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National Air and Space Museum Archives
College Park Airport Collection [Knauer]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0087
- Creators:
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Knauer, Fred C.
- Dates:
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1903-1986
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.18 Cubic feet(2 records center boxes)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the history of College Park Airport, the conservation of the airport and the establishment of the museum on the airport grounds. The material includes correspondence, photographs, news clippings, a scrapbook, and other mixed media.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
College Park Airport, in College Park, MD, is the oldest continually-operated airport in the world. Flight operations at College Park began in 1907 when the Wright Brothers gave flight instruction to United States Army Signal Corps personnel at the site. The airport continues to operate as a single-runway general aviation airport. The grounds also include a small museum and the site has been designated as a historic landmark. Fred C. Knauer was instrumental in the formation of committees to preserve the airport against encroachment by developers and to publicize the airport's historic nature.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fred C. Knauer, gift, 1986, 1987-0087, unknown
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
More Information
General
General
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Airports -- Maryland | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Airports | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
College Park Airport | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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