Eastern Air Lines Collection
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Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Dates:
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bulk 1930-1976
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19.76 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0070
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of newspaper articles, brochures, newsletters, magazines, photographs, negatives, and transparencies documenting Eastern Air Lines. The thrusts of the collection are the photographic images (concentrating on aircraft and personnel) and the publications of Eastern, including the newsletter "The Falcon" and "The Great Silver ...
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Eastern Airlines, Inc.
Foster, David L., Jr.
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1960s - 1990s
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3.6 Cubic feet (2 flat boxes, 7 document cases, 1 slim document case, and 4 large map folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0009
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material mostly relating to David Foster's career with Eastern Air Lines and the maintenance of their aircraft, 1960s to 1980s.
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Davis, Frederick Errol
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bulk 1938-1964
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digital Cubic Feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2001.0026
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of digital scans of a pilot's log book belonging to Captain Frederick Errol Davis, used from 1938-1964. This 300 page log book documents Davis' activities as a pilot for Eastern Airlines. Data recorded includes: date of flight, from and to, make and model of the airplane flown, aircraft certificate number, solo, dual, night...
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- Dates:
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1953
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0.02 Cubic feet (1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1070
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a 13.5 by 16.5 inch black and white photograph of Nicholas Zelinka, wearing an Eastern Air Lines pilot's uniform, posed standing in front of a Martin (Glenn L.) Model 404 (4-O-4). The photograph was taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1953.
This collection is in English.
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Tofflemire, Harold W.
- Dates:
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1940–1981
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0.25 Cubic feet (One slim legal document case)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2021.0007
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to Harold W. "Toffy" Tofflemire's tenure at Eastern Air Lines, including the following: correspondence (letters, interoffice memoranda, and a telegram between Tofflemire and Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker, president and chairman of Eastern Air Lines; Eastern Air Lines postcards; published material; and photographs.
This collection is in English.
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Hassett, Pat
- Dates:
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1966-1990
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2.01 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0044
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection deocuments Pat Hassett's long career in both military and civil aviation.
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Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973
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1913-1973
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0.05 Cubic feet ((5 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0525
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of two annual reports, two photograph albums, and a set of microfilm of 26 scrapbooks. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings chronicling Rickenbacker's aviation career. The two photo albums are as follows: 'In Commemoration of the Dedication of the Rickenbacker Foundation,' and 'The Great Silver Fleet,' which features ...
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Swope, Robert Bricker
- Dates:
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1939, 1946
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0.36 Cubic feet ((1 letter document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0064
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of three scrapbooks contain a detailed log of Robert Bricker Swope's South American travels. Objects include photographs, some from the air (some of the 1946 photos are in color), plane tickets, plane schedules, plane routes, airline brochures, correspondence from airlines (Pan American, Eastern, Panagra, SCADTA), hotel reservations and correspondence, travel brochures, maps, business cards, passport, itineraries, postcards, and telegrams.
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Gitt, Michael.
- Dates:
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1931-2002
bulk 1938-1970
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5.71 Cubic feet (11 document boxes, 1 oversize box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2003.0033
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Captain Michael Gitt was a pilot for several airlines from 1940 until 1968, most notably Colonial Airlines and Eastern Airlines. This collection consists of materials from Captain Michael Gitt's aviation career, particularly his thirty years as a commercial airline pilot for Colonial Airlines and Eastern Airlines. Of special note are the documents from his 1969 age discrimnation lawsuit regarding the "Age 60" mandatory retirement rule for pilots.
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Wheatland, Richard, II, 1923-2009
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1929-1971
bulk 1952-1969
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7.63 Cubic feet (7 records center boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0052
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Collection consists of materials created by and collected by Richard Wheatland II during the period when he served as a Vice President of New York Airways (1953-1968), a helicopter airline operating in the New York City metropolitan area from 1952-1977.