Collection inventory

Pan Am 103 London Center Collection

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

Finding aid created by: Vanessa L. St.Oegger-Menn
Date: March 2015

Revision history:
May 2015	Inventory added (VSOM)

Historical Note

In 1988 Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA) in London was headquartered at 24 Kensington Park Gardens. On December 21, 1988 most of the faculty and staff of the London Center were at an end-of-semester gathering, which was interrupted by the news that Pan Am Flight 103 had crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland carrying many students from the program. The London Center would be at the forefront of the University's initial response to the deaths of 35 of its DIPA students in the bombing.

The headquarters of Syracuse University's London study abroad program is now located at Faraday House.

Scope and Content Note

The Pan Am 103 London Center Collection contains materials related to the 1988 London headquarters of Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA). The London Center was housed at 24 Kensington Park Gardens at the time of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. This collection contains materials related to the involvement of the Center in the aftermath of the bombing, and ongoing memorials for the 35 students killed in the bombing. The collection comprises the following series: 20th Anniversary, containing materials related to the play The Bird and the Two-Ton Weight and commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the bombing; Clippings; Correspondence; Lockerbie/Syracuse Scholarships, containing applications and timetables for the Lockerbie Scholars program; Memorials; Photographs; and Subject Files, including faculty remembrances and materials related to Forward Lockerbie.

Please note that student applications contained in the Lockerbie/Syracuse Scholarships series are restricted in accordance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Syracuse University policy.

Alternative Formats

Selected photographs from this collection are also available as digital files. Please contact the archivist for further information on accessing the materials.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note some materials in this collection are restricted in accordance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Syracuse University policy.

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 Pan Am 103 London Center Collection. Related collections include:

Pan Am 103 Story Archives Collection

Syracuse University Collections

Selected Search Terms

Names

Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Syracuse University. -- London Center.

Associated Titles

The Bird and the Two-Ton Weight.

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.
Photographs.
Writings (documents)

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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

Acquisition Information

The Pan Am 103 London Center Collection was donated by Meredith Hyde, Director of the London Center, in 2013.

Processing Information

The Pan Am 103 London Center Collection is fully processed

Table of Contents

20th Anniversary

Clippings

Correspondence

Lockerbie/Syracuse Scholarships

Memorials

Photographs

Subject Files

Inventory