Phillip W. Stewart

Mr. Stewart is an award winning author of ten books and as many articles. He is the recipient of the J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award given by the Society of American Archivists for his work promoting motion picture film preservation and research. Mr. Stewart was born and raised in southern California. He joined the U.S. Air Force where he spent the next 21 years involved in television production and multimedia management. In subsequent years, Mr. Stewart owned a video production company in California; worked as a producer-director in Arizona; managed a cable channel in Michigan, supervised a media operation in New Jersey, and oversaw a large multimedia facility in Florida. He now lives semi-quietly with his wife and cat, along the Emerald Coast.

Mr. Stewart is an award-winning author of 11 books.

BOOKS:

SKY PATROL 1938: Universal Newsreel Aviation Stories (2018)

BATTLEFILM II: More Motion Pictures of the First World War Held in the U.S. National Archives (2014)

WARFILMS: An Overview of Motion Pictures Within Military Record Groups Held in the U.S. National Archives (2014)

PROJECTED HISTORY: A Catalog of the U.S. National Stories Released by Universal Newsreel, Volume Three: 1933-1935 (2012)

HENRY FORD'S MOVING PICTURE SHOW: An Investigator's Guide to the Films Produced by the Ford Motor Company, Volume One, 1914-1920 (2011)

- Gold Medal, Reference category, Military Writers Society of America Awards.

- Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, Written Art Awards .

- First Place, General Nonfiction category, Written Art Awards.

- The Book Award, Henry Ford Heritage Association.

AERIAL ACES OF THE UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL: A Researcher's Guide to the Aviation Related Stories Released Nationally by Universal Pictures, 1929-1931 (2010)

- Gold Medal, Reference category, Military Writers Society of America Awards.

- Winner, Reference category, The Eric Hoffer Book Award.

- First Place, General Nonfiction category, Written Art Awards.

- Finalist, History category, National Indie Excellence Awards.

PROJECTED HISTORY: A Catalog of the U.S. National Stories Released by Universal Newsreel, Volume Two: 1931-1932 (2009)

AMERICA'S FILM VAULT: A Reference Guide to the Motion Pictures Held by the

U.S. National Archives (2009)

- Winner, Reference category, National Indie Excellence Awards.

- Silver Medal, Reference category, Military Writers Society of America Awards.

PROJECTED HISTORY: A Catalog of the U.S. National Stories Released by Universal Newsreel, Volume One: 1929-1930 (2008)

WAR WINGS: Films of the First Air War (2008)

- Winner, Non-fiction/Technical Reference category, Stars and Flags Book Awards.

- Finalist, Military History category, National Best Books Awards.

- Finalist, Film/TV/Radio category, National Best Books Awards.

BATTLEFILM: U.S. Army Signal Corps Motion Pictures of the Great War (2010/2nd ed.)

- Winner, Non-fiction/Technical Reference category, Stars and Flags Book Awards.

- Best History Book, History category, Reviewers Choice Awards.

Articles:

“The Reel Story of the Great War,” Prologue, Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Vol. 49, No. 4, Winter 2017.

“This Marvelous Marin Man,” Air & Space/Smithsonian, Vol. 31, No. 4, September 2016.

“A Reel Story of World War II: The United News Collection of Newsreels,” Prologue, Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Vol. 47, No. 3, Fall 2015.

“Henry Ford: Movie Mogul? A Titian of Industry Conquers Filmdom,” Prologue, Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Vol. 46, No. 4, Winter 2014.

“Reel Fliers of 1938,” AAHS Journal, American Aviation Historical Society, Volume 58, No. 1, Spring 2013.

"Reel Fliers of 1930," AAHS Journal, American Aviation Historical Society, Volume 57, No. 3, Fall 2012.

"Reel Fliers of 1934," AAHS Journal, American Aviation Historical Society, Volume 57, No. 1, Spring 2012.

"Henry Ford-Movie Mogul," The Ford Legend, Henry Ford Heritage Association, Volume XX, No. 2, Summer 2011.

"Reel Aviation," airspacemag.com, 12 November 2010.

"Frame after Frame-Taking A Look at the Motion Picture Collections in the National Archives," Prologue, Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer 2010.

"Aviation in the Newsreels," Skyways - the Journal of the Airplane, 1920-1940, No. 90, April 2010.

"Taking Stock of the National Archives: Finding Footage in America's Film Vault," Documentary, International Documentary Association, Summer 2009.

"Battlefilm - Motion Pictures of the Great War," Prologue, Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Vol. 40, No. 2, Summer 2008.

"How They Trained: Rare Archival Footage Shows Army Pilots Learning to Fly Jennies in 1917," airspacemag.com, 5 May 2008.