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2013.202. Brigadier General Tommy L. Daniels Collection, 1965-2013

November 4, 2015

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Collection Summary

Title
Brigadier General Tommy L. Daniels Collection, 1965-2013
Repository Number
2013.202
Repository
Oklahoma Historical Society, Research Archives
Language of the Material

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Brigadier General Tommy L. Daniels Collection, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division

Acquisition Information

Accession No. 2013.202.1. Acquired 2013-11-14

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Index Terms

Subjects
Military / Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Media
Manuscripts / Photographs

format M2013.202. Manuscripts

Quantity
1 legal thin box (location 1695.04), 1 oversize folder (location 3216)

Administrative Information

Originals/Duplicates

Mix of some originals and some copies.

Description of Material

Contains certificates and diplomas that outline the education and the military career of Brigadier General Tommy Lee Daniels of Guthrie, OK.

Acquisition Information

Accession No. 2013.202.1. Acquired 2013-11-14

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-02.

box 1. Documents

Other/Variant Title
M2013.202 location 1695.04

folder 1. Certificates, Government, Military, 1975-2008

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Air Force Commendation Medal, 1975.

Item 2. United States of America, Meritorious Service Medal, 1984.

Item 3. Air Force Achievement Medal, 1984.

Item 4. Air Training Command, Certificate of Recognition, 1984.

Item 5. Meritorious Service Medal, Third Oak Leaf Cluster, 1990.

Item 6. Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 1992.

Item 7. Legion of Merit, 1992.

Item 8. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Certificate of Appreciation, 1992.

Item 9. "This flag of the United States of America was flown over the United States Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq on August 30, 2008 in honor of Brig Gen Tommy Daniels".

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 2. Certificates, State of Oklahoma, State of Texas, 1978-2010

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Award of Special Merit, Langston University, 1977.

Item 2. Oklahoma Meritorious Service Medal, 1978.

Item 3. Governor's Commendation, 1994.

Item 4. Grand Marshall, Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Parade, Guthrie, OK 2000.

Item 5. State of Oklahoma Citation.

Item 6. State of Oklahoma Proclamation, 2010.

Item 7. State of Texas Citation.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 3. Certificates, American Legion, Leadership, 2011

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Award of Appreciation, SGA Leadership Conference, 2011.

Item 2. American Legion, Certificate of Appreciation, 2011.

Item 3. American Legion, Certificate of Nomination, undated.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 4. Diplomas

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Faver High School, Guthrie, OK, 1965.

Item 2. Central State University, Edmond, OK 1977.

Item 3. Troy State University, Troy, AL 1985.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 5. Short Biographical Information, Newspaper Clipping, Discharge Certificate

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. VA News Release on Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans appointees, 2013/01/31.

Item 2. Advisory on Minority Veterans Committee, Listing, Short Biography.

Item 3. Biographical Listing including assignments, major awards and decorations, civic affiliations and effective dates of promotion.

Item 4. Newspaper Clipping - "Daniels Accepts Position at Pentagon" 1978, UPI Honors Newsroom 9, Tom Daniels Focus Series.

Item 5. Certificate - Honorable Discharge, Oklahoma Air National Guard, 1973.

Item 6. Letter - Nomination to Brigadier General, 1997.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 6. Memberships, 1977, 1983

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Sigma Delta Chi, 1977.

Item 2. Alpha Phi Alpha, 1983.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 7. Membership Card, Postcard, License

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Membership Card, Brig Gen Tommy L. Daniels, The Military Order of the World Wars, 2002.

Item 2. Postcard, American legion, Notice of Special Election, 2013.

Item 3. Operator Permit, Tommy Lee Daniels, Radio Telephone Third Class, 1969.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 8. Certificates, 1989

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Air Force Commendation Medal, Technical Sergeant, Michael S. Smith, 1989.

Item 2. Air Force Commendation Medal, Master Sergeant Ethel L. Wilson, 1989.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 9. Program, Letter, 2000,2010

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Program, 78th Annual Convention of the Oklahoma State Conference of the NAACP, 2010.

Item 2. Letter for Thanksgiving Feast and Fellowship, 2000.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

folder 10. Inaugural Invitation, Barack H. Obama

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Inaugural Invitation, Barack H. Obama, President of the United States, 2009.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

oversize folder 1. Oversize Certificates

Other/Variant Title
M2013.202 location 3216

Administrative Information

Container List

Item 1. Air War College Diploma, 1988-1989.

