Fredda Weiss Papers
An inventory of her papers at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University
Summary |
|
| Creator: | Weiss, Fredda. |
| Title: | Fredda Weiss Papers |
| Dates: | 1988-1993 |
| Size: | 2.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Materials related to Fredda Weiss' research and interviews about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland |
| 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 |
Biography
Fredda Weiss (b. 1941) is an Academy Award nominated film producer and costume designer. She graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with degrees in Art History and Theater, and worked in advertising and costume design before moving into feature film and television production. Her production company is called Rainy Day Productions. When her friends Peter and Aphrodite Tsairis lost their daughter, Alexia, in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, Weiss became involved in producing the film Pan Am 103: The Real Story, based on what the families experienced after the disaster. Over the following three years, Weiss developed the project for NBC with scriptwriter and suspense novelist Robert Crais. As the film was about enter pre-production, NBC cancelled the project.
Scope and Content Note
The Fredda Weiss Papers includes research files and interviews Weiss conducted with the ultimate aim of creating a film about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and its effects on the families of victims.
The Articles series includes publications of general interest to Pan Am Flight 103. Articles have also been separated by family if they apply to a specific individual.
Within the Audiovisual materials series are interviews conducted by Weiss with victims' family members and others involved with Pan Am Flight 103, as well as recordings of Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. meetings. Interviews and recordings require the permission of the interviewee for viewing or listening.
The Correspondence series contains correspondence with various members of Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. and other family members, as well as correspondence with political figures.
The Photographs series includes images of the town of Lockerbie and surrounding area, Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. meetings, and artwork created by Pan Am 103 bombing victim Kenneth Bissett.
The Subject files series contains a list of the families involved with the film production, the script for the production, and transcripts from some of the interviews Weiss conducted. Additionally, there are files on various legislative actions and family members of victims. Access to interview transcripts requires the permission of the interviewee.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that recordings and transcripts are restricted at the donor's request. Permission to access these materials must be obtained from the interviewee.
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Access to audiovisual material requires advance notice to produce a use copy.
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
Selected VHS tapes and audiocassette tapes were removed from this collection for inclusion in the Pan Am Flight 103 Audiovisual Collection.
The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives contains additional materials and information related to the Fredda Weiss Papers. Related collections include:
The Adam L. Wilkenfeld Collection
Selected Search Terms
Names
Subjects
Types of material
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Fredda Weiss Papers,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Fredda Weiss in 2006.
Processing Information
Materials have been placed in acid-free folders and boxes.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2011
Revision history: March 2023 - Items rehoused to better accommodate restricted materials; inventory
updated accordingly; finding aid updated according to style guidelines (HVA);
Jul 2024 - Media processed and rehoused, inventory and extent updated
(VSOM)
Inventory
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Bissett, Ken artwork undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Lockerbie village 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Tundergarth churchyard 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. members at meetings 1989 | ||||||||||