Foulois, Benjamin Delahauf 1879-1967 creator mixed material monographic eng 17,850 51 1 20.4 Correspondence, diaries, reports, flight records, personnel records, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and other papers relating to Foulois's military career and the development of air power in the U.S. military. Documents Foulois's service in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War (1898), in the Philippines during and after the insurrection (1899-1905), in aerial operations during the Mexican Punitive Expedition (1916), and as chief of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service in World War I, military observer and attaché in Berlin, Germany (1920-1924), commanding officer at Mitchel Field, Long Island, N.Y. (1925-1927), and assistant chief and chief of the Army Air Corps (1927-1935). Also documents U.S. Army airmail operations and Foulois's work relating to civil defense. Includes Foulois's logbook for Aeroplane No. 1 and notebooks (1910) kept while he learned to fly and maintain the army's only airplane. Open to research. In part, transcripts. [S.l.]. U.S. Army officer and pioneer aviator. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006017 Partial indexes available with the collection. United States. Army Foreign service Philippines United States. Army History Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916 United States. Army. Air Corps. United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Aeronautics Law and legislation Aeronautics, Military Air bases New York (State) Air mail service Civil defense Military attachés United States Spanish-American War, 1898 World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations, American Mitchel Field (N.Y.) Philippines History 1898-1946 Philippines History Philippine American War, 1899-1902 Diplomatic and consular service, American Germany Army officers Aviators mm 78021188 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006017 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms006017.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006017 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006017.3 Open to research. DLC 781030 20260227111623.0 mm 78021188