Major Della Hayden Raney, American, 1912-1987 Search this
Subject of:
Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881 Search this
United States Army Air Force, American, 1941 - 1947 Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with leather cover
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 13 × 10 5/16 × 1 13/16 in. (33 × 26.2 × 4.6 cm)
Type:
scrapbooks
Place depicted:
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1940-1945
Description:
A scrapbook created by Della Hayden Raney, the principal chief nurse at Tuskegee Army Airfield during World War II. The scrapbook has a leather cover with the Air Force Pilot crest and a depiction of three planes flying amidst a cloud. The bottom right corner of the front of the cover has text that reads: [TUSKEGEE ARMY FLYING SCHOOL]. The interior pages contain photographs, clippings, an Association of Military Surgeons' Certificate, a signed photograph of Colonel Bousefield, head of the African American Medical Group at Tuskegee, and other ephemera connected with the Tuskegee Flying School. The back cover is blank.