Item 2. Oversize Copy of Resume.

Item 3. Defense Information School, 1974.

Item 4. State of Nebraska, Nebraska Air National Guard.

Item 5. State of Alabama, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, Aide-de-Camp in the Alabama State Militia, 1985.

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.

Collection Files

format P2013.202. Photographs

Administrative Information

Originals/Duplicates

Mix of some originals and some copies.

Item List

Photograph (color) P2013.202.01. Portrait in formal Air Force uniform (2).

Photograph (color) P2013.202.02. Photograph with unidentified man, 2005/11/05

Photograph (color) P2013.202.03. Year 2000 laminated calendar printed with photograph with 5 unidentified men, 4 in uniform, 1999

Photograph (color) P2013.202.04. Portrait in formal Air Force uniform with bow tie (4).

Photograph (color) P2013.202.05. Photograph with 4 unidentified men.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.06. Photograph with Mary Fallin and 3 unidentified men, 2011/02/17

Photograph (color) P2013.202.07. Photograph with unidentified man, 2010/11/24

Photograph (black and white) P2013.202.08. Photograph at ceremony, receiving award from unidentified man in uniform.

Photograph (black and white) P2013.202.09. Photograph with unidentified man at bar.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.10. Photograph with John Kerry and 2 unidentified men outside airplane.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.11. Photograph with unidentified group at Central Intelligence Agency Memorial Wall.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.12. Photograph on cardstock with 3 unidentified men on air field.

Photograph (black and white) P2013.202.13. Portrait in formal Air Force uniform.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.14. Photograph walking on air field with 2 unidentified men in camouflage uniform.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.15. Official White House photograph with Bill Clinton, 2000/11/11

Photograph (color) P2013.202.16. Photograph by Joe Ramsey with 3 unidentified men, outdoors, autumn, 2008

Photograph (black and white) P2013.202.17. Photograph on cardstock, formal uniform portrait with name and rank.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.18. Photograph with Bill Clinton in the White House.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.19. Photograph with unidentified group at a dinner table.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.20. Photograph of Tommy Daniels talking with unidentified woman.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.21. Photograph with unidentified woman.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.22. Photograph of marching color guard in historical uniforms, Tommy Daniels standing at attention.

Photograph (black and white) P2013.202.23. Photograph of Tommy Daniels with Brown and unidentified man, all in Air Force uniforms.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.24. Photograph of speaker at podium with painting of black pilot.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.25. Photograph of Tommy Daniels holding flag with 2 unidentified men in Air Force uniform.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.26. Photograph with 3 unidentified men, 2 in uniform and 1 in a suit.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.27. Photograph of Tommy Daniels with unidentified man and woman at conference table signing papers.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.28. Photograph of Tommy Daniels on platform at ceremony with 2 unidentified men in uniform and unidentified woman and girl (possibly wife and daughter).

Photograph (color) P2013.202.29. Photograph with General Temple in office in California.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.30. Photograph with General Temple in office in California, Temple signing photograph on desk.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.31. Photograph of Tommy Daniels receiving a plaque from unidentified man at award ceremony.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.32. Photograph of unidentified group at conference table.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.33. Photograph of unidentified group at conference table, Tommy Daniels standing at head of table.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.34. Photograph with 3 unidentified men outdoors, signed by Andrew, last name not legible.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.35. Photograph of Tommy Daniels with Freeman and unidentified man, all 3 in uniform.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.36. Photograph of Tommy Daniels with unidentified man in suit.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.37. Picture of Tommy Daniels at News Room 9.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.38. Photograph of Tommy Daniels at podium.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.39. Photograph of 4 unidentified people, 1 man and 3 women, with portrait of black pilot.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.40. Photograph of the Obama family with "Thank you for your support" printed message, accompanied invitation to inauguration.

Photograph (color) P2013.202.41. Photograph of the Pentagon on matboard with inscriptions and signatures from Pentagon employees, 1992/11/13

Acquisition Information

Accession No. 2013.202.1. Acquired 2013-11-14

Processing Information

Released on 2013-12-30.