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Eugene F. Zimmerman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WUA-04-wua00104

Dates

  • Creation: 1911-1968

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

6.00 linear feet

Biographical Information

Eugene F. Zimmerman was born in Pittsburgh, Kansas in 1903. In 1925, he graduated from Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering. After working for General Motors, Zimmerman joined the aviation department of the Shell Oil Co. in St. Louis in 1930. In 1932 he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve and in 1945 was assigned to temporary active duty as a member of the Naval Reserve Policy Board in Washington, D.C.  He participated in the occupation of Okinawa and was awarded the Bronze Star.  He returned to the United States in 1946 after assisting an airline company survey routes to the Far East in China, Korea and the Philippines.  Zimmerman was a commander of Naval Air Reserve Fleet Air Service Squadron 164, stationed at Floyd Bennett Field until retiring in 1962.

Zimmerman was married to Isabelle Lowis Zimmerman. He was a past president of the Colonial Rifle and Pistol Club, a member of the board of directors of the Visiting Nurse Association of Staten Island, and also held membership in the Staten Island Power Squadron and the Quiet Birdsmen, a national organization of pilots.  He was also an elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Stapleton. Zimmerman died on December 7, 1967.

Arrangement

This collection is divided into eight series as follows:

Series 01:  Autobiographical Material (arranged alphabetically by subject)

Series 02:  U.S. Navy Reserve (arranged alphabetically by subject)

Series 03:  U.S. Navy (Active) (arranged by material type then alphabetically by subject)

Series 04:  Shell Oil Company (arranged alphabetically by subject)

Series 05:  Miscellaneous (arranged alphabetically by subject)

Series 06:  Navigational Chart

Series 07:  Books  (arranged alphabetically by last name of author or by subject)

Series 08:  Personal Correspondence (arranged chronologically)

Method of Acquisition

This material was donated by Mrs. Eugene F. Zimmerman in 1988 to the School of Engineering, who transferred the papers to University Archives.

Processing Information

Processed by Sarah Pabarcus in January 2006.

Title
Eugene F. Zimmerman Papers
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng

Revision Statements

  • 2021 March 5: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.

Collecting Area Details

Part of the University Archives Collecting Area

Contact:
Sonya Rooney
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495