Our Work

Collections

The Clark Special Collections of the Library contains a significant body of personal papers donated to the Academy by Air Force officers and civilians who were instrumental in the development of American air power. The Friends often plays a crucial role in the acquisition, processing, cataloguing, and/or digitization of many of these collections.
 
       

Books
 

The Genesis of Flight
The Aeronautical History
Collection of Colonel
Richard Gimbel

Falconry at the USAF Academy
The Story of the Cadets'
Unique Performing Mascot

Air Force Academy Heritage
The Early Years

Hubert R. Harmon
Airman, Officer, Father of the
Air Force Academy

USAFA 50th Anniversary Oral Histories
 
       

A History of the
Permanent Professors
of the USAF Academy

Videos
 
 

What Ought We Be
The Story of Falconry at the
United States Air Force Academy

Expect Great Things
The First Fifty Years
of the Air Force Academy

Evade
Evasion Experiences of American Aircrews in World War II

The Heritage of USAFA
Interview with Walter A. Netsch, Director of Architectural
Design Team

Oral Histories
 
     

USAFA 1954-2004
50th Anniversary Oral History

The Heritage of USAFA
Interview with Walter A. Netsch, Director of Architectural
Design Team

Other Projects
 

Clark Firearm Collection

RAF Eagle Squadron Exhibit

Benjamin C. Steele
Exhibit

Stalag Luft III
Exhibit

History of the Academy Exhibit
 
 

Southeast Asia POW Exhibit

The Centennial of Powered Flight Exhibit

Essay: U. S. Air Force at 75: A Thumbnail History

Essay: The Air Force and It's Academy

The Graduate Heritage Projects

The Friends of The Academy Library has made a commitment to being a premiere Academy organization in recording and preserving the heritage of Air Force Academy graduates. The project’s continuing goal is to assemble all the available material dealing with the adult lives of these Air Force Academy graduates and any future graduates who have distinguished themselves in a manner which could be used as role models for future Academy graduates and other members of the Air Force. To date, four databases have been established for that purpose, with the Astronaut database currently in development.

The graduate database is currently in the process of being migrated from legacy software to a more modern, user accessible interface. Until complete, data will be unavailable. Please check back frequently as this process continues.
 

The War Memorial

Prisoners of War

The Jabara Award

Astronauts

Graduate Awards