History of the 477th Bomb Group Medium.

Ephemera includes: a newspaper article about the 477th Bombardment Group's ground crews, featuring Melvin C. Robinson and with an image of Robinson instructing pilots and crews during a daily intelligence briefing; a typed extract of special orders given to Robinson on December 2, 1943; a letter to Army Air Force veterans from Brigadier General Richard C. Sanders, circa 1945, offering the service of personal affairs officers to Black veterans who were prohibited from accessing Air Force facilities and services due to segregation laws; two copies of "Obsequies of Mr. Melvin C. Robinson", held at Pilgrim Baptist Church, Omaha, Nebraska on August 10, 1982; and a certificate of thanks issued to Edna L. Robinson by the Pilgrim Baptist Church on May 14, 1983.

Photograph album containing 122 photographs by unidentified photographers and six pieces of ephemera compiled by Melvin Charles Robinson and his wife Edna L. Robinson, 1943-1983. The photographs depict the work and recreational activities of the 477th Bombardment Group, later the 477th Composite Group after it incorporated the 99th Fighter Squadron, of the United States Army Air Forces at Freeman Field (Indiana), Godman Field (Kentucky), Selfridge Air National Guard Base (Michigan), and Walterboro Army Air Field (South Carolina), circa 1943-1945. Affixed to the front cover of the album is a hand painted panel with the album's title and the insignia of the 477th Bombardment Group.

Photographs of scenes of work include: soldiers in parade formation being reviewed by General Benjamin O. Davis; B-25 Mitchell bombers and P-47 Thunderbolt fighters on the ground and in formation flight; pilots, flight crews, bombardiers, aerial gunners, and armorers undergoing training, performing maintenance, and conducting pre-flight checks; airmen giving and attending intelligence briefings; military police officers; crash crews responding to an event; radio operators; a dispensary; a truck convoy; and color guards. Photographs also depict: scenes of press and Army Air Force officials in front of a hangar on June 21, 1945; Truman K. Gibson, lawyer and Chief Civilian Advisor to the Secretary of War, with two unidentified men, 1945; a group portrait of discharged men and women; and portraits of Robinson alone and with fellow soldiers. Photographs of scenes of recreation include: troops socializing; an officers' dance; athletic competitions, including a track meet, a tennis match, and basketball and softball games; boxing, including exhibition matches with Joe Louis at Godman Field; and United Service Organizations (USO) performers, including Lena Horne, King Cole Trio, Louis Armstrong and the Louis Armstrong Orchestra, and Horace Henderson and the Horace Henderson Orchestra. Also includes aerial photographs of: B-25 Mitchell bombers in formation flight; a flooded landscape in an unidentified location; and a view of Freeman Field, Indiana.