The O.W. Martin “Sonny” Martin Jr. Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGA) Records Collection Documents List

1. The many types of items within the collection include:
1. Newsletters
2. Meeting minutes for all levels (district, region, division, flotilla)
3. Training materials — manuals, videos, examinations, posters, charts, maps
4. Reports on important events in history such as the recent Hurricane Katrina catastrophe and World War II.
5. Statistics — courtesy examinations, boating accidents, disasters
6. Directories/rosters of individual members within the units
7. Scrapbooks — pictures and descriptions of events
8. Award certificates
9. Medals
10. Correspondence — awards, events, history of the USCGA
11. Histories of the USCGA and individual flotillas. Many of the districts, regions, divisions and flotillas have a written account of their history. Some of them also have a copy of their original charter in their files.
12. Photographs - educational and of individual events (celebrities include Disney characters, actors Lloyd Bridges and William Conrad, Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Sanders, and news journalist Walter Cronkite
13. Videos — educational and of individual events
14. Cassette recordings of speeches given at conferences and special events — some by notable individuals, including Walter Cronkite.
2. These item types include additional information:
1. Unit activities, including such annual events as the Seward Salmon Derby
2. Vessel details — Various CG and USCGA vessels are described in detail. Vessels not associated with the USCGA, such as the tall ship American Eagle, are also described.
3. Other equipment details — Documents describe helicopters, engines and other equipment.
4. Profiles of individual members - These profiles start at birth and give basic details of the individual’s life up until the time of the article.
5. Obituaries of individuals as published in newsletters
6. Timelines — Meeting minutes are excellent at providing a timeline of what is occurring in each area, including important historical events.
7. General subject details — Uniform and Courtesy marine examination requirements, seamanship skills, information about new technologies, weather-related activities (hurricanes and typhoons), and medical treatment related to water activities, and safety equipment.