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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Theodore G. Ellyson Correspondence
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0615
- Creators:
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Ellyson, Theodore Gordon, 1885-1928
- Dates:
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1911-1914
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.23 Cubic feet(1 slim legal document box)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of copies of letters written between Ellyson and others concerning then-Lieutenant Ellyson's aviation experiments of 1911-1914. Many of the letters are directed to Captain Washington I. Chambers and include monthly progress reports and travel and expense statements.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Theodore G. 'Spuds' Ellyson (1885-1928), Glenn Curtiss' first seaplane pupil, became the first United States Naval Aviator. Ellyson flew the first night flight by a naval seaplane (the Curtiss A-1) and the first successful catapult launch from an anchored barge. Commander Ellyson made many significant contributions in naval aviation before his death in 1928, in an airplane crash off Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No donor information, unknown, unknown, XXXX-0615, 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
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General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics -- Records | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Seaplanes | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Curtiss A-1 (AH-1) Type | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Naval aviation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ellyson, Theodore Gordon, 1885-1928 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Navy | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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