract:	Information on Pan Am Flight 103 victims and others with a relationship to the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing
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

At 6:25 pm on December 21, 1988, Pan Am's Clipper Maid of the Seas departed Heathrow Airport in London for New York City's JFK Airport. One half hour later at 7:02 pm London time, as the Boeing 747 leveled off at 31,000 feet just north of the England-Scotland border, an explosion blew a basketball-sized hole in the fuselage. The plane broke apart and plummeted to earth. All 259 individuals aboard Flight 103 and 11 residents of the town of Lockerbie, Scotland were killed. Among those killed aboard Pan Am Flight 103 were 35 students returning home from a semester of study abroad through Syracuse University.

Before long the world would know that it was not a mechanical failure or foul weather that brought down the plane, but a terrorist bomb: a Semtex plastic explosive planted in a Toshiba radio-cassette recorder packed inside a Samsonite suitcase stowed in the plane's forward cargo hold. Only one man was convicted for committing this terrorist act. Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi and fellow Libyan Intelligence agent Lamin Khalifah Fhimah were indicted by the United States in 1991, formally charged by the Scottish authorities in 1999 and tried by an international court at Kamp van Zeist, Netherlands beginning in 2000. Al-Megrahi's conviction was handed down in 2001. Fhimah was found not guilty. Al-Megrahi was released on compassionate grounds in 2009, after a terminal cancer diagnosis gave him three months to live. He died three years later. The investigation of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 remains open.

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Scope and Content Note

The Pan Am 103 Individuals Collection contains information on Syracuse University victims, Non-Syracuse University victims, and Non-victims who had some relationship to the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. The Syracuse University victims series has a file for each of the 35 Syracuse University study abroad students killed on Pan Am 103. These files contain various unrestricted University records, as well as newspaper articles, obituaries, memorials, and other items collected by Archives staff. The Non-Syracuse University victims and Non-victims series generally contain less material since the individuals have no campus records. These are mostly materials found online and in newspapers, but usually contain some biographical information on the individual.

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Alternative Formats

Selected materials from this collection are available in digital format. Please contact the archivist for further information about accessing these materials.

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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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Related Material

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

On Eagles' Wings Collection

Victims and Families Collections

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Pan Am 103 Individuals Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Office of Undergraduate Studies at Syracuse University, friends and family of the victims, organizations related to the victims, and individuals from the Non-victims series.

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 - Errors corrected, stylistic changes (VSOM); Jan 2016 - Inventory updated (VSOM); Feb 2018 - Stylistic changes (VSOM); Feb 2021 - Inventory updated (VSOM); Sept 2021 - Inventory updated (EMB); Feb 2022 - Inventory updated (HVA); Dec 2022 - Folder added; inventory updated (HVA); Aug 2023 - Folders for David Dornstein, Father James Devine and Robert O'Toole added; clippings, digitial photographs, a book, and a button added (SS); Apr 2024 - Folders for Chief Constable John Boyd and Reverend Alan Neal added; dates updated (VSOM)

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Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically within each series.

