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Voortmeyer, William B.
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bulk 1927-1952
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0.36 Cubic feet ((1 letter document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2010.0006
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following items documenting the career of Captain William B. Voortmeyer: newspaper clippings; photocopies of four photographs; a CD copy of Voortmeyer's unpublished manuscript, "The Rise of Air Power Over the Pacific," 1941; Air Navigation, textbook for the Air Training Center by Voortmeyer; manuscript of "The Modern...
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German Commercial Zeppelins Collection
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bulk 1928-1938
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1.74 Cubic feet ((6 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0252
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The German Commercial Zeppelins Collection documents German commercial Zeppelin travel during the 1930s.
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Schreder, Richard E. "Dick"
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bulk 1930-2000
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11.67 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0038
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of eleven cubic feet of archival material chronicling the aviation career of Richard E. Schreder. Included are the following types of material: 95 drawings of Schreder's kit designs; logbooks; correspondence; photographs; awards; military paperwork; and Schreder interview tapes with CD copies.;
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Pan American World Airways, Inc.
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1953
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2009.0037
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Sarah Kilgore worked for the Arabian American Oil Company in Saudia Arabia during the 1950s; in 1953 she took a trip around the world, becoming a charter member of Pan American's Round-the-World Clipper Club. The collection consists of a 16 by 18 inch Pan American World Airways Clipper Club certificate and accompanying letter.
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Lillie, Max T., 1881-1913
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bulk 1898 - 1912
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0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0063
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following material relating to Max Lillie and his aviation career: four 3 by 5 inch black and white photographs of Lillie, his Wright B aircraft and various colleagues; a metal data plate from Lillie's Wright B; various Swedish navy papers; a listing of the passengers from the SS Astoria, which Lillie sailed on to Am...
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Nixdorff, Louis S., 1906-1992 (Olympic athlete)
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1926 - 1987
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0443
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Louis S. Nixdorff's participation in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He was a member of the University lacrosse team that represented the United States.
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Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
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1928-2000
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67.5 Cubic feet (182 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0757
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The majority of the material in the Benny Carter Collection is dated from the late 1920s through the later half of the 1990s. Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in December, 2000, the bulk of the collection is comprised of original music manuscripts (full scores and parts), band books, and published sheet music from Benny Carter's prolific care...
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Hopkinson, Charles, 1869-1962
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1892-1993
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1.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hopkchar
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Massachusetts portait painter and watercolorist Charles Hopkinson date from 1892 to 1993 and measure 1.4 linear feet. The papers are comprised primarily of 17 sketchbooks and loose sketches. Also found are printed materials and three photographs of Hopkinson, as well as writings about Hopkinson written by his daughter Joan Hopkinson Shurcliff and her husband William Shurcliff.
Also found at the Archives is a small miscellaneous manuscript collection of five letters to Chauncey Stillman from Charles Hopkinson.
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United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
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1838-1885
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4.37 cu. ft. (6 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 12x17 box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7186
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Several reports covering the scientific work of the expedition were made, and most were published. One of the exceptions was the ichthyology report, which Charles Pickering was originally assigned to prepare. It was delayed, however; and by the middle of 1849, Jean Louis Agassiz had been placed in charge of the work. Due to the pressures of hi...
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1887-1923
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1.81 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (3 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7117
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of William Louis Abbott consist of letters to Smithsonian curators and specimen lists, 1892-1917; letters to his mother and sister, 1887-1923; photographs taken by Abbott in the field, 1890-1923; and some miscellaneous material. In describing the individual pieces of this collection, particular attention was paid to material relati...
