Collection inventory

Pan Am 103 Office of Undergraduate Studies Collection

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

Finding aid created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2012

Revision history:
Mar 2015	Errors corrected; stylistic changes (VSOM)
Apr 2018	Stylistic changes (VSOM)
Mar 2020	Restrictions and inventory updated (VSOM)

Historical Note

In 1988 the Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA) was under the Office of Undergraduate Studies. When Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie Scotland while carrying 35 students enrolled in Syracuse University's DIPA program the Office of Undergraduate Studies was heavily involved in the campus response. This department handled phone calls to families of the victims immediately following the tragedy and participated in campaigns to build the Place of Remembrance, to establish the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholarships and other Pan Am 103 initiatives on campus.

Scope and Content Note

The Pan Am 103 Office of Undergraduate Studies Collection contains correspondence relating to that office's role in the aftermath of the Pan Am 103 bombing. Of particular note is correspondence exchanged with the parents of the 35 Syracuse University students killed on Pan Am 103. These folders span the years 1988-1992. Intra-university correspondence sent from December 1988-December 1989 may also be found in this collection, along with general correspondence from March, 1989-1996.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.

Office of the Chancellor records are restricted to the office of origin for 50 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.

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 Office of Undergraduate Studies Collection. Related collections include:

Victim and Family Collections

Selected Search Terms

Names

Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

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

Correspondence.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Pan Am 103 Office of Undergraduate Studies Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

The Pan Am 103 Office of Undergraduate Studies Collection materials were donated by the Office of Undergraduate Studies in 2000.

Processing Information

The Pan Am 103 Office of Undergraduate Studies Collection is processed.

Arrangement

The Pan Am 103 Office of Undergraduate Studies Collection is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically.

Table of Contents

Correspondence

Inventory