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National Air and Space Museum
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circa 1933-1970
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2 cu. ft. (4 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 537
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of fragmentary records of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) and the National Air Museum (NAM) whose exact provenance is not known. The records include some correspondence with members of the Museum's Advisory Board and a few sets of agendas, lists of attendees, and minutes of a few meetings; a report of an...
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Thaden, Louise (McPhetridge), 1905-1979
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bulk 1928-1973
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0.1 Cubic Feet ((2 folders))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0132
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
EThis collection consists of 48 copy photographs with copy negatives, mostly from the 1930s, of Thaden. Subjects included in the prints are as follows: her fellow woman pilots, including Amelia Earhart, Blanche Noyes, Ruth Elder, and Florence Barnes; her Beech C17R Staggerwing, Beech Travel Air, and a Porterfield Model 35 aircraft; and a few photog...
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British Aerospace
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bulk 1994-2004
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1.09 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0001
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following four manuals: "Avro RJ 85 Pilot Operating Manual," for Mesaba Airlines; "RJ Series Manufacturers Operations Manual," Volumes 1 and II; and a "CBT (Computer Based Training) Study Guide for the Avro RJ." There are also two cockpit training posters of the flight deck with Electronic Flight Instruments System (...
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Aerospace Industries Association of America
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1919-1956
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2.25 Cubic Feet ((7 shoeboxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0084
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
These 136 reels of 16 mm microfilm were filmed from the AIA's 1919-1956 records, which document the early history of aviation in the United States. Each reel contains about 4000 documents which trace the strategies, plans, successes and failures of aircraft builders, airline operators, and "air-minded" Americans through aviation's formative years.
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Goodyear Aerospace Corporation
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bulk 1978-1986
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1.8 Cubic feet ((5 letter boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2006.0017
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of two cubic feet of documentation (from 1978-1986) on the Massively Parallel Processor (MPP), including the following: Goodyear Aerospace Corporation reports, internal memorandums, project notes, correspondence, diagrams, a handwritten manuscript of a MPP manual, and progress reports.
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Beatty, Ken.
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bulk 1980-2001
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4.5 Cubic Feet ((9 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0021
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 4.5 cubic feet of organizational records related to the National Aerospace Cadets and the Delmarva Space Training Center, including historical information, promotional materials, correspondence, financial records, building drawings, and educational materials. The collection also includes artwork depicting various cadet i...
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Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992. interviewee
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1974
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8 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9592
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Zisfein, Melvin B.
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circa 1944-1995
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-150
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of an addition to the papers of Melvin B. Zisfein. It includes grades, diplomas, photographs, articles, speeches, reports, and correspondence.
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Grumman Aerospace Corporation
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bulk 1970
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0.23 Cubic feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1145
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of one preliminary copy of the Apollo 15 Lunar Module LM-10 Flight Controller Systems Handbook, which consists mostly of tables and drawings. This preliminary copy was used in-house but is incomplete as it lacks Section 7 (EMU), Section 13 (Lunar Surface Equipment), and some of the Section 3 drawings are incomplete.
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Grumman Aerospace Corporation
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bulk 1960s-1980s
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0.36 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2014.0010
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 0.36 cubic feet of material relating to the Apollo Lunar Module (LEM, LM) and other programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The majority of the collection is comprised of 8 by 10 inch photographs (both color and black and white) of interior details of various Apollo Lunar Modul...