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National Air and Space Museum Archives
American Helicopter Society Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2003.0040
- Creators:
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American Helicopter Society
- Dates:
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bulk 1905-1990
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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5 Cubic feet(7 boxes)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 333 copy negatives, 51 motion picture films, and publications, including manuals, reports, studies, thesis, and lectures, all relating to the various aspects of helicopters. The 333 copy negatives are from the following work: Rotary-Wing Aircraft Handbooks and History, a series of 18 Volumes, edited by E. K. Liberatore, Prewitt Aircraft Co. This work was prepared for the Wright Air Development Center, Air Research and Development Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, circa 1954..
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Started in 1943, the American Helicopter Society (AHS) is an international technical society for engineers, scientists and others working on vertical flight technology.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
AHS International / M. E. Flater, Gift, 2003
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
American Helicopter Society Collection, Accession 2003-0040, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Helicopters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Copy negatives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Motion pictures (visual works) | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Technical manuals -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Technical reports | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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