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Inventory

	Syracuse University victims
Box 1		Berrell, Steven Russell 1988-2006, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Daniel O'Connor and Steven Berrell
Box 1		Bissett, Kenneth J. 1988-2011, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Kenneth John Bissett
Box 1		Boland, Stephen J. 1988-2007, undated
Box 1		Boulanger, Nicole Elise 1988-2022, undated
Box 1		Cardwell, Timothy M. 1988, undated
Box 1		Cohen, Theodora 1988-2010, undated
Box 1		Coker, Eric M. and Jason M. 1988-2022
Box 1		Colasanti, Gary L. 1988, undated
Box 1		Cory, Scott Marsh 1988-2003, undated
Box 1		Dater, Gretchen Joyce 1988-2011, undated
Box 1		Davis, Shannon 1988-2010, undated
Box 1		Ergin, Turhan Michael 1988-2023, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Turhan Ergin
Box 1		Flynn, John P. 1988-2009, undated
Box 1		Herbert, Pamela Elaine 1988-2012, undated
Box 1		Hunt, Karen Lee 1988-2009, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden for Karen Hunt
Box 1		Jones, Christopher Andrew 1988-2006, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden for Chris Jones
Box 1		Kelly, Julianne F. 1988-2009, undated
Box 1		Lincoln, Wendy A. 1991, undated
Box 1		Lowenstein, Alexander 1988-2008, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Andrew Lowenstein
Box 1		Miazga, Suzanne Marie 1988-2005, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Suzanne Miazga  Memorial for Suzanne Miazga at the Lockerbie Ambulance Station
Box 1		Monetti, Richard Paul 1988-2006, undated
Box 1		Otenasek, Anne Lindsey 1988-2013, undated
Box 1		Peirce, Peter Raymond 1988-2011, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Peter Peirce
Box 1		Philipps, Sarah S.B. 1988-2011, undated
Box 1		Phillips, Frederick "Sandy" 1988-2008, undated
Box 1		Rogers, Louise "Luann" 1988, undated
Box 1		Schultz, Thomas Britton 1988-2010, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Johannes Otto Schauble
Box 1		Shapiro, Amy Elizabeth 1988-2006, undated
Box 1		Smith, Cynthia J. 1988-2018, undated
Box 2		Tobin, Mark Lawrence 1988-2010, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Mark Tobin
Box 2		Tsairis, Alexia Kathryn 1987-2009, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Alexia Tsairis
Box 2		Tsairis, Alexia Kathryn: Alexia Foundation for World Peace 1989-2008,
Box 2		Vrenios, Nicholas Andreas 1988-2006, undated
Box 2		Weedon, Kesha 1988-1989, undated
Box 4		Wolfe, Miriam Luby 1988-2022, undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Miriam Wolfe

	Non-Syracuse University victims
Box 3		Ahern, John Michael Gerard 1988
Box 3		Akerstrom, John David 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for John David Akerstrom
Box 3		Ammerman, Thomas Joseph 2011
Box 3		Atkinson, Judith Bernstein 1988  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Judith Bernstein Atkinson
Box 3		Bacciochi, Clare Louise 2012, 2016
Box 3		Bahtia, Surinder Mohan undated
Box 3		Bainbridge, Harry M. 1988
Box 3		Bennett, Lawrence Ray circa 1989, 2023
Box 3		Berkley, Alistair David 2012
Box 3		Bernstein, Michael S. 1988-2012
Box 3		Bouckley, Glenn and Paula 1988-2010
Box 3		Bright, Nicholas 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Nicholas Bright
Box 3		Brunner, Colleen 2008-2009
Box 3		Buser and Halsch family 2011-2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for the Buser family
Box 3		Butler, Steven Lee 2013  Memorial at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Steven Lee Butler
Box 3		Cadman, William M. 2007
Box 3		Canady, Valerie 2015-2022
Box 3		Carlsson, Bernt 1988, 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Bernt Carlsson
Box 3		Cawley, Richard A. 1988
Box 3		Ciulla, Frank 2009, 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Frank Ciulla  Smaller plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Frank Ciulla
Box 3		Corner, Tracey Jane 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Tracey Corner
Box 3		Coyle, Patricia 2011
Box 3		Cummock, John B. 2008, 2011
Box 3		Curry, Joseph Patrick circa 1982
Box 3		Daniels, William 2010
Box 3		DiMauro, Joyce 2011
Box 3		Dix, Peter 2010
Box 3		Dornstein, David 2021
Box 3		Doyle, Michael 2009
Box 3		Eggleston, Edgar H., III 2007
Box 3		Flannigan family 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for the Flannigan Family
Box 3		Flick, Clayton and Claire Bacciochi undated  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Clayton Lee Flick and Claire Louise Bacciochi
Box 3		Fuller, Jim 2010
Box 3		Gannon, Matthew Kevin undated
Box 3		Garczynski, Kenneth R. 1988
Box 3		Gibson, Kenneth J. 2010
Box 3		Giebler, William Jr. 2012-2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for William Giebler
Box 3		Guevorguian, Andre 2008
Box 3		Hartunian, Lynne 2008-2009
Box 3		Hawkins, Anthony Lacey 2010, 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden for Anthony Lacey Hawkins
Box 3		Hollister, Katherine Augusta 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden for Katherine Hollister
Box 3		Hudson, Josephine Lisa 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden for Josephine Hudson
Box 3		Hudson, Melina 1988-2008
Box 3		Ivell, Elizabeth S. 1989
Box 3		Jaafar, Khaled Nazir 1989
Box 3		Jermyn, Kathleen 2011
Box 3		Johnson, Beth Ann 1989-2008
Box 3		Johnson, Mary L. 2010
Box 3		Klein, Patricia 2011
Box 3		Lancaster, Mary Browell 1985, 2019
Box 3		Ludlow, David 2011
Box 3		MacQuarrie, James 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden for James MacQuarrie
Box 3		Marek, Elizabeth 2006, 2009
Box 3		Maslowski, Diane 2010-2011
Box 3		McKee, Charles 1988, 2009  Plaque at the Memorial Garden for Major Charles McKee
Box 3		Miller, Joseph K. 2011
Box 3		Morson, Eva Ingeborg 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Eva Ingeborg Morson
Box 3		Mosey, Helga 2009, 2011
Box 3		Noonan, Karen 2011
Box 3		O'Connor, Daniel Emmett 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Daniel O'Connor and Stephen Berrell
Box 3		O'Neill, Mary Denice 2011
Box 3		Owens, Yvonne and Bryony 2013
Box 3		Papadapoulous, Christos Michael 1988
Box 3		Pescatore, Michael 2010
Box 3		Root, Hanne-Maria 1989
Box 3		Saraceni, Elyse Jeanne 2010
Box 3		Saunders, Scott Christopher undated
Box 3		Schauble, Johannes Otto 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Johannes Otto Schauble
Box 3		Sigal, Irving Stanley 2004
Box 3		Smith, Ingrid 2007, 2013
Box 3		Stratis, Elia 2010  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Elia Stratis
Box 3		Swire, Flora 1990-2009,
Box 3		Teran, Andrew Alexander 2013
Box 3		Wagner, Raymond Ronald 1989-2013,  Plaque at the Memorial Garden in Lockerbie for Raymond Wagner
Box 3		White, Jonathan 1989
Box 3		Williams, George Watterson 1990, 2007-2008
Box 3		Zwynenberg, Mark J. 2008, 2011

