Truth about violation of Soviet air space by American plane
Overview
Photographs and text about the 1960 U-2 Incident.
Dates
- Creation: 1960
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English and Russian.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)Includes 29 unmounted photographs and mimeograph copy text (with captions) related to the 1960 U-2 incident. Origin of material is not known, but it is definitely from the U.S.S.R. Photographs show May Day crowd, press conference called by Foreign Minister Gromyko, special exhibition in Moscow displaying parts of the wrecked plane, clothing and other articles used by pilot Francis Gary Powers, Nikita Khrushchev visiting the exhibition, and many other images. Text provides numbers and captions for photographs. Numbers are stamped on verso of images. Text is obviously written from Soviet point-of-view.
Biographical / Historical
On May 1, 1960 a United States spy plane, flown by pilot Francis Gary Powers, was shot down in airspace over the Soviet Union. Powers was captured. Powers was convicted of espionage and sentenced to prison for three years plus seven years hard labor. He was eventually released two years later on February 10, 1962 during a prisoner exchange for Soviet officer Rudolf Abel.
Arrangement
Arranged as listed in text.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2004M-62. Transfer from the New England Deposit Library; received: 2004 October 29. Recataloged from XF 411.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
- Title
- Truth about violation of Soviet air space by American plane, 1960: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02639
Repository Details
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