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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Howard Franklin Wehrle Scrapbook
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2000.0069
- Creators:
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Wehrle, Howard Franklin, 1890-1964
- Dates:
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1923-1931
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.28 Cubic feet1 flatbox
- Repository:
The Howard Franklin Wehrle Scrapbook Collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Wehrle including newspaper articles on aviation, copies of Wehrle's 1929 column, "Flying – America's Path to Greatness," and articles detailing Wehrle's activities in the aviation industry.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Howard Franklin Wehrle, containing newspaper articles on aviation, including a Wehrle's 1929 column, "Flying – America's Path to Greatness", and other articles detailing Wehrle's activities in the aviation industry.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection consists of one scrapbook, the pages of which were dismounted at an unknown date. The scrapbook pages have been left in their original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Howard Franklin Wehrle was born in Charleston, West Virginia on January 20, 1890. In April 1916, Wehrle entered the Curtiss Aviation School. He made his first solo flight on June 16, 1916. Wehrle served overseas as a pilot in World War I, and returned to the United States in December 1918 as a major. He was secretary of the National Aeronautic Association in 1924, and general manager of the Cessna Aircraft Company in 1929. Wehrle also wrote a newspaper column, "Flying – America's Path to Greatness." Howard Franklin Wehrle died on December 14, 1964, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Administration
Author
Allan Janus
Immediate Source of Acquisition
John Ross, Gift, 2000, 2000.-0069.
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Allan Janus, 2018.
Digital Content
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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
Preferred Citation
Howard Franklin Wehrle Scrapbook, Acc. 2000.0069, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics -- Societies, etc. | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
World War, 1914-1918 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Clippings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aircraft industry | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cessna Aircraft Company | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Aeronautical Association (U.S.) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wehrle, Howard Franklin, 1890-1964 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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