National Air and Space Museum Archives

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Airplane Billing Microfilm

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2006.0043
Creators:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Dates:
bulk 1931-1940
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.01 Cubic feet
(1 microfilm box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one reel of 35 mm microfilm of a book, entitled, "Airplane Billing," which belonged to Louis Kessler of the Curtiss Wright Corporation, Curtiss Aeroplane Division, Buffalo, New York. The information includes invoice data for Curtiss aircraft sold from January 1, 1931, until December 31, 1940, and includes the following types of information: customer name, type of aircraft, the price of the aircraft, the delivery date, invoice date, acceptance date, and the destination of the aircraft. This reel was copied from a microfilm copy provided by the donor, Louis Casey.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation was formed in June 1929 by the merger of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. Curtiss-Wright operated in three main divisions: the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured airframes until it closed down in 1951; the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, which produced aeronautical engines; and the Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division, which manufactured propellers.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Louis S. Casey, Gift, 2006

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Airplane Billing Microfilm, Accession number 2006-0043, 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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Curtiss, General, Aircraft Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Commercial Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Microfilms Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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