During World War II, Lorentz directed the Overseas Technical Unit, which was detailed to gather footage to help American pilots spot landmarks and airstrips around the world. This series has maps, correspondence, journals, and photographs. It also contains scripts from several of the briefing films that were produced as guides for different routes. Large format Air Corps photos depict Africa, Iran, Arabia, India, Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Iceland, Labrador, England, and Scotland. Others are in France or unidentified.
Box 127 Folder 1
Maps, 1943-1945
Box 128 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1943-1945
Box 128 Folder 2 to 11
Stills, 1943-1945, (10 Folders)
Box 128 Folder 12
Reports, 1944-1945
Box 129 Folder 1
Lloyd Nosler, 1942-1943
Box 129 Folder 2
Production No. 5 "Back of the Yards,", 1947
Box 129 Folder 3
Personal and OTU Commendations, 1943-1945
Box 129 Folder 4
Personnel Records, 1945
Box 129 Folder 5
OTU - Air Transport Command Motion Picture Section, 1945
Box 129 Folder 6
Pare Lorentz Duty Record, 1942-1945
Box 129 Folder 7 to 8
OTU Air Transport Command, 1943-1945, (2 Folders)
Box 129 Folder 9
Activities Reports, 1945
Box 130 Folder 1 to 6
Briefing Scripts, 1944-1945, (6 Folders)
Box 131 Folder 1 to 3
Briefing Scripts, 1944-1945, (3 Folders)
Box 131 Folder 4 to 8
Consolidated Report of Shipments, January-May 1945, (5 Folders)
Box 132 Folder 1 to 6
Consolidated Report of Shipments, June-November 1945, (6 Folders)
Box 132 Folder 7
Pathé News Feature Orders for O.T.U Script of Movie, 1945
Box 132 Folder 8 to 16
Consolidated Report of Shipments, April-December 1944, (8 Folders)
Box 133 Folder 1
Clippings, 1945
Box 133 Folder 2
Maps, 1940s
Box 133 Folder 3 to 6
Daily Journal, March 1943-June 1944, (4 Folders)
Box 134 Folder 1 to 5
Daily Journal, July 1944-September 1945, (5 Folders)
Box 135 Folder 1
Daily Journal, October 1945-January 1946
Box 135 Folder 2
Catalogue of Still Picture Captions Mission No. 5, 1944
Box 135 Folder 3
Book of photos, 1944-1945
Box 135 Folder 4
Secret History of "Snowball,", 1944
Box 135 Folder 5
4-A. China, 1944-1945
Box 135 Folder 6
ATC--General, 1944-1945
Box 135 Folder 7
Historical Section, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 1
Pan Am, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 2
3. Europe, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 3
Progress of War, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 4
4-B. Pacific Ocean, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 5
Maps: ATC Official, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 6
Magazine Material, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 7
Personal Narratives, 1941-1942
Box 136 Folder 8
Prewar Aviation, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 9
ATC Pilot Training Films List, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 10
Air Transport Command, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 11
Research Notes And Reports, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 12
ATC Research Material, 1944-1945
Box 136 Folder 13
History--Overseas Technical Unit, 1944-1945
Box 137 Folder 1
Summary of Operations of the Air Transport Command, 1944-1945
Box 137 Folder 2
ICAO Regional Manual--North Atlantic, 1944-1945
Box 137 Folder 3 to 4
Pare Lorentz--Personal File, 1943-1945, (2 Folders)
Box 137 Folder 5
History of the Air Corps Ferrying Command, 1944-1945
Box 138 Folder 1
Overseas Technical Unit Historical Research, 1944-1945
Box 138 Folder 2
ATC Stills, 1944-1945
Box 138 Folder 3
ATC Files, 1944-1945
Box 138 Folder 4
Weather and Radio, 1944-1945
Box 139 Folder 1
History of the Ferrying Command, 1941-1942
Box 139 Folder 2
Publicity Materials, 1944-1945
Box 139 Folder 3
Special Orders, 1944-1945
Box 139 Folder 4
Consolidated Report of Shipments, 1945
Box 139 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1944-1945
Box 139 Folder 6
Consolidated Activities Report, 1945
Box 139 Folder 7
Mission Maps, 1944-1945
Box 140
War Department Films, 1947
Box 140 Folder 1
"Back of the Yards,", 1947
Box 140 Folder 2
Film Memo, 1947
Box 140 Folder 3
Cleveland Trip, 1947
Box 140 Folder 4
Miscellaneous Film Shooting Scripts, 1947
Box 140 Folder 5
"New Mail,", 1947
Box 140 Folder 6
Julliard School Scenario, 1947
Box 140 Folder 7
Production No. 7 "Big Steel,", 1947
Box 140 Folder 8
Production No. 9 "The Columbian,", 1947
Box 140 Folder 9
Production No. 12 "The New South,", 1947
Box 140 Folder 10
Production No. 13 "Freedom of the Press,", 1947
Box 140 Folder 11
Production No. 50 "This Was America,", 1947
Box 140 Folder 12
Production No. 51 "Germany and the World Today,", 1947
Box 140 Folder 13
Rural Co-op Film, 1947
Box 141 Folder 1 to 4
Air Corps Photos, 1943, (4 Folders)
Box 142 Folder 1 to 4
Air Corps Photos, 1944-1945, (4 Folders)
Box 187 Folder 1-8
Air Corps Photos (162), 1943-1945
Karen Consolini worked for Pare and Elizabeth Lorentz as their private chef. She would help Lorentz and Tom Radko organize projects and files. These photographs were found by her daughter when looking through her mother's belongings.
Some of the photographs have Lorentz's handwriting and some have labels.
Gift of Marella Consolini, 2022