Nine specific lines of enquiry could convert the reported portions of this record into documented ones. They are set out here roughly in order of expected value, beginning with the 1988 SAFE award citation.
In this section
- 17.1 SAFE Association — 1988 Award CitationHarry W. Schmoll’s original nomination; award citation;
- 17.2 Stanley Aviation Corporate and Test Records“Harry Schmoll”; “Harry W. Schmoll”;
- 17.3 FAA Historical Airman and Rigger Recordswhether Schmoll was formally a parachute rigger;
- 17.4 USPA / Parachute Club of America ArchivesSearch Parachutist, membership records, license lists, competition records, club correspondence, photographs, and related materials for approximately 1958–1970.
- 17.5 Sky Diver Magazine ArchiveThe Cameron article demonstrates that Schmoll appeared in the specialist skydiving press.
- 17.6 California Business RecordsPara-Systems; Para Systems;
- 17.7 Film Production RecordsFor Beach Blanket Bingo, potentially useful records include stunt sheets, insurance reports, payroll records, second-unit production files, Screen Actors Guild records, and call sheets.
- 17.8 Arkansas Death and Newspaper RecordsA death certificate and obituary from the Fort Smith area could supply legal full name, birthplace, parents, spouse and children, occupation, employer, residence, cause of death, burial or cremation,…
- 17.9 Smithsonian and Other Museum Accession RecordsSearch institutional accession files and donor records under Harry Schmoll, Harry W. Schmoll, Para-Systems, Stanley Aviation, YANKEE, and Universal Propulsion.