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National Air Transport Collection [Hutchinson]

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1991.0024
Creators:
National Air Transport
Dates:
1927-1937
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.75 Cubic feet
(1 flatbox and one cassette tape box)
Repository:
This collection consists of a scrapbook, photographs, correspondence, interviews, and newspaper articles relating to National Air Transport (NAT).

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following material: NAT scrapbook which includes 110 photographs of NAT pilots, aircraft used by NAT and the service overhaul shop; correspondence and notes by or about Walter J. Addems, E.B. Gray Egbert P. Lott, C.T. Robertson, R.T. Hopkins, and Beebe Daniels; miscellaneous material on Stout Air Services, BAT and NAT; photographs of Stout stewards; tapes of interviews with Harry Bitterman, Egbert P. Lott, and E. Brown Gray; photocopies of newspaper articles on aircraft crashes; copy of a 1933 weather report; photographs of United; and the NAT 1933 newsletter, 'Flypaper'.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Arrangement by type.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
National Air Transport (NAT), Boeing Air Transport (BAT), and Stout Air Services were three early airmail carriers. NAT was formed in 1925 by Clement Keys, and in 1927 won the bid for the New York to Chicago Airmail route. BAT received the Chicago to San Francisco route in 1927, and also carried passengers. Stout Air Service was formed in 1925 and carried mail and passengers from Detroit to Cleveland. These three companies were all predecessors of United Air Lines, which was formed in 1929.

Administration

Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Joseph D. Hutchinson, Gift, 1990, NASM.1991.0024, NASM
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2020.

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 <extref xlink:href="http://airandspace.si.edu/permissions"
Preferred Citation
National Air Transport Collection [Hutchinson], NASM.1991.0024, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

More Information

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General
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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Passenger traffic Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Commercial Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airlines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Audiotapes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newsletters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Notes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Addems, Walter J. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gray, E. Brown Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lott, Egbert P. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Robertson, C. T. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopkins, R. T. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Daniels, Beebe Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bitterman, Harry Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Keys, Clement Melville, 1876-1952 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United Air Lines, Inc. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Air Transport Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boeing Air Transport Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stout Air Services Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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