Pan Am 103 London Center Collection, 1988-2013

Summary

Creator:
Syracuse University. -- London Center.
Abstract:
The Pan Am 103 London Center Collection contains materials related to the 1988 London headquarters of Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA). The London Center was housed at 24 Kensington Park Gardens at the time of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. This collection contains materials related to the involvement of the Center in the aftermath of the bombing, and ongoing memorials for the 35 students killed in the bombing. The headquarters of Syracuse University's London study abroad program is now located at Faraday House.
Extent:
2 boxes; .75 linear foot
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Pan Am 103 London Center Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The Pan Am 103 London Center Collection contains materials related to the 1988 London headquarters of Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA). The London Center was housed at 24 Kensington Park Gardens at the time of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. This collection contains materials related to the involvement of the Center in the aftermath of the bombing, and ongoing memorials for the 35 students killed in the bombing. The collection comprises the following series: 20th Anniversary, containing materials related to the play The Bird and the Two-Ton Weight and commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the bombing; Clippings; Correspondence; Lockerbie/Syracuse Scholarships, containing applications and timetables for the Lockerbie Scholars program; Memorials; Photographs; and Subject Files, including faculty remembrances and materials related to Forward Lockerbie.

Please note that student applications contained in the Lockerbie/Syracuse Scholarships series are restricted in accordance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Syracuse University policy.

Biographical / historical:

Photograph of 24 Kensington Park Place, London Center

In 1988 Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA) in London was headquartered at 24 Kensington Park Gardens. On December 21, 1988 most of the faculty and staff of the London Center were at an end-of-semester gathering, which was interrupted by the news that Pan Am Flight 103 had crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland carrying many students from the program. The London Center would be at the forefront of the University's initial response to the deaths of 35 of its DIPA students in the bombing.


Acquisition information:
The Pan Am 103 London Center Collection was donated by Meredith Hyde, Director of the London Center, in 2013.
Processing information:

The Pan Am 103 London Center Collection is fully processed

Access and use

Restrictions:

Please note some materials in this collection are restricted in accordance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Syracuse University policy.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Pan Am 103 London Center Collection,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu