Richard Farnham Sherwood papers

Richard Farnham Sherwood papers, 1942-1991

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Sherwood, Dick (Richard Farnham), 1924-2011
Title: Richard Farnham Sherwood papers
Dates: 1942-1991 (inclusive)
19421991
Quantity: 4.75 linear feet, (12 boxes)
Collection Number: ACCN 2997
Summary: The Richard Farnham Sherwood papers (1942-1991) consist of personal papers, WWII Air Force materials, information pertaining to the Senior World Exchange Program and political activism materials.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English, Russian

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Richard Farnham Sherwood was a World War II veteran, organizer of the Senior World Exchange Program, and peace activist. Sherwood was a member of the Air Force during World War II and took part in photo reconnaissance of Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb. Dick was born in Price, Utah and spent his childhood in Salt Lake City until joining the Air Force. He served as a pilot during World War II and became actively involved in peace organizations because of his experiences during the war. Dick married Virginia Honey Sherwood. They loved experiencing different cultures and traveling the world promoting peace. The former Salt Lake City Water Department superintendent and his wife helped initiate and were involved in several people-to-people exchanges including spending 1950 on a water project in Mexico and five months in Russia pioneering a U.S.-Soviet exchange initiative in 1985. They were involved in the Civil Rights movement in Salt Lake, and even had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They hosted people from all over the world in their home and believed that to get to know one-another better was the secret to international peace and brotherhood. Dick and Honey were invited to Japan in 1995 when Dick was part of a four-part documentary promoting peace and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Dick enjoyed a long life, full of adventure. He loved the outdoors, and was an avid fisherman. He was happiest in his canoe, with a fish on the line. He was also a talented violinist and singer. He sang for many years with the Beehive Statesmen Barbershop Chorus and loved to serenade his family with songs.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Richard Farnham Sherwood papers consist of personal papers, WWII Air Force materials, information pertaining to the Senior World Exchange Program and political activism materials.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processed by Kelsie Flack in 2017.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Newspaper ArticlesReturn to Top

Contains printed and reprinted newspaper articles on various topics pertaining to World War II history and Soviet relations.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Atomic Bomb News Articles
1	2	"A KGB Spymasters Tale of How the Soviets Got the Bomb"	1994
1	3-4	Newspaper Articles
1	5-6	Printed Newspaper Articles
1	7	Russian Newspaper

Richard Sherwood Air Force InformationReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	1	505th Bombardment Group
2	2	509th Composite Group Wendover
2	3	509th Composite Group Peace Memorial Wendover	1990
2	4	Headquarters 505th Bombardment Group San Francisco, California
2	5	Sherwood Reference Letter	1942
2	6	Pilot Log Books	1942-1943
2	7	Shipping Tickets	1942-1943
2	8	Air Force Papers	1943
2	9	Marfa, Texas Air Cadets Class 43-J Graduation	1943
2	10	Hobbs Army Air Field	1943-1944
2	11	Authorization for Allotment of Pay	1943-46
2	12	Individual Flight Records	1943-1946
2	13	National Personnel Records Center- Richard Sherwood Military Records	1943-1955
2	14	Air Force Papers	1944
2	15	Pilot's Information File	1944
2	16	Air Force Papers	1945
2	17	Air Force Plane Operations	1945
2	18	Army Leave of Absence	1945
2	19	Bleeding Heart Award	1945
2	20	Civil Air Regulations	1945
2	21	Notice of Approval and Mailing of Duplicate Check	1945
2	22	Sherwood Officers Pay Data Card	1945
2	23	Sketches of Japan	1945
2	24	Receipt for Payment of Taxes	1945-1946
2	25	Remitter Receipts	1945-1946
2	26	Air Force Papers	1946
2	27-28	Air Force Papers	1946
2	29	Aviation Publications	1946
2	30	Counter Receipt- Acknowledgement of Remittance	1946
2	31	Pay and Allowance Account	1946
2	32	Schedule of Expenses and Itinerary of Traveler	1946
2	33	Headquarters Fourth Air Force	1947
2	34	Air Force Papers	1949
2	35	Air Force Insurance	1951
2	36	Air Force Papers 1953	1953
2	37	Air Force Papers	1955
2	38	Aircraft Flight Report Operations
2	39	Allotments of Pay
2	40	Application for Discharge of Service
2	41	Cumulative Years of Service
2	42	Discharge and Veterans Information

World War II MaterialsReturn to Top

Contains materials from and information regarding WWII. Includes articles on peace and recounts of the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan by the United States. Also includes information on the 1995 Japanese story on Sherwood.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	1	Flight Instructor's Manual
3	2	Headquarters Combat Crew Detachment, Pyote, Texas
3	3	"How Can We Make Real World Peace?"
3	4	Individual Issue Record
3	5	Information for Veterans Enrolling at U of U
3	6	Interphone Marana Army Air Field 43-J.
3	7	Miscellaneous Air Force Papers- Expenses Contains expense papers.	1945
3	8	Notice of Change of Address
3	9	Personal Report of Reserve Officer
3	10	Pilot Instrument Papers
3	11	Promotion of Officer Richard Sherwood
3	12	Ration Books Empty Ration Books from WWII.
3	13	Reserve Officers Association of the United States
3	14	Richard Sherwood Pilot Certificate	1946
3	15	Richard Sherwood Records Jacket Envelope
3	16	Transmittal of Records
3	17	Undated Air Force Papers
3	18	United Airlines Application and Letters
3	19	Utah Chapers Eighth Air Force Historial Society March 1997 Newsletter	1997
3	20	Veterans Application for Surplus Property
3	21	Veterans Department of Labor/Insurance
3	22	Veteran Interview Card
3	23	Vouchers for Per Diem and/or Reimbursement of Expenses Incident to Official Travel
3	24	War Department Memorandum Receipt
3	25	Western Union Telegraph Company Receipts	1945-1946
3	26	Anti-Nuclear War Article and Fliers
3	27	Articles on Peace
3	28	Atomic Bomb Contains information and articles regarding the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima.
3	29	Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Hearing 2010	2010
3	30	D-Day and V-E Day Fact Sheets
3	31	Earle and Barbara Reynolds and Mr. Yamada on Japan-America Peace Reynolds and Yamada accounts of life after the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. This letter promotes peace.	1958
3	32	Enola Gay Archives from Smithsonian
3	33	General Leslie R. Groves Information
3	34	Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration August 6 Program Flier
3	35	International Senior Citizens Association First Annual Peace Forum
3	36	Japan Contains papers from Japan.
3	37	Japan 1995 Information regarding the Sherwood interaction with Japan TBS in 1995.	1995
3	38	Japanese Newspaper Article on Sherwood	1995
3	39	"Misused Enola Gay," Salt Lake Tribune	1995
3	40	"The Mustangs of Iwo Jima"
3	41	Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act and Newspaper Articles
3	42	Orion Sherwood Protest Statement
3	43	Peace Institute: Time to Act
3	44	Peace Leaf Newsletter	1988
3	45	The Peace Reporter
3	46	Personal Accounts of The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb Contains personal remembrance and experience from witnesses of the Atomic Bomb dropping on Hiroshima, Japan.
3	47	Prayer for Healing and Mankind
3	48	"Preparing for Peace " by Robert T. Snipes	1988
3	49	Projects for Planetary Peace T-Shirt Project
3	50	Reminiscences of Los Alamos by Josheph O. Hirschfelder	1943-1945
3	51	Ruins of Manila	1945
3	52	"D-Day + 20 Years: Ike's Story" from Salt Lake Tribune Chapter sections from the book by Pres. Eisenhower.
3	53	Seeking the True Meaning of Peace
3	54	Summary of the Olphin Plan

Newspaper Articles on World War IIReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
4	1	"When the War Stopped" from Time Magazine	1995
4	2	"The United States Academy of Peace...What It Is and Is Not"
4	3	Veterans For Peace Contains information and materials from the Veterans For Peace organization.
4	4	Veterans Stories
4	5	"What is Killing the Babies of Vernal, Utah?"
4	6	"White Light, Black Pain"
4	7	Yank: Tokyo Edition Volume I, No. 4	1945
4	8	Twentieth Air Force Association Newsletter

Senior US/Soviet World Exchange ProgramReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	1	World Exchang Info/Fliers
5	2	World Exchange Program Information
5	3	Blank World Exchange Application Forms
5	4	World Exchange Correspondence	1987-1988
5	5	Miscellaneous World Exchange Correspondence
5	6	World Exchange Soviet Contacts
5	7-9	Senion US/Soviet World Exchange Applications

Soviet Union MaterialsReturn to Top

Contains papers and materials involving the Sister Cities program and other organizations involving Soviet-US relations.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	1	Sister Cities
6	2	Sister Cities Information
6	3	Sister City Senior Exchange
6	4-5	Sister City News	1988-1994
6	6	Soviet-American Dialogue	1987-1988
6	7	International Peace Walk Papers and Information
6	8	Soveit-American Peace Walk	1987-1988
6	9	The Soviet-American Citizens Summit	1988
6	10	American-Soviet Homestays, Inc.	1989
6	11	The Bridge-Youth Ambassadors International Newspaper	1989
6	12	Glasnost Soviet-American News	1988-1989
6	13	Project Development Trip	1989
6	14	The Global Family News	1989
6	15	Moscow News	1989
6	16	U.S.S.R Questionaires	1989
6	17	Utah Committee for American Soviet Relations	1989-1991
6	18	International Student USU Igor Moiseev	1990
6	19	News From Ukraine	1989
6	20	Soviet Union Spring Break	1991
7	1	Armenian General Benevolent Union	1993
7	2	Dialogue Cooperative Agency, Kiev
7	3	Private Visits to the Soviet Union
7	4	"Remembering the American Soviet Walk," An Open Letter from Fred Segal
7	5	Russian Addresses
7	6	Russian Christmas Cards
7	7	Envelopes from Russia
7	8	Russia Initiative-United Methodist Church
7	9	Russian Language Lessons
7	10	Russian Language Learning Papers
7	11	Letters from Russia
7	12	Russian Materials and Magazines In the Russian Language.
7	13	Russia and Northern Capitals	1989
7	14	Miscellaneous Russian Papers In the Russian Language.
7	15	US and Soviet Customs Declarations
7	16	"The Presidents US-Soviet Exchange Initiative" Fact Sheet	1986

Miscellaneous Materials and PapersReturn to Top

Contains various papers and articles. Organized in alphabetical order.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
8	1	American Association for the United Nations: People's Section Bulletin	1958
8	2	American Association for the United Nations	1959
8	3	American Friends Service Committee	1951
8	4	ASSA Exchanges
8	5	"The Case of the Empty Courtroom"
8	6	The Chicago Theological Seminary	1951
8	7	The Egg: "Global Warming"	1991
8	8	Extra! Update Newsletter	1995
8	9	Fellowship: Peace Information Edition	1959
8	10	Gulf War
8	11	The ILIFF Reporter	1958
8	12	The Interdependent Publications	1991-1992
8	13	Interfaith Peacemaking Resource Center of Utah
8	14	Memo From Washington: American-Israel Friendship	1958
8	15	The Nation: "The Anniversary of Almost Everything at 50"	1995
8	16	Pen Pals for Peace
8	17	People's Diplomacy, English Language Friends Club
8	18	The Present Attitude of the United States Public Toward the United Nations
8	19	Project Update Newsletter	1989
8	20	Saturday Review: "If There Is to Be Mobilization"	1959
8	21	The Superficial Aspect: Idiocy as a Catalyst	1959
8	22	"A Thyng of Valor," Airforce Magazine
8	23	"Tomorrow's World" by George Holt
8	24	United Nations
8	25	Inited World Federalists	1951; 1959
8	26	William Winter Comments: "The Emperor Ponders War"	1990
8	27	World Constitutional Convention Agreement
8	28	World Federalist Association of Utah
8	29	Youth Center "Justice"
8	30	Letters to the Presidents on Iraq Letters addressed to Presidents Carter and Bush from Sherwood on US relations with Iraq.

Richard Sherwood and Family MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
9	1	Richard and Honey Sherwood Correspondence	1989
9	2	Sherwood Collection of Genealogical Records
9	3	"Deer Hunting As a Sport," Richard Sherwood	1940
9	4	"Design Considerations In the Use of Glauber Salt for Energy Storage," Kim H. Sherwood's Master's Thesis
9	5	Sherwood Japan Trip
9	6	KUTV Japan Documentary
9	7	Letter from Honey Sherwood	1944
9	8	Letter from Honey Sherwood on Marriage
9	9	Sherwood's Literature Notecards
9	10	Sherwood Miscellaneous Notes
9	11	Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes
9	12	Sherwood's Music and Art Certificates
9	13	Dick and Honey Sherwood's NAACP Certificates	1956
9	14	"The Priceless Profits of Peace," Richard Sherwood	1939
9	15	Richard Sherwood Trespassing Trial
9	16	UNAU Newsletter Article on Sherwood	1995
9	17	Sherwood's Utah Water Systems Certificates

Miscellaneous DocumentsReturn to Top

Contains miscellaneous papers and correspondence.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
10	1	The Negro Herritage Library Calendar	1966
10	2	Alaska/Finn Airlines
10	3	Alexander Andrusevich
10	4	Alexander Matthewsow (Matusov) Summary of Qualification
10	5	Applications for Employment and Enrollment
10	6	Application for International Driving Permit
10	7	Biological Warfare Re-Emerges in Utah
10	8	Blue Cross-Interim Plus
10	9	Bonneville Salt Flats
10	10	Christmas Cards
10	11	The Club 310
10	12	Correspondence	1987-2009
10	13	East Canyon Resort and Great Rift Valley Map
10	14	Equality Christmas Cards
10	15	Excerpts from My Diary Richard Sherwood's diary.
10	16	Galerie Perestroika
10	17	Gary Esposito Application and Correspondence
10	18	Humphrey Mantle for Lamps
10	19	Institute of Humann Resource Development
10	20	Japan Brochures and Maps
10	21	Kids Drawings
10	22	Licenses to Operate Motor Vehicles in National Parks	1939-1940; 1946
10	23	Maps Various maps.
10	24	Medico
10	25	Methodist Church
10	26	Methodist Peace Courier	1958
10	27	Miscellaneous Business Cards
10	28	Miscellaneous Correspondence and Cards
10	29	Miscellaneous Money From Japan, China, and Russia.
10	30	Miscellaneous Name Cards
10	31	Miscellaneous Papers
10	32	National Geographic Arctic Ocean Map
10	33	Natural Disasters
10	34	Outdoor Activity Preparations
10	35	Poetry
10	36	PolySci, Terrorism, Soviet, and Misc. Lecture Notes Sherwood lecture notes.
10	37	Rel-Tek
10	38	Rex Waste and Water Memo Book
10	39	Salt Lake Corporation Normal Retirement Age Advancement
10	40	State of Utah Global Business Directory Paperwor
10	41	Thunderbird Field Lower Class Graduation Dance, Sixth Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment- Glendale, Arizona	1943
10	42	U.C.I.	1939
10	43	Unit Reunions Information	2002
10	44	University of Utah Eightieth Annual Commencement	1949
10	45	Unversity of Utah Review	1988-89
10	46	Wendover Travel Brochures
10	47	William Butt's Story

S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Choir MaterialsReturn to Top

This series contains choir songbooks and tickets to the choir events.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
11	1	Beehive Statesmen Chorus Annual Spring Show	1944
11	2	Christmas Songbooks
11	3	Miscellaneous Songbooks
11	4	S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Show Fliers
11	5	S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Show Tickets
11	6	S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Songbooks A-I
11	7	S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Songbooks J-Y

Miscellaneous MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
12	1	American Theater Campaign Ribbon
12	2	Photocopies of Sherwood's Plaques Contains plaques awarded to Sherwood for his service in various occupations.	1951-2008
12	3	Pilot Hat Unworn Armed Forces pilot hat.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Exchange of persons programs, American
Pacifists--Utah--Archives
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Archives

Personal Names

Sherwood, Dick (Richard Farnham), 1924-2011--Archives

Corporate Names

Barbershop Harmony Society--Records and correspondence
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 505th
United States. Army Air Forces. Composite Group, 509th--Veterans--Archives

Geographical Names

Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union

Form or Genre Terms

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Fliers (Ephemera)
Maps
Newsletters
Records (Documents)
Songbooks
Tickets

Archives West Finding Aid

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