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National Air and Space Museum Archives
President's Air Policy Commission Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1997.0053
- Creators:
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United States. President's Air Policy Commission
- Dates:
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1947
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.15 Cubic feet(1 legal document box)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains working documents from the President's Air Policy Commission. Folder 1 includes 1947 drafts and memoranda. Folder 2 includes undated drafts and memoranda.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The President's Air Policy Commission Collection was formed after World War II to gather relevant data and consider various critical issues facing contemporary aviation. The donor of this collection, Edward S. Prentice, trained fighter pilots in World War II and subsequently was a participant in the Commission. He later worked in the fields of international transportation and economics.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Edward S. Prentice, gift, 1997, 1997-0053, Public Domain
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
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General
General
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics and state | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics -- Law and legislation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Memoranda | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Prentice, Edward S. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. President's Air Policy Commission | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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