National Air and Space Museum Archives

Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Photograph Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1999.0013
Creators:
Kenyon, Cecil (Teddy), 1905-1985
Dates:
[ca. 1930s-1970s]
bulk [ca. 1940s-1960s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.29 Cubic feet
(1 shoebox) (11 film cans)
Repository:
This collection consists of both color and black and white images of Ted and Teddy Kenyon and their aviation careers. There are also a number of images of Bud and Betty Gillies. This collection also contains eleven 16mm films of Teddy Kenyon.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of both color and black and white images of Ted and Teddy Kenyon and their aviation careers. There are also a number of images of Bud and Betty Gillies. This collection also contains eleven 16mm films of Teddy Kenyon.
Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection is arranged by content type.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Cecil (Teddy) Kenyon (1905-1985) was taught to fly by her husband, Ted Kenyon, a pilot for Colonial Airlines, in 1929. Teddy received her pilot license after 10 hours of instruction. After receiving her license, Teddy became a charter member of the "99s" and in 1933 she won the National Sportswomen Flying Championship at Roosevelt Field, New York. During the late 1930s Teddy flew for the Civil Air Patrol, and became a test pilot for Grumman during World War II. In her position at Grumman she had opportunity to fly the following types of Grumman aircraft as they came off the production line: F4F Wildcats; F6F Hellcats; and TBF Avengers. Teddy received her helicopter license in 1960 and remained an active pilot well into her seventies.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donald W. MacGlashan, gift, 1999, 1999-0013, unknown
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 1999.

Using the Collection

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
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Ted and Cecil "Teddy" Kenyon Collection, Acc. NASM.1999.0013, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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