Lt. Bennett C. Simmons Drawing (SC-306)
Content Description
Collection consists of one oversize pencil portrait drawing of Lt. Bennett C. Simmons, a B-17 Bombardier-Navigator, Army Air Corps, WWII. The drawing was created by renowned portrait artist William Van Dresser at Boca Raton Field (Florida) in 1944.
Dates
- Creation: 1944
Creator
- Van Dresser, William, 1871-1950 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Bennett Clark Simmons was born July 1, 1916, in San Angelo, Texas, to B. C. Simmons and Margaret Mae Jordan. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in October 1940 and reenlisted in November 1941. He served as a B-17 bombardier-navigator during WWII and also taught bombardier classes to new recruits. Following WWII, he went back to school on his G.I. Bill and became a medical doctor. He practiced medicine in Long Beach, California, for many years prior to his death on March 24, 1977.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 oversize item)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collection_guides/guide_files/sc306.pdf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This item was donated to Special Collections and Archives on January 7, 2008, by Fran Simmons, daughter of Bennett Simmons.
Processing Information
Finding aid written according to DACS standards by Alyssa Stark and Lisa Rickey, July 2017.
donor
- Simmons, Fran (Person)
Subject
- Simmons, Bennett Clark, 1916-1977 (Person)
- United States. Army. Air Service -- History (Organization)
- Title
- Lt. Bennett C. Simmons Drawing (SC-306)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- July 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
