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Creator:

Republic Airlines  Search this

Names:

Air West  Search this

Bonanza Air Lines  Search this

Hughes Air West  Search this

North Central Airlines  Search this

Pacific Air Lines  Search this

Southern Airways  Search this

Southwest Airways  Search this

West Coast Airlines  Search this

Wisconsin Central Airlines  Search this

Extent:

7.63 Cubic feet ((7 records center boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Press releases

Newsletters

Reports

Maps

Publications

Photographs

Correspondence

Date:

1945-1983

bulk [ca. 1950s-1960s]

Summary:

This collection consisted of miscellaneous material, including annual reports, for companies that were later acquired by Republic Airlines.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consisted of miscellaneous material, including annual reports for all companies that eventually came under Republic Airlines: route maps, photographs of various aircraft used, and publicity stickers, stamps, and notices. Press releases and newsletters are held for some of the companies. Much of the collection of press releases, progress reports, and information packets centers on the Boeing 727 series, the Boeing 747SP series, and the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 series. This collection also includes Bonanza Air Lines negatives.

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.

Biographical / Historical:

This collection consist of various materials belonging to a group of airlines that eventually came under Republic Airlines. The product of mergers, this airline found its start in the small, postwar feeder airlines of the Mid- and Southwest. The nine small companies that became Republic include: West Coast Airlines, Wisconsin Central Airlines, North Central Airlines, Southwest Airways, Southern Airways, Bonanza Air Lines, Pacific Air Lines, Air West, and finally, Hughes Air West.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Minnesota Historical Society, Gift, 1989, 1989-0134, 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:

Boeing 727 Family  Search this

Douglas DC-9 Family  Search this

Boeing 747SP (747-100SP)  Search this

Local service airlines  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Air travel  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Press releases

Newsletters

Reports

Maps

Publications

Photographs

Correspondence

Citation:

Republic Feeder Airlines Collection, Acc. NASM.1999.0134, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1989.0134

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Republic Feeder Airlines Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1989-0134

Creator:

Pullman, Henry W.  Search this

Names:

Pullman, Henry W.  Search this

Extent:

0.23 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

1928-1956

bulk [ca. 1930s-1940s]

Summary:

This collection consists of the following ephemeral items documenting Pullman's travels: photographs and postcards, including three images of Wolfgang von Gronau's Dornier Wal; certificates - one "Jupiter Rex," for crossing the equator and one "Clipper Club," for flying around the world; and a red 10x13" scrapbook containing baggage labels, postcards, menus, guest lists, hotel and travel literature, decals, and tickets and napkins which were souvenirs from events and places he visited during his travels. A technical manual for Air-Ground Communication, December 2, 1941, was also donated as was a souvenir edition of "Plane News: Air Service Paper of the A.E.F.", January 25, 1919; a roster and photograph of the Ordnance Detachment, A.F. in G., Metternich, Germany, distributed on the occasion of a Thanksgiving Dinner, November 25, 1925; five July, 1938 images relating to Pan Am Philippine Clipper trip number 222; four World War I era images and one portrait of a young pilot in parachute harness.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the following ephemeral items documenting Pullman's travels: photographs and postcards, including three images of Wolfgang von Gronau's Dornier Wal; certificates - one "Jupiter Rex," for crossing the equator and one "Clipper Club," for flying around the world; and a red 10x13" scrapbook containing baggage labels, postcards, menus, guest lists, hotel and travel literature, decals, and tickets and napkins which were souvenirs from events and places he visited during his travels. A technical manual for Air-Ground Communication, December 2, 1941, was also donated as was a souvenir edition of "Plane News: Air Service Paper of the A.E.F.", January 25, 1919; a roster and photograph of the Ordnance Detachment, A.F. in G., Metternich, Germany, distributed on the occasion of a Thanksgiving Dinner, November 25, 1925; five July, 1938 images relating to Pan Am Philippine Clipper trip number 222; four World War I era images and one portrait of a young pilot in parachute harness.

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:

The Airline Ephemera Collection [Pullman]-- is arranged by content type.

Biographical / Historical:

Henry W. Pullman's job as the export manager for a major oil tool company required him to travel extensively from the late 1920s to the 1950s. Pullman used the following airlines in his travels: Trans World Airlines (TWA); Pan American Airways; Royal Dutch Air Lines (KLM); Royal Netherlands Indies Airways; and American Airlines.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Henry Pullman, gift, 1993, NASM.1993.0018

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:

Dornier Do J Wal (Whale)(Do 16)  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Airline Ephemera Collection [Pullman], Acc. NASM.1993.0018, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1993.0018

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Airline Ephemera Collection [Pullman]

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1993-0018

Creator:

Seymour, Lester D., 1892-  Search this

Names:

American Airlines  Search this

National Air Transport  Search this

United Air Lines, Inc.  Search this

Seymour, Lester D., 1892-  Search this

Extent:

1.13 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box) (2 legal document boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuals

Reports

Newsletters

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

1928-1934

Summary:

Major Lester D. Seymour (1892-1976) was involved in both the military and commercial sides of aviation. After service in World War I, Seymour served as Chief Engineer of National Air Transport, and later become NAT's Vice President and General Manager. From 1933-1934 Seymour was appointed President of American Airlines. The collection includes airline newsletters, annual reports, photographs, and manuals.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the following: copies of the National Air Transport Inc. (NAT) newsletter, "NAT Flypaper", 1928 - 1933; "Survey of Projected Airmail Routes" 1926; annual reports for both NAT and American Airways (later American Airlines); NAT photographs; NAT Regulations; "A Study of Transportation by Airway as related to Competition with Rail Carriers in Continental United States", 1932; NAT Bulletin Board; and the American Airlines Procedures Manual for 1934. In June of 1999, six films were found in the Film Archives that were part of this donation. The films, evidently taken by Seymour during his airline travels, have the following titles: West (Part 1 and 2); Phoenix to Los Angles; Flying Across America with United Airlines in 28 Hours; Memphis to Phoenix; and American Airways: Chicago - New York.

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:

The Lester D. Seymour Collection is arranged by content type.

Biographical / Historical:

Major Lester D. Seymour (1892-1976) was involved in both the military and commercial sides of aviation. Seymour rose to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, Aero Engineer-Officer, 85th Aero Squadron during World War I. After the war, he became involved in the Civilian Aero Engineer US Air Service and in the Air Corps Reserve. In 1926, Seymour became involved with the commercial airlines industry. He started as the Chief Engineer at National Air Transport, and later become NAT's Vice President and General Manager. He was also briefly the Vice President of United Air Lines after their 1933 takeover of NAT. From 1933-1934 Seymour was appointed President of American Airlines.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Lester D. Seymour, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0455.

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, Commercial -- Passenger traffic  Search this

Air travel  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuals

Reports

Newsletters

Motion pictures (visual works)

Citation:

Lester D. Seymour Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0455, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0455

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Lester D. Seymour Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0455

Creator:

Tofflemire, Harold W.  Search this

Names:

American Airlines  Search this

Eastern Airlines, Inc.  Search this

Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973  Search this

Extent:

0.25 Cubic feet (One slim legal document case)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Date:

1940–1981

Summary:

This collection consists of material relating to Harold W. "Toffy" Tofflemire's tenure at Eastern Air Lines, including the following: correspondence (letters, interoffice memoranda, and a telegram between Tofflemire and Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker, president and chairman of Eastern Air Lines; Eastern Air Lines postcards; published material; and photographs.

This collection is in English.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of .25 cubic feet of material relating to Harold W. "Toffy" Tofflemire's tenure at Eastern Air Lines, including the following: correspondence (letters, interoffice memoranda, and a telegram between Tofflemire and Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker, president and chairman of Eastern Air Lines; Eastern Air Lines postcards; published material; and photographs. There are also a few items from other airlines, including American Airlines wartime passenger brochures, and a photograph of the Apollo 8 Earth view autographed by Frank Borman.

Arrangement:

Arranged by type of material.

Biographical / Historical:

Harold W. "Toffy" Tofflemire (1904–1983) was a station manager for Eastern Air Lines (1930 - 1968). Tofflemire's flying career started in Pipestone, Minnesota, when he built and flew an airplane in 1918. He then barnstormed with friend Earl Smith in a Curtiss JN-4 through South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Kansas. Tofflemire joined Eastern Air Lines in the 1930s and was a station manager in Miami, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Chicago Midway, and Atlanta. His team started the control tower concept in Atlanta, originated the "transfer point" idea and established the reservation roundtable. Tofflemire also invented a scooter-powered baggage truck and a conveyor belt loading device for Eastern

Provenance:

David Koch, Gift, 2020, NASM.2021.0007

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, Commercial -- Passenger traffic  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Postcards -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 1940-2000

