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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Flight Safety Foundation Collection [Lederer]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0410
- Creators:
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Lederer, Jerome, 1902-
- Dates:
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1925-1965
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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9.72 Cubic feet(8 records center boxes)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of FSF material from Lederer's tenure as FSF. The material consists of safety pamphlets, accident investigation reports, correspondence, and memos published or received by FSF, as well as papers, letters, pamphlets, and bulletins addressed to or used by Lederer. The collection also includes CAB Safety Bulletins, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NASA, and Department of Commerce technical and scientific reports. There is a series of safety posters made by American Airlines dating back to the 1950's.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), founded in 1945, is dedicated to improving safety in aviation. The FSF advises airlines on accident investigation, airport safety, operational precautions, and safety in weather forecasting. Jerome F. Lederer (1902-?) was an aeronautical engineer with degrees from New York University (BS, 1924; MS, 1925). After working for the United States Air Mail Service (Aeronautical Engineer 1926-27; Director of Aeronautical Technology 1927-29), Aeronautical Insurance Underwriters (Chief Engineer 1929-40), and the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) (Director, Safety Bureau 1940-42; Airline War Training Institute 1942-44), he joined FSF as Technical Director 1948-67). Following his tenure at FSF, Lederer moved to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Director of Manned Space Flight Safety 1967-70; Director of Safety 1970-72) and the Institute for Safety and Systems Management, University of Southern California (Adjunct Professor 1974- ).
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Jerome Lederer?, gift, unknown, XXXX-0410, unknown
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
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
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aircraft accidents | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics -- Safety measures | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Posters | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pamphlets | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Reports | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lederer, Jerome, 1902- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Flight Safety Foundation | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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