National Air and Space Museum Archives

Leonard J. Schrader School of Aeronautics Brochure

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2022.0017
Creators:
Schrader, Leonard J.
Dates:
1939
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.01 Cubic feet
1 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

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