National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Archives
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National Aeronautic Association (U.S.)
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1914-1995
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80.75 Cubic feet
81.29 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0209
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) was created to advance the art and science of aviation and related subjects and the diffusion of knowledge thereof by educational means.
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Mercer, Herbert
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1916-1926
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0029
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Herbert Mercer served with the United Kingdom's Royal Flying Corps (Royal Air Force) from 1916 until 1945, and was stationed in Baghdad, Iraq, in the early 1920s. While there, he photographed a variety of aircraft that were either stationed in Iraq or Egypt or landing there for refueling. This collection contains eleven photographs taken by Mercer in Iraq and Egypt.
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circa 1935 and circa 1960-1980
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Film reels (16mm)
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- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1986.13
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Human Studies Film Archives
The collection consists of prints of edited films and unedited reels of footage that were tranferred from the National Human Studies Film Center/National Anthropological Film Center to the Human Studies Film Archives upon creation of the Archives. The Film Archives received no information as to the source or agreements. Films include: THE AX FIGH...
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Waco Aircraft Company
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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.
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Stephenson, Herbert L.
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1925-1968
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8.06 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0032
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The "Man's Reach for the Sky" Scrapbook Collection comprises 18 volumes of aeronautical memorabilia collected by Herbert L. Stephenson from 1925 through 1968.
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Bellanca, Giuseppe M., 1886-1960
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1919-1959
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248.5 Cubic feet (245 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1993.0055
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the archives of Giuseppe M. Bellanca and his company, including the following types of mediums: drawings, stress analysis tests, reports, photographs/negatives, documents, correspondence, patent information, newspaper clippings, business records, and financial statements.
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Hunsaker, Jerome Clarke, 1886-1984
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1916-1969
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8 Cubic feet (28 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0001
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Hunsaker Papers are rich in aeronautical information relating to the 1920s and 1930s. The material furnishes a generous account of his contributions in the aeronautics field as an engineer. Interested researchers should pursue materials pertaining to Hunsaker in such repositories as MIT's Institute Archives and Special Collections Department, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Corporation, the U.S. Navy History and Archives at the Washington Navy Yard, and the NASA History Office, Headquarters Building, Washington, DC. This archivist views the Hunsaker Papers, NASM.XXXX.0001, most relevant to research dealing with Hunsaker's professional career.
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1978-1986
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 87-067
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence, blueprints, architectural drawings, specifications, and logbooks concerning Office of Design and Construction projects. Museums and buildings documented in this accession include: National Museum of Natural History, Arts and Industries Building, Quadrangle Building, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gard...
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Jones, R. Bryson
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circa 1930-1941
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10 Film reels (black-and-white silent, 16mm; 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1995.11
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Human Studies Film Archives
9 travelogues filmed in the 30s by R.Bryson Jones. Geographical areas include Canada, U. S. South, Australia Fiji, U. S. West, Morocco, Palestine, South America, and Western Europe. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical do...
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Verville, Alfred V.
Verville Aircraft Company
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1886-1969
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53.375 Linear feet (102 containers: 89 legal size document boxes, 2 shoeboxes, 10 flatboxes, 1 large format folder)
5 Film reels (1 35mm, two 16mm, and 2 8mm films)
50.008 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0173
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains Verville's personal papers. The material relates mainly to his various aeronautical concerns as well as his involvement with military aviation. The collection includes a large number of photos tracing the development of Curtiss aircraft and Naval Aviation, and especially documenting the design, construction, and flights of a replica of the Navy's first aircraft, the Curtiss A-1 'Triad', built under Verville's direction by the Bureau of Aeronautics to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Naval Aviation in 1961. Also included are a large number of blueprints and photos of Verville-designed aircraft, especially those developed by the Verville Aircraft Co. in 1928 - 1931
