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National Aircraft Show (Philadelphia) Official Directory and Log

Collection Creator:
Bendix Corporation.  Search this
Bendix Aviation Corp  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 32
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
September 3-5, 1955
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Bendix Air Races Collection, Acc. NASM.1988.0115, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Bendix Air Races Collection / Series 2: Bendix Trophy Races by Year / Bendix Trophy Race, 1955
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1945
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 1: Correspondence - Professional
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1952
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 1: Correspondence - Professional
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1957
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 1: Correspondence - Professional
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2fe40d9fd-93de-49b7-b51f-2a77f706ea14
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ead_component:sova-nasm-1989-0050-ref63
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1958-1959
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 1: Correspondence - Professional
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1989-0050-ref64

Elton Ross Silliman Papers

Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Names:
Aerovias Centrales, S.A.  Search this
CiA Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A.  Search this
Pan American World Airways, Inc.  Search this
Extent:
1.35 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Reports
Financial records
Place:
Panama
Venezuela
Mexico
Date:
1930-1982
Summary:
This collection consists of Elton Silliman's personal and business papers. The material consists of correspondence, photographs, and documents pertaining to airline operations during the period 1930-1960, as well as airport and hotel financial records. The material also includes club and society reports and membership lists.
Scope and Content:
[For brevity's sake, Pan American Airways, Inc. and Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. will be referred to in this finding aid as PAA and CMA respectively.]

This collection consists mainly of Elton Ross Silliman's business papers. These papers relate to his career with PAA and its subsidiary, CMA. Both companies had Silliman operating out of Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean and interacting with many Latin Americans prominent in the fields of aviation, government, and industry. Consequently, much of the correspondence, handbooks, and newspaper clippings are in the Spanish language. No attempt was made during processing to translate these materials. Included in these papers are PAA and CMA expense and financial reports, photographs and miscellaneous materials. This collection also includes a small amount of materials (personal correspondence) pertaining to Silliman's personal life – in particular, his interest in hunting rifles and the death of his father in 1950.
Arrangement:
Silliman's papers are arranged both chronologically and alphabetically. Correspondence, financial reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous materials are organized by the former method. Handbooks and directories are grouped alphabetically by title.

The following series are recognizable within the collection:

Series I: Correspondence - Professional

Series II: Correspondence - Personal

Series III: Financial Reports

Series IV: Handbooks and Directories

Series V: Photographs

Series VI: Newspaper Clippings

Series VII: Miscellaneous Materials
Biographical/Historical note:
Elton Ross Silliman was an airline executive and manager in Latin America for Aerovias Centrales, S.A., Pan American Airways (PAA), Inc. and PAA subsidiary, Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. (CMA). As an American citizen living and working in this field throughout Central America and Mexico for several decades, he helped develop and expand U.S. commercial air service south of the Rio Grande. During 1931-32, he organized Aerovias Centrales, S.A. in Mexico. He joined PAA in 1933 as the company's special representative in Central America, Panama, Venezuela, and the Dutch West Indies. In 1943, Silliman became general manager for CMA. He retired from this position in the 1960s.
Provenance:
Mrs. Elton R. Silliman, Gift, 1989, 1989-0050
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
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Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Mexico  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Airlines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Photographs
Reports
Financial records
Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1989.0050
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Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2528d3828-18e9-4643-a2c4-3d22f891bfa9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1989-0050
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1953-1954
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers
Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 1: Correspondence - Professional
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e51b7d4a-daba-4265-8d7e-d0689deb1600
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1989-0050-ref60
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Death of Silliman's father

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1950
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers
Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 2: Correspondence - Personal
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg295e35550-a2b4-4174-8827-d1e40cbf4d20
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1989-0050-ref17
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1950
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers
Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 1: Correspondence - Professional
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23dd277dd-f25a-4e2a-b1af-172e461e7e03
EDAN-URL:
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1951
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 1: Correspondence - Professional
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f6ec9a3e-bf6d-4333-968c-27699cc038ff
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1989-0050-ref58
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1949
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers / Series 1: Correspondence - Professional
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c89873cc-34be-49e9-a333-9e3d2e347fba
EDAN-URL:
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1956
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2551e25eb-2a81-42d0-b77c-67b0d0dc9261
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1944
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1947
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1948
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1955
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers
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Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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EDAN-URL:
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Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1946
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Elton Ross Silliman Papers, Acc. 1989-0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
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