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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0231
- Creators:
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Jerwan, Shakir S., 1881-1942
- Dates:
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1911-1919
- Languages:
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The collection is mainly inEnglish; some correspondence is inSpanish.
- Physical Description:
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0.87 Cubic feet2 boxes; 1 folder
- Repository:
The Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks Collection contains material from the period 1911-1919. During this period, Jerwan was Chief Pilot at the Moisant School of Aviation, Garden City, New York, and Director of Military Aviation for the government of Guatemala.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection documents events in Shakir S. Jerwan's career during the period of 1911 to 1919. Scrapbook photographs (many signed) feature Jerwan's pupils and pilots at the Moisant School and of the Moisant International Aviators, including Harriet Quimby, Matilde Moisant, Bernetta Adams Miller, Roland Garros, René Barrier, René Simon and Edmond Audemars. Other photographs include John Frisbie and his man-carrying kites, Charles Niles and his Looper, and Monoplane, Jerwan's flying dog. Also included are a brochure and drawings for the Aeromotor Boat, designed by Shakir Jerwan and his brother, Fuad (Fred) Jerwan. Correspondence includes letters between Shakir Jerwan and Manuel Estrada Cabrera, president of Guatemala, and Venustiano Carranza, later president of Mexico.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection consists of one photographic album and one scrapbook.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Shakir Saliba Jerwan (1881-1942), the son of a Protestant minister, was born in Beirut, Lebanon, then part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1904, Jerwan immigrated to the United States and became a citizen in 1910. In 1911, he learned to fly, earning F.A.I. license number 54. Jerwan was chief pilot for the Moisant School of Aviation, Garden City, New York from 1912 to 1914. From 1915 to 1919 he served as Director of Military Aviation in Guatemala. Jerwan returned to the United States in 1919. His later career was as a hotelier. He was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation.
Administration
Author
Allan Janus
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Shakir S. Jerwan, gift, date unknown, XXXX-0231
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Allan Janus, 2018.
Digital Content
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Conditions Governing Use
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Preferred Citation
Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks Collection, Acc. XXXX.0231, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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