Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk. (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers, 1991-2001, SC 0194, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.17 cubic feet 1 box
Creator:
Morley-Mower, Geoffrey, 1918-2005 and McNealy, Richard K.
Abstract:
The Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers, 1999-2001, include a draft of Morley-Mower's memoir Flying Blind, correspondence with artist and collection donor Richard McNealy, and images and copies of paintings used to illustrate Flying Blind.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers, 1991-2001, SC 0194, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers, 1999-2001, consist of a draft of Morley-Mower's Flying Blind, correspondence with artist and collection donor Richard K. McNealy, and images and copies of paintings used to illustrate Flying Blind.

The collection includes correspondence received by McNealy from Morley-Mower, which primarily deals with the illustrations that McNealy created for Flying Blind. A copy of correspondence from Yucca Tree Press is also included. The images and copies of the collection include a hand drawn diagram of the "Wapiti" in ink, photograph copies of paintings by McNeily, John Young, and Wilfred Hardy,a copy of the publisher's proof for the cover of Flying Blind, and photocopies of Morley-Mower's personal aerial and ground photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Geoffrey Morley-Mower (1918-2005), was born in London, England. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1937 and served for 31 years. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross. He flew Hawker Hurricanes, American Mustangs, and subsonic jet aircraft and his assignments included India, the Middle East, Gibraltar and Cyprus. Towards the end of his service with RAF, he was assigned to the Pentagon and subsequently moved his family to the United States. In 1968, Morley-Mower became a James Madison University professor in the English Department. He continued his career at James Madison until his death in 2005.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated in 2006 by Richard K. McNealy, retired USA colonel and cover artist for Morley-Mower's Flying Blind .
Processing information:

In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in 2017-2018. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 5015.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged topically in three folders.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard