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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Steamboats [Ships, Boats, and Vessels]

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
10.22 Cubic feet (consisting of 20 boxes, 2 folders, 9 oversize folders, 3 map case folders, 3 flat boxes (2 full, 1 partial.))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Menus
Bills
Ships' passenger lists
Patents
Legislative documents
Photographs
Advertisements
Advertising mail
Advertising
Illustrations
Contracts
Trademarks
Inspections
Programs
Advertising cards
Advertising fliers
Print advertising
Legal documents
Travelogs
Souvenir programs
Business cards
Concert programs
Publications
Commercial correspondence
Correspondence
Receipts
Theater programs
Business records
Legal records
Business ephemera
Invoices
Bills of sale
Ships' logs
Technical reports
Reports
Letterheads
Ephemera
Design patents
Travel brochures
Legislation (legal concepts)
Business letters
Timetables
Travel diaries
Printed ephemera
Place:
New York (N.Y.) -- Transportation
Hudson River
Date:
1777-1965
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents:
Minimally covers the terminus of the wind-powered (sail) era and more fully documents the peak of the engine (steam) era of commercial cargo and passenger vesselsk, including freight and dockage services, maintenance and provisioning, ferry service, navigation (tug and tow) assistance, plus leisure cruising and touring. There is not a significant amount of material on battle or war ships. Includes both short distance routes such as lakes, rivers, and islets, and longer trans-oceanic crossings.

Documents within the collection consist of handbills, broadsides, leaflets, books, business cards, advertisements, insurance forms, wreck reports, passenger lists, baggage tags, freight manifests, rate cards, correspondence on letterhead stationery, booklets, newspaper clippings, postcards, menus, periodicals, manuals, photographs, engravings, woodcuts, sketches, bills of lading, receipts, catalogues, ledgers, journals, purchase orders, broadsides, brochures, custom forms, schedules, shipping and receiving documents, early steam guides, timetables, lithographs, announcements, etc. There are no navigational nautical maps. There is very little in the way of international import/export records. However, domestic and North American freight services are well-covered through invoices, bills of lading, manifests, and receipts for goods and services.

Some materials cover the history and development of steamships, particularly in the latter half of the nineteenth century with the iron screw replacing the wooden paddle steamer in the 1850s. The late 1860s brought the compound engine, which led to the steamship, previously used for the conveyance of mails and passengers, to compete with the sailing vessel in the carriage of cargo for long voyages. The 1870s brought improvements in accommodation for the passenger, with the midship saloon, conveniences in state-rooms, and covered access to smoke rooms and ladies cabins.

Ownership of specific lines and vessels was very fluid throughout shipping history, including the renaming of vessels. Mergers, dissolution, and absorption of fleets were frequent. Thus, researchers should independently seek out a more detailed history for any entity of particular interest.

The general maritime business series focuses on good and services related to maritime operations such as repair, shipbuilding, parts, ticket agents, chandlers, groceries, coal supply, dockage, wharfs/marinas, etc.

Operation records of named vessels contains primarily bills of lading and similar receipts for the movement of material goods or in-water services such as tow and tug assistance.

The largest series covering shipping lines and conglomerates offers a wide assortment of miscellaneous, nonexhaustive operation records for cargo and passenger lines and corporations, typically those with multiple holdings. These documents may include receipts, bills of lading, correspondence, and financial ledgers, plus promotional material for services and routes offered. Passenger sailings and luxury cruise documentation may contain menus, passenger lists, itineraries, shore excursion information, souveniers such as luggage tags, ticket stubs, and postcards. See also the subject category Menus, for additional examples of passenger and cruise ship menus.

When not associated with any of the above, general examples of materials related to the industry have been by arranged by their material type such as images, reports, and serial publications. More formal documentation, especially legal and reports, can be found here.

Narrative type materials related to lore, history, and building and design specifications have been sorted by subject. A scarce amount of material covers ships used for military service. Likewise, there are a few examples of maritime related material from the art world, mostly in the form of catalogues for exhibits or auction of paintings and scale models.

A note on vessel names: those used as contract carriers of mail and when in service, were entitled to unique prefix designations such as Royal Mail Ship (RMS.), otherwise, the ship name may be preceded by the more generic S.S. for single-screw steamer or steamship, SV for sailing vessel, PS for paddle steamer, RV for research vessel or similar type prefix. USS is the standard for the United States Navy commissioned ships while in commission, with HMS used for His/Her Majesty's Ship of the British Royal Navy.

Some of the major lines/companies represented in the collection include: American Line, American Steamship Company, Anchor Line, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Cunard-Anchor Line, Cunard Line, Cunard Steam Ship Company, Limited, Cunard White Star Line, Eastern Steamship Lines, Furness, Withy & Company, Hamburg American Line (HAPAG) / Hamburg Amerika Linie, Holland America Line (N.A.S.M. / HAL), Inman Line, International Mercantile Marine Company (IMM), International Navigation Company, North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen), Panama Pacific Line, Peninsular and Oriental, Red Star Line, Royal Mail Steam Packet, U.S. Mail Steamship Company, United States Lines, White Star Line.
Arrangement:
Ships, Boats, and Vessels is arranged in three subseries.

Business Records and Marketing Material

General Maritime Businesses



Operation Records of Named Vessels



Shipping Lines/Conglomerates

Miscellaneous Business Records and Marketing Material

Genre

Keepsakes

Images

Ledger

Legal

News Clippings

Regulatory

Reports

Serial Publications

Stamps/Cigarette Cards

Associations and Societies

Images, Artwork, Racing, Technical Literature

Subject

Battleships, Warships

Destination Guides

Employment and Licensing

Insurance

Maritime History

Maritime Models and Art

Revue Generale Des Sciences

Warshaw Administrative Records
Related Materials:
Several other Warshaw Subject Categories may have closely related material such as Submarines and Transportation. For casual and recreational boating see Boats and Boating Equipment and Yachts. Other subject categories that may have related materials include: Canals, Dredging, Engines, Menus, Railroads (point of common transportation transfer), and Tours. .
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Steamboats [Ships, Boats, and Vessels] is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Passenger ships  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Ships  Search this
Shipbuilding industry  Search this
Ferries  Search this
Transportation -- Japan  Search this
River boats  Search this
Marine engines  Search this
Boats  Search this
Transportation -- Far Eastern  Search this
Ships -- Equipment and supplies  Search this
Merchant Marine -- Manning of vessels -- United States  Search this
Docks  Search this
Health  Search this
Ocean liners  Search this
Merchant Marine -- United States  Search this
Ships -- Far Eastern  Search this
Rivers  Search this
Transportation -- river boat  Search this
World War, 1939-1945 -- Merchant Marine  Search this
Harbors  Search this
Trade associations  Search this
Transportation -- 1900-1910  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Water transport -- 18th century  Search this
Boats -- Southeast Asia  Search this
Cargo  Search this
Local transit -- New York (N.Y.)  Search this
Sailboats  Search this
Waterways  Search this
Sailing  Search this
Transportation -- New York (N.Y.)  Search this
Local transit  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Water transfer  Search this
Transportation -- History  Search this
Wharves  Search this
Steamboats  Search this
Boats -- New York (N.Y.)  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Public health  Search this
Marine engineers  Search this
Ocean travel  Search this
Seamen -- 1910-1920  Search this
Musical performances  Search this
Transportation -- Law and legislation -- United States  Search this
Merchant seamen  Search this
Marine engineering  Search this
Models and modelmaking  Search this
Navigation  Search this
Seamen -- 1940-1950  Search this
Travel  Search this
Importers  Search this
Shipping  Search this
Cruise ships  Search this
Ships -- New York (N.Y.)  Search this
Flags  Search this
Exports -- 19th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Menus -- Ships -- 1940-1950
Menus
Bills
Ships' passenger lists
Patents
Legislative documents
Photographs
Advertisements
Advertising mail
Advertising
Illustrations
Contracts
Trademarks
Inspections
Programs
Advertising cards
Advertising fliers
Print advertising
Legal documents
Travelogs
Souvenir programs
Business cards
Concert programs
Publications
Commercial correspondence
Correspondence
Receipts
Theater programs
Publications -- Business
Business records
Legal records
Business ephemera
Invoices
Bills of sale
Ships' logs
Technical reports
Reports
Letterheads
Ephemera
Design patents
Travel brochures
Legislation (legal concepts)
Business letters
Timetables
Travel diaries
Printed ephemera
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Ships, Boats, and Vessels, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Steamboats
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Steamboats [Ships, Boats, and Vessels]
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cc542278-2f59-4b3b-9008-a8b7679a46b5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-steamboats
Online Media:

Colonel W. Sumpter Smith Collection

Creator:
Smith, Walter Sumpter, 1897-1943  Search this
Names:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Authority  Search this
United States. Federal Civil Works Administration  Search this
United States. Works Project Administration. Airport Division  Search this
Washington National Airport  Search this
Extent:
4.76 Cubic feet (4 records center boxes, 1 flatbox)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Clippings
Date:
1918-1939
Scope and Contents:
The majority of the collection was compiled by Mrs. W. Sumpter Smith and consists of newspaper clippings and photos. The clippings come primarily from newspapers in and about the Birmingham, AL region and deal with general aviation news from the time period 1918-1935. There are clippings dealing with Sumpter and his activities throughout the collection. Four volumes were compiled by Sumpter himself and deal with the activities of the Civil Aeronautics Authority (1938-39), Civil Works Administration (1933-39), and Works Projects Administration (1935-36). The collection also contains a scrapbook of a WPA Airport Inspection trip in October/November 1937 containing captioned photographs of the trip's high points, as well as photographs documenting the construction of Washington National Airport (1939-1943).
Biographical / Historical:
Colonel Walter Sumpter Smith (1897-1943) was an engineer, Army pilot, government aviation official, and promoter of aviation. He served as an Army pilot and instructor in World War I and afterwards as commandant of Roberts Field in Birmingham, AL, and helped to establish new air mail routes in the South during the late 1920s. In 1935 he was made head of the Airport Division of the Works Project Administration and was later appointed chairman of the Safety Board of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. In January 1939 he was appointed as chairman of the commission to build Washington National Airport. During World War II, he returned to active duty and was made chief of Transport and Facilities Division of Army Air Support in March 1942. On 24 January 1943 his aircraft disappeared over the Caribbean Sea. In 1943 he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
No donor information, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0023, unknown
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Aeronautics and state  Search this
Aeronautics -- Law and legislation  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Air pilots  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Clippings
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0023
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg242e5b257-e2a2-4512-800f-cd2253f7a8a4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0023

Colonel Alexis B. McMullen Collection

Creator:
McMullen, Alexis B.  Search this
Names:
National Association of State Aviation Officials  Search this
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command. North African Division  Search this
Cody, Mabel  Search this
McMullen, Alexis B.  Search this
Extent:
28.15 Cubic feet (25 records center boxes; 2 legal document boxes; 1 flatbox)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Maps
Publications
Photographs
Drawings
Manuscripts
Diaries
Correspondence
Date:
1915-1983
Scope and Contents:
This collection spans A.B. McMullen's aviation career and interests, from his involvement in WWI until his death. This collection includes correspondence, both personal and business, reports/material from his aviation corporations/distributorships and stint as Director of Florida Aviation and career in the NASAO. Also included are photographs, articles and newspaper clippings of his career as a barnstormer and of his military career.
Biographical / Historical:
Colonel Alexis B. McMullen participated in American aviation activities at the local, state and national level over a period of some 50 years, as well as international activities during two world wars. A.B. McMullen learned to fly during WWI, and he became an Aerobatic Flight Instructor and Base Engineering Officer. After the war, he barnstormed with Mabel Cody and owned/operated flying schools, aviation corporations and distributorships. In 1933 he became Florida's first State Director of Aviation. Under his leadership in this position, 84 new airports and flight strips were constructed and the first comprehensive state aviation map was published. From 1936-1942 McMullen served as Chief, Airports Section Bureau of Air Division. During WWII he actively served as Deputy Commander North African Division of Air Transport Command (ATC), stationed in Morocco. After the war he established the Washington, D.C. Headquarters of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) which he continued to serve with until his retirement.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Sarah Ann Lindsey, gift, 1990, 1990-0060, NASM
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeroanutics -- Florida  Search this
Aeronautics -- Law and legislation  Search this
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Flight training  Search this
Periodicals  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Maps
Publications
Photographs
Drawings
Manuscripts
Diaries
Correspondence
Identifier:
NASM.1990.0060
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29e0bfb6a-2991-4c7b-8c29-034b1fd56866
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1990-0060

James Vernon Martin Papers

Creator:
Martin, James V. (James Vernon), 1885-1956  Search this
Names:
Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co.  Search this
Harvard Aeronautical Society  Search this
Harvard Boston Aero Meet  Search this
Manufacturers Aircraft Association  Search this
Martin Aeroplane Co (Martin, James Vernon)  Search this
Martin Aeroplane Factory (Martin, James Vernon)  Search this
United States. Merchant Marine  Search this
Martin, James V. (James Vernon), 1885-1956  Search this
Martin, Lily Irvine  Search this
Extent:
1.97 Cubic feet (4 legal document boxes, 1 legal folder, 1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Drawings
Financial records
Date:
1894-1979
Summary:
James Vernon Martin (1885-1956) was an aviator and inventor during the early days of aviation. This collection consists of material documenting the life of James Vernon Martin. The material includes letters, photos, and documents relating to his Merchant Marine career and his aircraft and aeronautical inventions. Also included are documents pertaining to his conspiracy charges against the government and aircraft industry, as well as his attempts to revive Augustus M. Herring's patents. There are also documents regarding Lily Irvine, his wife, and her career as a pilot.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of material documenting the life of James Vernon Martin. The material includes letters, photos, and documents relating to his Merchant Marine career and his aircraft and aeronautical inventions. Also included are documents pertaining to his conspiracy charges against the government and aircraft industry, as well as his attempts to revive Augustus M. Herring's patents. There are also documents regarding Lily Irvine, his wife, and her career as a pilot.

The majority of materials were donated by Edna Jahn, Martin's friend. But there are also materials from other National Air and Space Museum Archives collections that were incorporated later into the Martin Collection. Collections include: Wright Field Technical Documents (NASM.XXXX.0428) and National Air Museum Photography Collection (NASM.XXXX.0572). When possible, these materials were placed in folders designated as "NASM Generated." There are also curatorial documents generated by the Smithsonian Institution regarding the acquisition of Martin artifacts Martin K.III Kitten (A19250004000); Model, Tractor Biplane (A19350061000) and Medal, Order of St. Stanislaus First Class (A19880024000).

Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.
Arrangement:
Materials are arranged into five series: Biographical Material, Martin Aircraft and Automobiles, Patents and Litigation, Photographs, and Newspapers and Magazines. Within each series materials are arranged roughly chronologically.
Biographical / Historical:
James Vernon Martin (1885-1956) was an aviator and inventor during the early days of aviation. He joined the Merchant Marine (1900) before attending the University of Virginia and Harvard (graduate degree, 1912). While at Harvard he organized the Harvard Aeronautical Society (1910), served as its first director, and, through the Society, organized the first international air meet in the United States (1910). He traveled to England in January 1911 for flight training and received Royal Aero Club F.A.I. Certificate #55.

While in England, Martin met and married Lily Irvine. Born in South Africa to Scottish parents, Irvine learned to fly from Martin, making her first successful flight at Hendon in 1911. In July 1914, with Tony Jannus as her mechanic, Irvine completed one of the largest flights across water from Sandusky, Ohio, to Euclid over Lake Erie, breaking a speed record set by Glenn Curtiss in 1910.

After returning to the U.S. in June 1911, Martin traveled the exhibition circuit for several years. He made the first flights in Alaska in 1913, accompanied by Irvine. During 1915 he flew test flights for the Aeromarine Company. In 1917, he formed the Martin Aeroplane Company in Elyria, OH on the strength of nine aeronautical patents, including his automatic stabilizer (1916) and retractable landing gear (1916). He joined the Merchant Marine and became Master of the SS Lake Fray in May 1919, earning the Order of St. Stanislaus from Russia in appreciation for assistance rendered to the Russian North-Western Army. In 1920 he moved the company to Dayton, OH as Martin Enterprises and offered free use of his patents to the American aeronautical industry, though evaluations of the efficacy of his inventions were mixed. He moved to Garden City (Long Island), NY in 1922, renaming the company as the Martin Aeroplane Factory.

In 1924, Martin sued the United States government and the Manufacturers Aeronautical Association, claiming that they conspired to monopolize the aviation industry. The suit was dismissed in 1926, but Martin continued to press his claims of collusion through the 1930s. Martin also became the assignee for aviation pioneer Augustus M. Herring and attempted to revive claims on Herring's early patents.

During World War II, he worked for the Office of Research and Development before returning to the U.S. Maritime Service in 1944, serving as first mate on a ship and then commanding a troop transport in the Pacific. After he left the service in 1946, he tried to raise interest in a large catamaran flying boat, the Martin "Oceanplane," but failed in the face of the growth in commercial trans-ocean service by conventional aircraft.
Provenance:
Edna Jahn, gift, 1964, NASM.XXXX.0162. Also NASM Generated.
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeronautics -- Law and legislation  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this
Aeronautics -- Competitions  Search this
Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this
Aircraft industry -- United States  Search this
Aircraft industry  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Periodicals  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Drawings
Financial records
Citation:
James Vernon Martin Papers, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0162, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0162
See more items in:
James Vernon Martin Papers
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21c4abbf5-7252-4a20-bb70-ec5cd93bc642
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0162
Online Media:

Sovereign skies the origins of American civil aviation policy Sean Seyer

Title:
Origins of American civil aviation policy
Author:
Seyer, Sean 1979-  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 299 pages illustrations, map 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2021
Topic:
Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation--History  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial--Government policy--History  Search this
Aeronautics and state  Search this
Transports aériens--Politique gouvernementale--Histoire  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial--Government policy  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158751

James V. Martin Scrapbook

Creator:
Martin, James V. (James Vernon), 1885-1956  Search this
Names:
Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co.  Search this
Harvard Aeronautical Society  Search this
Harvard Boston Aero Meet  Search this
Manufacturers Aircraft Association  Search this
Martin Aeroplane Co (Martin, James Vernon)  Search this
Martin Aeroplane Factory (Martin, James Vernon)  Search this
United States. Merchant Marine  Search this
Martin, James V. (James Vernon), 1885-1956  Search this
Martin, Lily Irvine  Search this
Extent:
0.56 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Date:
1910-1956
bulk 1910-1916
Summary:
This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings and photos of James V. Martin's aviation exploits, 1910-1916. of the 1910 - 1916 era.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists mainly of newspaper clippings, and photos of his exploits of the 1910 - 1916 era. Among these are his proposed crossing of the Atlantic in 1912, aerial bombing demonstrations, invention of the Martin Aerodynamic Stabilizer, and early form of autopilot. Also included are newspaper clippings of his wife, Lilly Irvine Martin, who was reported to be the first woman aviator to fly solo.
Arrangement:
No arrangement, just one item.
Biographical / Historical:
James Vernon Martin (1885-1956) was an aviator and inventor during the early days of aviation. He joined the Merchant Marine (1900) before attending the University of Virginia and Harvard (graduate degree, 1912). While at Harvard he organized the Harvard Aeronautical Society (1910), served as its first director, and, through the Society, organized the first international air meet in the United States (1910). He traveled to England in January 1911 for flight training and received Royal Aero Club F.A.I. Certificate #55. After returning to the U.S. in June 1911, he traveled the exhibition circuit (1911-13) before rejoining the Merchant Marine as commander of USS Lake Frey (1914). During 1915 he flew flight test for the Aeromarine Co. In 1917, he formed the Martin Aeroplane Company in Elyria, OH on the strength of nine aeronautical patents, including his automatic stabilizer (1916) and retractable landing gear (1916). In 1920 he moved the concern to Dayton, OH as Martin Enterprises and offered free use of his patents to the American aeronautical industry. He moved to Garden City (Long Island), NY in 1922, called the company the Martin Aeroplane Factory, and, two years later, sued the United States government and the Manufacturers Aeronautical Association, claiming that they conspired to monopolize the aviation industry. The suit was dismissed in 1926, but Martin continued to press his claims of collusion through the 1930s. During World War II he again returned to the sea, commanding a troop transport in the Pacific. Afterwards he tried to raise interest in a large catamaran flying boat, the Martin 'Oceanplane', but failed in the face of the growth in commercial trans-ocean service by conventional aircraft.
Provenance:
Edna Jahn, Gift, 1963, NASM.XXXX.0236
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this
Aeronautics -- Competitions  Search this
Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this
Aircraft industry -- United States  Search this
Aircraft industry  Search this
Aeronautics -- Law and legislation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Citation:
James V. Martin Scrapbook, NASM.XXXX.0236, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0236
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b305659f-79ce-441a-8245-89773f5f9c43
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0236
Online Media:

Bonfires to beacons : federal civil aviation policy under the Air Commerce Act, 1926-1938 / Nick A. Komons

Author:
Komons, Nick A  Search this
United States Air Commerce Act  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 454 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1989
1978
Topic:
Aeronautics and state  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation  Search this
Call number:
HE9803.A4K64 1989X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_378838

Enabling acts : the hidden story of how the Americans with Disabilities Act gave the largest US minority its rights / Lennard Davis

Author:
Davis, Lennard J. 1949-  Search this
Subject:
United States Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 289 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2015
Topic:
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc  Search this
Discrimination against people with disabilities--Law and legislation  Search this
People with disabilities--Social conditions  Search this
People with disabilities--Services for  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1052252

Separate and unequal : Homer Plessy and the Supreme Court decision that legalized racism / Harvey Fireside ; introduction by Marc H. Morial

Title:
Homer Plessy and the Supreme Court decision that legalized racism
Author:
Fireside, Harvey  Search this
Morial, Marc H  Search this
Subject:
Plessy, Homer Adolph  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Trials, litigation, etc
Place:
Louisiana
United States
Date:
2004
Topic:
Segregation in transportation--Law and legislation--History  Search this
Segregation--Law and legislation--History  Search this
Race relations  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_733945

Federal Aviation Act : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, second session, on H.R. 12616, a bill to create an independent Federal Aviation Agency, to provide for the safe and efficient use of the airspace by both civil and military operations, and to provide for the regulation and promotion of civil av...

Title:
Federal Aviation Act of 1958: hearings and reports,conference report, public law 58-726
Hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, second session
H.R. 12616
Author:
United States Congress House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Communications  Search this
United States Congress (85th, 2nd session : 1958) House  Search this
United States Federal Aviation Act of 1958  Search this
Former owner:
United States Civil Aeronautics Board Library DSI  Search this
Subject:
United States Federal Aviation Agency  Search this
Physical description:
iv, 361 p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1958
Topic:
Aeronautics--Law and legislation  Search this
Call number:
TL521 .A5417 1958X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_745889

Pocket guide to hazardous materials : HM-181 compliance information for the driver

Physical description:
400 p. , 2 pages color plates ; 16 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1993
C1993
Topic:
Hazardous substances--Transportation--Law and legislation  Search this
Call number:
KF3945.Z9 P73 1993
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_457055

International aeronautic organizations and the control of air navigation / a lecture delivered by John Jay Ide under the James Jackson Cabot Professorship of Air Traffic Regulation and Air Transportation at Norwich University, February 3, 1935 ; revised and brought up to date as of May, 1938

Author:
Ide, John Jay 1891-1962  Search this
Norwich University James Jackson Cabot Professorship of Air Transportation  Search this
Former owner:
United States Civil Aeronautics Board DSI Library  Search this
Physical description:
iii, [1], 37 p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1938
C1938
Topic:
Aeronautics--Societies, etc  Search this
Aeronautics--Law and legislation  Search this
Call number:
TL500 .I29 1938
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_469181

The Wheeling Bridge case : its significance in American law and technology / by Elizabeth Brand Monroe

Author:
Monroe, Elizabeth Brand 1947-  Search this
Subject:
Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company Trials, litigation, etc  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 268 p. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Wheeling Bridge (Wheeling, W. Va.)
Pennsylvania
Date:
1992
C1992
19th century
Topic:
Bridges--Law and legislation--Economic aspects--History  Search this
Transportation and state--History  Search this
Transportation--Technological innovations--History  Search this
Trials, litigation, etc  Search this
Call number:
KF5541.W54M66 1992X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_430175

President's Air Policy Commission Collection

Creator:
United States. President's Air Policy Commission  Search this
Names:
United States. President's Air Policy Commission  Search this
Prentice, Edward S.  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Memoranda
Date:
1947
Scope and Contents:
This small collection contains working documents from the President's Air Policy Commission. Folder 1 includes 1947 drafts and memoranda. Folder 2 includes undated drafts and memoranda.
Biographical / Historical:
The President's Air Policy Commission Collection was formed after World War II to gather relevant data and consider various critical issues facing contemporary aviation. The donor of this collection, Edward S. Prentice, trained fighter pilots in World War II and subsequently was a participant in the Commission. He later worked in the fields of international transportation and economics.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Edward S. Prentice, gift, 1997, 1997-0053, Public Domain
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Aeronautics and state  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Aeronautics -- Law and legislation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Memoranda
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0053
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23a3922d0-7047-4761-8dea-8fa12f935ff3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0053