	Non-victims
Box 4		Black, Robert [lawyer, blogger] 2012
Box 4		Boyd, Chief Constable John 2024
Box 4		Crossland, Catherine [Syracuse University cheerleader in iconic photograph] 2013
Box 4		Devine, Father James [chaplain at JFK Airport] 2022
Box 4		Dorrance, Colin 2013, 2019  Colin Dorrance in his Police Scotland uniform
Box 4		Herbert, Graham [Rector, Lockerbie Academy] 2013  Graham Herbert
Box 4		Holstad, Heidi 1988-2018
Box 4		Keegans, Father Patrick [Lockerbie, priest] 2010
Box 4		Marquise, Richard [Federal Bureau of Investigation] 2013
Box 4		Mason, Lawrence, Jr. [Professor, Syracuse University Newhouse School] 2013
Box 4		McClune, Andrew [Lockerbie Scholar, deceased] 2013  Plaque at the Memorial Garden for Andrew McClune
Box 4		McQueen, Marjorie [Lockerbie] 2010
Box 4		Murtagh, Brian [Lawyer] 2012
Box 4		Neal, Reverend Alan 2023
Box 4		Nelson, Beth St. Hilaire [Syracuse University alumna, London 1988 study abroad student] 2012
Box 4		Nevins, George [Police investigator, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary] 2010
Box 4		O'Rourke, Judith [Director, Office of Undergraduate Studies at Syracuse University, retired] 2013-2014
Box 4		O'Toole, Robert [assisted in construction of Lockerbie Memorial Cairn ] 2019
Box 4		Ramsden, Ella [Lockerbie, survivor] 2010
Box 4		Speiser, Stuart [attorney] 2010
Box 4		Tchakirides, Nelson [artist] circa 2013
Box 4		Zaid, Mark [attorney, University of Rochester alumnus] 2013

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