Collection ID: RG 103.KOE.001
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Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Koenig, Christopher.
Abstract:
Photographs of the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team trip to Lockerbie, Scotland
Extent:
1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Christopher Koenig Photographs,

Background

Scope and Content:

The Christopher Koenig Photographs consists of original photographs of the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team trip to Lockerbie, Scotland in December 1989 and January 1990.

Biographical / Historical:

Christopher Koenig received his Master's degree in physical education from Syracuse University in 1989. During his time at the University, Koenig was an athletic trainer for the men's lacrosse team. In this role, he accompanied the team and Coach Roy Simmons, Jr. on a trip to Lockerbie, Scotland and the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the December 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. During this trip, the team visited the fields surrounding Lockerbie where debris from Pan Am Flight 103 came to rest, paid their respects at memorials to the victims of the disaster, hosted public lacrosse clinics in the town of Lockerbie, and played exhibition games with the English National Team and the English Lacrosse Union President's Team.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Christopher Koenig in 2023.
Processing information:

Photographs were placed in protective sleeves and acid-free folders.

Arrangement:

The collection remains in its original order.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

There are no access restrictions for this collection.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Christopher Koenig Photographs,

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu