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1920s
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0.33 Cubic feet (One slim document box and one 36 by 49 inch folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0003
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the material documenting Jules and Frank VanDersarl's aircraft and aviation activities.
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Page, George Augustus, Jr., 1892-1983
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1921-1977
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0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0126
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following material documenting Page's aviation career: membership cards and licenses; log books; newspaper and magazine articles; biographical material; and photographs.
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Lawrence, Lovell, Jr., 1915-1971
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1943-1953
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3.27 Cubic feet ((3 records center boxes))
3.12 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0010
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The bulk of this collection consists of documents relating to Lawrence's work at RMI, including technical reports and administrative papers, as well as personal and business correspondence. The collection also includes some material on ARS and Lawrence's Chrysler years.
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Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
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1906-1947
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9 Cubic feet (18 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0029
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The years before World War I were spent in patent litigation for aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and Orville and Wilbur Wright.
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Seele, Jean W. (Jean Warren), 1924-1993
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[ca. 1950s-1970s]
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12.11 Cubic feet ((1 shoebox) (7 slide and card cabinets))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2000.0057
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 6000 color slides and over 2000 negatives/prints (a mixture of color and black and white) of civil and military aircraft taken by Seele, circa 1950s-1970s. The shots were taken in the United States, specifically in the Midwest. Aircraft from the following manufacturers are represented: Aero Commander, Arrow...
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Fairmont East High School, Kettering, Ohio
Fairmont West High School, Kettering, Ohio
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1976
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0.22 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0460
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
There are 73 drawings including a 3 view assembly, front view, side view, top view and tail section as well as 22 drawings of wing details (including engine mounts, seats, etc.); 6 drawings of tail details; 7 drawings of horizontal stabilizer and bellcrank details; 5 drawings of rudder details; 8 drawings of landing gear, 2 drawings of front skid a...
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Rocket Cars, USA, Hungerford
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1929-1934
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0882
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Daniel D. Hungerford and his brother Floyd S. Hungerford designed a rocket-powered automobile that they debuted on November 2, 1929 in their hometown of Elmira, New York. This collection consists of eight black and white photographs, of various sizes, showing the Hungerford Rocket Car, Daniel D. Hungerford, Floyd S. Hungerford, the car's rocket motor and other components, and interior views of the rocket car from the pilot's seat.
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Bowman Family Papers
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Bowman, Les (Leslie)
Bowman, Martie (Marguerite)
Bowman, Larnie
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1923-1987
bulk 1923-1950
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1.28 Cubic feet (1 records center box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0042
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Bowman Family Papers contain 1.28 cubic feet of material related to the aviation careers of Leslie (Les), Marguerite (Martie), and Larnie Bowman.
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation
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1868-1972
bulk 1925-1949
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146 Cubic feet (228 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0067
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the corporate records of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Included in the collection are technical and engineering reports of Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division's operations in St. Louis (Robertson), MO (1935-1945) and Buffalo, NY, (1932-1945), as well as AAS Material Division and AAF Air Technical Services Command memorandum reports collected by Curtiss-Wright's St. Louis and Buffalo technical reference libraries. The collection also contains the files of Curtiss-Wright's Patent Department, which hold records of patents filed by Curtiss-Wright and patent-infringement cases involving Curtiss-Wright. Also included in the collection are specifications issued by and photos commissioned by the Keystone Aircraft Corporation (Huff-Daland Airplanes, Inc. until March 1927), which had been acquired by Wright in 1928 along with Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corp., and formed the Keystone Division of Curtiss-Wright until 1932 when Keystone's Bristol, PA factory closed its doors. The collection also contains financial records of the Curtiss-Wright Airports Corporation, which was liquidated in 1936, as well as an extensive negative collection featuring Curtiss-Wright aircraft from the 1930s and 1940s, concentrated especially on the war years.
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Waco Aircraft Company
- Dates:
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1930-1950
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184.1 Cubic feet (168 Legal document boxes; 35 drawers)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0151
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the records of the Waco Aircraft Company. The material includes office files of the company, marketing and sales information, and design data. Also included are original engineering drawings and report files.
