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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Leonard J. Schrader School of Aeronautics Brochure
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2022.0017
- Creators:
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Schrader, Leonard J.
- Dates:
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1939
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.01 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
This collection consists of one brochure, dated 1939, for the Leonard J. Schrader School of Aeronautics which operated in Nauvoo, Illinois from approximately 1940 to 1945.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one brochure, dated 1939, for the Leonard J. Schrader School of Aeronautics in Nauvoo, Illinois. The brochure measures 4 by 9 inches and is 32 pages long, including the front and back covers. Entitled, "Things I want to know about Aviation," and edited by Leonard J. Schrader, the brochure contains a drawing of the School of Aeronautics building, an artist's conception of a proposed Leonard J. Schrader Airport, a map of where the school was located, and sections on Vocations in Aviation, Safety, History, Airplanes, Engines and Motors, Meteorology and Navigation, and Miscellaneous where information is presented in a question and answer format covering both instruction in those areas as well as providing some aviation history information. The sections are illustrated with relevant photographs. Also included with the brochure is a business reply card to obtain additional information.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Leonard J. Schrader School of Aeronautics operated in Nauvoo, Illinois from approximately 1940 to 1945.
Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Thomas Peretti, Gift, 2022, NASM.2022.0017
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2022.
Digital Content
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
Leonard J. Schrader School of Aeronautics Brochure, NASM.2022.0017, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Flight training | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Brochures | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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