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Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
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1928-1957
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2.16 Cubic Feet ((4 15x18x3 flatboxes) (1 20x24x1 flatbox))
6.67 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0206
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of photographs of prominent members of the IAS. Many of the photographs are signed or otherwise inscribed.
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International Society of Women Airline Pilots (ISA+21)
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1978-1993
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0.05 Cubic Feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1993.0021
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following material which documents ISA+21: group photographs of members; first ISA+21 newsletter; brochures; copy of Constitution and Bylaws; list of convention sites; Information Bank and Scholarship Committee information; membership letters and history; and copies of newspaper and magazine articles.
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Women Flyers of America (WFA)
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1940-1955
bulk 1942-1953
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3.05 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox) (2 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0050
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains items relating to the WFA. The material consists of correspondence, membership applications, organizational newsletters, minutes, bulletins, flyers, by-laws and financial reports, biographical information on some members, and a scrapbook on the organization.
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Howard Franklin Wehrle Scrapbook
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Wehrle, Howard Franklin, 1890-1964
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1923-1931
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0.28 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2000.0069
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Howard Franklin Wehrle Scrapbook Collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Wehrle including newspaper articles on aviation, copies of Wehrle's 1929 column, "Flying – America's Path to Greatness," and articles detailing Wehrle's activities in the aviation industry.
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McFadden, Mattie F.
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1946-1988
bulk 1946-1951
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0.55 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox) (1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1998.0041
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a scrapbook, compiled by McFadden, relating to the founding and history of the WFA, as well as with McFadden's role with the WFA. The scrapbook includes WFA convention programs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, patches, and 'The Women Flyer - Official Bulletin of the Women Flyers of America, Inc.' This d...
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Walker, John B. (John Byrnes), 1898-1986
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[ca. 1930s-1980s]
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0.1 Cubic feet ((2 folders))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2001.0015
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of materials from both John B. Walker's personal life and his association with the "Conquistadores del Cielo." Included are a photograph of Walker's office at United Airlines (featuring a large wall map of air routes), an eight page biographical sketch of John Byrnes Walker, a paperback booklet of the "Conquistadores del Ci...
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Craftsmen of Black Wings, Inc.
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1928-1939
bulk 1937-1939
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder in a shared box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1996.0008
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 9 copy prints and 14 copy negatives. The bulk of the images were copied from issues of Craftsmen Aero News and relate to the Craftsmen of Black Wings organization, including photographs of William J. Powell, Marie Dickerson, and Myrtle Bishop.
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Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).
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1928-circa 1980s
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22.05 Cubic feet (49 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0566
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the records and historical materials of the Early Bird organization, including correspondence; photographs; the organization's newsletter, Chirp; financial records; reunion memorabilia; biographical material of members; and membership lists. This material was donated to the Museum after the National Air Museum was designated as the official repository for Early Bird records.
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Ninety-Nines (Organization)
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1929-1981
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8.73 Cubic feet (23 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0470
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Ninety-Nines, Inc. History Books Collection consists of scrapbooks (yearbooks) complied by the officers of the Ninety-Nines to document the organization. Included in the yearbooks are the following: photographs of the members and officers; news clippings of the organization, individual chapters and sections, and about individual members; programs from air races, including Air Race Classic, Angel Derby, and the Powder Puff Derby; minutes from the annual meetings; and newsletters of the organization, The 99news, Ninety-Nine News, and Ninety-niner.
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Powell, William J., 1899-1942
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1917 - 1942
- Size:
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0.31 Cubic feet (1 shared legal-size box
1 flat box
1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0049
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The William J. Powell Collection consists of materials concerning the career and personal life of African-American entrepreneur and pilot William J. Powell, including his service in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I, his automobile business in Chicago, and his advocacy for African-American aviation as the founder of Craftsmen of Black Wings, Inc., author of Black Wings, and a primary organizer of the Bessie Coleman Aero Club and the "Five Blackbirds" demonstration team. Materials include identification and membership cards, flight logs and officer records, newspaper clippings, advertisements, and photographs.