National Air and Space Museum Archives

Charles A. Lindbergh Orteig Prize collection, 1925-1927

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2005.0055
Creators:
King, Stanley.
Dates:
1925-1927
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.47 Cubic feet
(1 box)
Repository:
The Raymond Orteig Historical Archive consists of approximately 188 documents relating to the prize of 25,000 dollars offered by Raymond Orteig for the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris or from Paris to New York.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Raymond Orteig Historical Archive consists of approximately 188 documents relating to the prize of 25,000 dollars offered by Raymond Orteig for the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris or from Paris to New York. Included are the original entry forms of Rene Fonck, Clarence Chamberlin, Noel Davis, and Paul Tarascon. Telegrams and correspondence relating to the contest and its regulations are included, from such individuals as C. F. Schory, Secretary of the Contest Committee of the National Aeronautics Association; George Burleigh of the law offices of Delafield, Thorne and Burleigh; and Harry Knight of Knight, Dysart & Gamble Investment Securities. Other correspondents are Charles A. Lindbergh and Bert Acosta. Also included in this collection are a phonograph album sound track recording to the movie "The Spirit of St. Louis," starring James (Jimmy) Stewart and a 1918 Non-Partisan Ballot and a Republican Ballot from Sibley County, Minnesota, listing Charles A. Lindbergh for governor, a voter's certificate, ballot envelope, and return envelope.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Arranged by type of material.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Raymond Orteig (1870-1939) was a Frenchman who owned the Brevoort and Lafayette hotels in New York City. Enthralled by Alcock and Brown's transatlantic flight in 1919, Orteig put up a purse of $25,000 to the first aviator to fly nonstop from Paris to New York or New York to Paris. Orteig made his offer good for five years, but five years came and went without anyone accomplishing the feat. In 1926, Orteig extended the term of his offer for another five years. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh won the prize with his New York to Paris flight.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Stanley King, Gift, 2005, NASM.2005.0055
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2020.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation note
Charles A. Lindbergh Orteig Prize Collection, NASM.2005.0055, 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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Telegrams Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Application forms Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Endurance flights Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- Competitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics -- Awards Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transatlantic flights Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Phonograph records Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fonck, Rene. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Davis, Noel. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tarascon, Paul. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Orteig, Raymond, - 1939 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chamberlin, Clarence Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Acosta, Bert Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Orteig, Raymond, - 1939 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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