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T︠S︡iolkovskiĭ, K. (Konstantin), 1857-1935
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1930-1932
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0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2000.0015
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following three brochures written by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky: 'Stratoplan-Semijet,' 1932; 'Scientific Ethics,' 1930; and 'How to Boost Energy of the Explosion (Heat) Engines,' 1931. These booklets are in the Russian/Cyrillic language.
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Meggers, William F., 1888-1966
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1918
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1.34 Cubic feet ((1 records center box) (1 flatbox))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0280
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of one photograph album and glass plates consisting of aerial photography of Washington D.C., 1918. There are also shots of the pilots and the aircraft.
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Klingenberg Litho Company, Detmold, Germany
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[ca. 1920-1930]
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0.1 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0109
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This accession is a cigar box proof of the famous aviatrix in her purple flying outfit. This proof is an example of the kind of artwork offered to cigar manufacturers for use on the inside of the lid of the box. This particular proof was produced by Klingenberg Litho Company, Detmold, Germany.
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Taylor, Charles Edward, 1868-1956
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1928-1966
bulk 1928-1956
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0.23 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0006
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This accession includes Taylor's correspondence with his son, Rueben W. Taylor, (1928-1948), and the Garrison Machine Works, (1953-1956), makers of gears used in the Wright flyer engines. The letters to Rueben Taylor are originals, while the Garrison Machine Works correspondence are mostly xerox copies. Also included are brief biographical sketches...
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Peters, Heber Wallace
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1916-1956
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0.12 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0593
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of four folders of correspondence and official papers generated during Wallace Peters's military service.
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Byrne, Paul
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1939-1944
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0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0089
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection includes newspaper and magazine articles on ILS testing and development; ITDC proposal for the system; technical reports with engineering drawings; 24 photos of the Indianapolis testing, 13 with accompanying glass plate transparencies; and 3 autographed photos of pilot Benny Howard, CAA Chief of Radio Development Bill Jackson, and U...
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Northrop Corp
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1974
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0.2 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1995.0050
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of two photograph albums, entitled: 'Roll Out Ceremonies United States Air Force / Northrop YF-17, April 4, 1974,' and 'Flight Test Progress United States Air Force / Northrop YF-17.'
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Samuel P. Langley Collection
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Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906
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1891-1914
bulk 1891-1900
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24.28 Cubic feet (64 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0494
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection includes information about Samuel P. Langley and his colleagues, as well as documentation of Langley's work. The collection includes biographies of Langley and his assistant Charles Manly, newspaper clippings, correspondence, manuscripts regarding Langley's aircraft, photographs and drawings, work requisitions for the Aerodromes, a sketchbook, specifications and measurements for Langley's experiments, the Langley Memoirs on Mechanical Flight and the Langley "Waste Books."
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Beatty, George W., -1955
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1910-1955
bulk 1910-1912
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0.63 Linear feet
0.68 Cubic feet (1 legal document box; 1 20 x 24 x 3 flatbox; 1 slim legal document box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0013
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
George W. Beatty (-1955) was an Early Bird, aviator, and instructor.
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Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973
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circa 1960s-1970s
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4.36 Cubic feet (4 records center boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0450
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 355 biographies written by Harold E. Morehouse and intended for publication. These biographies discuss Morehouse's fellow early aviation pioneers, many of whom belong to the Early Birds, an organization open to those who soloed before December 17, 1916. Each biography discusses the subject's life and the majority of biographies include a photograph of the individual.
