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Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Dale L. Walker Research Collection, WLU Coll. 0334, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.
Biographical / Historical
Paul Ayres Rockwell was a member of the Washington and Lee University Class of 1912, a member of the French Foreign Legion, a journalist in France during World War I, and a colonel in the United States Army.
Scope and Contents
The series contains primary and secondary resources on the Rockwell brothers, Paul Ayres and Kiffin Yates, and World War I aviation history utilized by author and historian Dale L. Walker in his research. Walker has written, among others, Only the Clouds Remain: Ted Parsons of the Lafayette Escadrille, Amsterdam, NY: Alandale Press, 1980.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- France
- France. Armele. Escadrille Lafayette
- Military operations, Aerial
- Rockwell family
- Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, 1892-1916
- United States
- World War (1914-1918)
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Allen, Terry de la Mesa
- Genet, Edmond Charles Clinton
- Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, 1892-1916
- Roosevelt, Theodore
- Walker, Dale L.
Container List
Side 1 of the audiocassette labeled as November 5, 1977 contains part of an unknown meeting. Side 2 contains Colonel Paul A. Rockwell speaking to Dale Walker. Side 1 of the audiocassette labeled as October 3, 1981 contains someone who we believe to be Dale Walker talking about his life as a journalist. Side 2 contains Colonel Paul A. Rockwell of Asheville, NC speaking to Dale Walker about the new book An American For Lafayette: Diaries of Edmond Genet as well as Major General Terry Allen and Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., drunkeness, and dying of the DTs. Digital files of these recordings are stored in Box cloud storage and are available for in-person use.