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Bart Brigida Collection (3409) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 34090000000
Collection
Bart Brigida Collection
Association
Air America Association
Title
Bart Brigida Collection (3409) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2023-06-12
Linear Feet
2.5
Language(s)
English Chinese Japanese Lao
Dates
Creation: Majority of material found within 1942 - 1970
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately 2.5 linear feet of materials documenting Lieutenant Colonel Bart Brigida's U.S. Air Force career, including his service with Air America in Vientiane, Laos from 1966-1970 and Udorn, Thailand from 1970-1974. The materials include artifacts; military orders; memos and correspondence; letters of recommendation and appreciation; award citations and certificates; briefing information; photographs; performance and other reports; notes; manuals, technical orders, and other training materials; course materials; academic papers; flyers and pamphlets; pilots checklists and logs; SOPs; ID and business cards; agendas; and financial records. The materials are dated predominately 1942-1970.
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Photographs
1 photograph - Command and Staff School Class 58 Wing IV Seminars 51-55 class photo; b&w; 8 x 10 inches

4 photographs - Bart Brigida leaning against a fence; members of the 1604th Air Police Squadron; Bart Brigida portrait; soldiers in formation; b&w; various sizes
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Museum Objects
3409museum6480 - Fire Chief helmet

3409museum6481 - Ashtray

3409museum6482 - Aviator glasses

3409museum6483 - Jeppesen Computer

3409museum6484 - Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer

3409museum6485 - U.S. Army Air Corps Pilots Navigation Kit

3409museum6486 - Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon bar
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  • Box 1 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D186.7 [D186.7]]
  • Box 2 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D187.6 [D187.6]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • Army Air Forces Instrument Approach Procedures (Technical Order No. 08-15-4) (1945)
  • Folder 2
  • Manuals, SOPs, and training materials (1953)
  • Folder 3
  • Manuals (1954)
  • Folder 4
  • Dictionary of United States Military Terms for Joint Usage (AFP 5-1-1) (1955)
  • Militant Liberty: A Program of Evaluation and Assessment of Freedom (1955)
  • Folder 5
  • Manuals (1956)
  • Folder 6
  • Air Command and Staff College manuals (1957)
  • Folder 7
  • Air Command and Staff College manuals (1957)
  • Folder 8
  • Air Command and Staff College instructional circulars (1957)
  • Folder 9
  • Air Command and Staff College curriculum catalogue (1957)
  • Folder 10
  • Materiel (CSSM-5) (1957)
  • Folder 11
  • Air Command and Staff College instructional circulars (1958)
  • Folder 12
  • Air Command and Staff College instructional circulars (1958)
  • Box 2
  • Folder 1
  • Information on the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of 1953 (AFP 34-4-6) (1959)
  • Folder 2
  • Air Defense System Pacific Area (PACAFM 55-7) (1960)
  • Folder 3
  • Jeppesen computer briefing booklet (1960)
  • Folder 4
  • Traffic Manual (MM 76-1) (1961)
  • Folder 5
  • Air Force Guide for Retired Personnel (AFP 211-1-12) (1966)
  • Folder 6
  • Air Command and Staff College graduation ceremony pamphlet (1958)
  • A Staff Study on Interim Implementation of MATS Airlift Flexibility Concept by Bart Brigida (1957)
  • Folder 7
  • Course materials, SOPs, memos (1948-1956)
  • Folder 8
  • ATCC SOP (1955-1956)
  • Folder 9
  • Pilots checklists (No Date)
  • Folder 10
  • Pilot logs (1942-1949)
  • Folder 11
  • Business/ID cards, flyers/pamphlets, agenda, pilot license, financial records (1947, 1963-1970)
  • Folder 12
  • Performance reports, letters of recommendation/appreciation, award citations, memos/correspondence (1951-1960, 1967-1968)
  • Folder 13
  • Military orders, memo, certificates, briefing information (ca. 1953, 1962, No Date)
  • Folder 14
  • Performance reports, award citations, memos/correspondence, letters of recommendation (1954-1960)
  • Folder 15
  • Award citations and certificates, military orders, service records, memos, financial records (1942-1962, 1969, 1987-1988)
  • Folder 16
  • Insurance and retirement pay information (1962, ca. 1971)
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34090000000
Citation
Bart Brigida Collection (3409) Finding Aid, Bart Brigida Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34090000000, Accessed 04 Apr 2026.
Pub Credit Line
34090000000, Bart Brigida Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 12 Jun 2023 [Updated: 14 Jun 2023]

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