Hi,
While the focus is not on Long Island you'll find some information on
aviation - and lots of photos - during the WWII era in the Images of
America book on Curtiss-Wright (Arcadia Press, 2005, ISBN 0-7385-3870)
David Minor
> Jim:
>
> I would suggest contacting the Suffolk County Historical Society in
> Riverhead, the Huntington Historical Society in Huntington, the Oyster Bay
> Historical Society in Oyster Bay, and probably also the Northrup-Grumman
> Corporation. I'm sure that Northrup-Grumman must have a corporate archive
> on
> the operations at Bethpage during WWII.
>
> Hofstra University used to have a Long Island Studies Center. If they
> still
> do, that might be another good source. There is an aviation museum at the
> former Roosevelt Field, Garden City. I'm not sure if they cover history as
> late as WWII; I think they might be more into the early years of flight.
>
> I hope this has been helpful.
>
> David
>
> David Roberts
> Hollywood, MD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Epstein" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:57 PM
> Subject: [NYHIST-L] Long Island & World War II
>
>
>> I'm working on a documentary proposal for a PBS station about New York
>> and
>> Long Island during World War II.
>>
>> Can anyone help direct me to archives, libraries, or museums that
> specialize
>> in Long Island history and that might have photos or ephemera related to
>> this period?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Jim Epstein
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>
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