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Table of Contents

Foreword

 

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T h e   S i g n   H i s t o r i c a l   G r o u p
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2

Statement of Purpose

 

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UFO HISTORY WORKSHOP AGENDA
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4

Proposed Sessions

 
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
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8

Why a UFO History Workshop,
    by Jan Aldrich


8

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C O N T R I B U T E D   P A P E R S
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20

A Brief History of UFO History,
    by Jerome Clark

20

Research Opportunities In UFO History,
    by Thomas Bullard

28

Ruppelt's Coverup,
 by Brad Sparks


40

Establishing a Common "Who Has What" Database,
  by Maurizio Verga


50

The Project 1947 EM Effects Catalog:
A History and Plan For Development,
by Mark Cashman


54

The Freedom of Information Act As a Research Tool,
 by Jan Aldrich

61

FOIA Strategies and Tactics,
  by Michael Ravnitzky


78

Succession Planning for UFO Materials,
by Jan Aldrich

81

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FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
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86

UK Historical UFO Data Collections,
  by Jenny Randles

86

Ufology Down Under,
 by Bill Chalker

92

A Summary of Official UFO Research in Italy,
by Edoardo Russo

110

Indonesia: J.Salatun Communiqué #1 to J. Allen Hynek

114

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A R C H I V A L   R E S O U R C E S
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120

Newspaper Resources for UFO Historical Research,
    by Thomas E. Bullard


120

Latin American Library Newspaper Holdings

140

Finding Treasures in the Archives: Tips and Resources,
  by James Neff


142

The Library of Congress

145

The National Archives and Record Administration

149

National Archives I Building, Washington, DC

150

National Archives II, College Park, Maryland

151

Washington National Records Center, Suitland, Maryland

153

Proposed Archives Team Visit,
by Jan Aldrich


154

Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell AFB

158

National Personnel Records Center

159

Wright-Patterson, AFB

160

Preliminary Proposal for a 'Government UFO Document' Archives,
by Jan Aldrich


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C O L L E C T I O N S
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166

Archives for UFO Research:
Personal Recollections Preserving the History of UFOs,
by Anders Liljegren


166

The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies Collection

175

The Barry Greenwood Archives

176

The Jan Aldrich Collection / Project 1947

179

The Donald E. Keyhoe Archives

183

Project Sign Research Center Archives

185

The SHG Audio Archive Project

186

The SHG Audio Archive Listing

186

The Loren E. Gross Collection

195

The Karl Pflock Collection

197

The Michael Swords Collection

198

The Edward Ruppelt Papers

198

The George Hunt Williamson Papers

199

The Gray Barker Collection

199

The Colorado Project Collection / E.U. Condon Papers

200

The James McDonald Collection

200

The Donald Menzel Collection

201

The Sign Oral History Project

202

The George Fawcett and Elmer Sabo Collection

204

The Leon Davidson Collection

205

The John Fuller Files

205

The Ohio State University UFO Collection

206

The Bill Chalker / Australia Collection

206

The Murray Bott Archives

211

The Arthur Bray Collection

211

The Bruno Mancusi / Switzerland Collection

212

Research Projects in Italy

216

Collections in Holland

219


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