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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Thomas Dysart Correspondence
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2025.0036
- Creators:
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Lindberg, Charles A.
- Dates:
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1935-1936
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.05 Cubic feet
- Repository:
Two (2) envelopes addressed to Thomas N. Dysart, likely from Charles Lindbergh, and one (1) annotated calling card from Mr. Harold McMillan Bixby.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two (2) envelopes addressed to Thomas N. Dysart and one (1) annotated calling card from Harold M. Bixby. The first envelope is postmarked December 1935 and includes First Flight postage stamps and an ink stamp of the air mail route from Manila, Philippines to the United States; it was sent by Bixby with his calling card. The second envelope, postmarked May and June of 1936, was sent via Zeppelin air mail on LZ 129
Hindenburg
with Nazi Party as well as Hindenburg
postage stamps; it was likely sent by Charles A. Lindbergh, but his letter is not included in the collection.Arrangement
Arrangement
Itemized.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Thomas N. Dysart (1880-1943) with his wife Jessie lived in Kingsbury Place, St. Louis, Missouri. He was one of many financial backers in St. Louis for Charles A. Lindbergh's 1927 flight across the Atlantic Ocean. While serving as President of St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, Dysart received correspondence from Lindbergh as well as other celebrity aviators such as Harold McMillan Bixby.
Administration
Author
Amara Pugens
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Anonymous, Gift, 2025, NASM.2025.0036
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Amara Pugens, 2025.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Thomas Dysart Correspondence, NASM.2025.0036, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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