Legislative history of H.R. 15963 (Department of Transportation Act), P.L. 89-670

Creator:
United States. Department of Transportation Act, 1966.  Search this
United States. Civil Aeronautics Board  Search this
United States. Congress (89th, 2nd session : 1966)  Search this
Former owner:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Board. Library  Search this
Extent:
4 Volumes ((approx. 2900 p. in various pagings), 29 cm.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Volumes
Date:
1966
Summary:
A collection of official U.S. government documents relating to the legislative history of the 1966 Department of Transportation Act, prepared by the Civil Aeronautics Board for the use of its own staff.Types of materials in the collection include: presidential messages; bills of the 89th Congress (House and Senate) in various stages of the legislative process; amendments; committee prints and hearings; a copy of Public Law 89-670; excerpts from the Congressional record; typed and signed Civil Aeronautics Board inter- and intra-office correspondence; memoranda and other miscellaneous documents.
Arrangement note:
Organized into four series: 1. Aviation bills. 2. Hearings and reports. 3. Congressional record excerpts (continued into first half of v. 4). 4. Letters, memoranda and misc. material.
General note:
Title from typed t.p. inserted at front of each v.
Topic:
Transportation -- Law and legislation -- United States  Search this
Legislative histories -- United States  Search this
Identifier:
SIL-RR.XXXX-0002
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Libraries
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sc277461d85-7517-48a2-b7f3-4d501b655c38
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sil-rr-xxxx-0002

Pocket guide to the ADA : Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities / edited by Evan Terry Associates, P.C

Author:
Evan Terry Associates, P.C  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 179 p. : ill., plans ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2007
C2007
Topic:
Barrier-free design--Law and legislation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_841126

Report of the Federal Coordinator of Transportation, 1934. Letter from the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission transmitting report of the Federal Coordinator of Transportation on transportation legislation

Title:
Reports of the Coordinator of Transportation, 1934-1935 DSI
Letter from the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission transmitting report of the Federal Coordinator of Transportation on transportation legislation
Author:
United States Office of Federal Coordinator of Transportation  Search this
Tate, Hugh M  Search this
United States Interstate Commerce Commission  Search this
United States Congress (74th, 1st session : 1935) House  Search this
Former owner:
Wrenn, T. L. DSI  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 245 p. incl. tables, diagr., form. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1935
Topic:
Transportation--Law and legislation  Search this
Railroads  Search this
Call number:
HE2757 .U6 1934
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_835133

The Journal of air law and commerce

Author:
Southern Methodist University School of Law  Search this
Air Law Institute (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) School of Law  Search this
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) School of Business  Search this
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Transportation Center  Search this
Physical description:
v. 24 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1939
1939-
Topic:
Aeronautics--Law and legislation  Search this
Radio--Law and legislation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_807733

Regulation of transportation agencies : letter from the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission transmitting pursuant to law, a report of the Federal Coordinator of Transportation on the regulation of transportation agencies other than railroads and on proposed changes in railroad regulation

Title:
Reports of the Coordinator of Transportation, 1934-1935 DSI
Author:
United States Office of Federal Coordinator of Transportation  Search this
Lee, William E  Search this
United States Interstate Commerce Commission  Search this
United States Congress (73rd, 2nd session : 1934) Senate  Search this
Former owner:
Wrenn, T. L. DSI  Search this
Physical description:
v, 389 p. : tables (some folded) ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1934
Topic:
Railroad law  Search this
Transportation--Law and legislation  Search this
Call number:
HE2757 .U6 1934
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_835132

Regulatory reform and the Federal Aviation Act of 1975 : report of the Fifth Workshop on National Transportation Problems / Office of University Research, U.S. Dept. of Transportation

Author:
Moses, Leon N  Search this
United States Department of Transportation Office of University Research  Search this
Workshop on National Transportation Problems (5th : 1976 : Northwestern University)  Search this
Physical description:
183, 23 p. : ill
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1976
Topic:
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Trade regulation  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation  Search this
Call number:
HE9803.A4 R34 1976
HE9803.A4R34 1976
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_338371

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