Citation:

Harold W. "Toffy" Tofflemire Eastern Air Lines Material, NASM.2021.0007, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2021.0007

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2021-0007

Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Names:

Curtiss-Wright Airports Corporation  Search this

Keystone Aircraft Corp  Search this

Extent:

146 Cubic feet (228 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Reports

Drawings

Financial records

Date:

1868-1972

bulk 1925-1949

Summary:

This collection consists of the corporate records of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Included in the collection are technical and engineering reports of Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division's operations in St. Louis (Robertson), MO (1935-1945) and Buffalo, NY, (1932-1945), as well as AAS Material Division and AAF Air Technical Services Command memorandum reports collected by Curtiss-Wright's St. Louis and Buffalo technical reference libraries. The collection also contains the files of Curtiss-Wright's Patent Department, which hold records of patents filed by Curtiss-Wright and patent-infringement cases involving Curtiss-Wright. Also included in the collection are specifications issued by and photos commissioned by the Keystone Aircraft Corporation (Huff-Daland Airplanes, Inc. until March 1927), which had been acquired by Wright in 1928 along with Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corp., and formed the Keystone Division of Curtiss-Wright until 1932 when Keystone's Bristol, PA factory closed its doors. The collection also contains financial records of the Curtiss-Wright Airports Corporation, which was liquidated in 1936, as well as an extensive negative collection featuring Curtiss-Wright aircraft from the 1930s and 1940s, concentrated especially on the war years.

Scope and Contents:

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records collection contains approximately 146 cubic feet of material. The collection contains the following material:

Army Air Service Material Division & Army Air Force Technical Services Command Memo

Reports & Technical Reports which include testing of various Curtiss-Wright models of aircraft and/or various parts of aircraft

Technical & Engineering Reports from the St. Louis, MO plant [Robertson] & Buffalo, NY plant

Patents, Patent Dockets, Patent Serial numbers, Suits, License Agreements, Patents filed by Curtiss-Wright & Patent Infringement Cases [1800s to 1940s]

Miscellaneous Research Files

Corporate & Financial Records [1923 to 1972]

Correspondence

Blueprint Drawings

Advertisements from Newspapers & Magazines in Scrapbooks

Engine Decals

Photographs

Negatives & Glass Plates

Arrangement:

This collection was arranged into Series and Subseries:

Series I: Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Subseries I: Corporation Reports\Records Subseries II: Patents Subseries III: Patent Serial Numbers Subseries IV: Patent Application/Dockets Subseries V: Patent Litigation Subseries VI: Aircraft & Engine Designations arranged by Designation Subseries VII: Photographs Subseries VIII: Keystone Aircraft Corporation Subseries IX: Oversize Scrapbooks of Advertising Material, Newspaper Clippings

Series II: Technical Reports

Subseries I: Air Corps Materiel Division, Reports [ACMR] Subseries II: Buffalo Reports Subseries III: St. Louis

Series III: Glass Plates [this part of the collection has not been processed]

Series IV: 1969 Accretion - Listing of Archival Material

Series V: Master Print Books [this part of the collection has not been processed]

Historical note:

An historic event in aviation occurred on June 26, 1929 when two major aircraft companies: the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company merged with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. After this merger, the former Wright organization took over all of the engine and propeller manufacture while Curtiss concentrated on airplanes. This merger was completed by organizing two major divisions under their original names, but under the direction of a corporate headquarters located in New York City. However, there was a recognized separation of spirit as well as specialized facilities that was never completely resolved in succeeding years. The election of former Wright personnel to key corporate positions soon led to Wright becoming the dominant division. At the height of the Lindbergh Boom during the 1920s and 1930s, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation was made up of the following identified organizations: The Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor Company; The Curtiss-Caproni Corporation; The Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company; The Keystone Aircraft Corporation; The Moth Aircraft Corporation; The Travel Air Manufacturing Company; The Wright Aeronautical Corporation; Curtiss-Wright Flying Service; The Curtiss-Wright Sales Corporation; The Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation. Curtiss-Wright was quickly becoming the 'General Motors of the Air' until the great depression in October 1929. Sales dropped and Curtiss-Wright was forced to close certain satellite plants and transfer some of their product lines to the St. Louis facility. It looked like even the Buffalo plants would also have to close when Curtiss-Wright received an order from Colombia, South America for Hawks and Falcons. This was the largest military order to Curtiss since the war. The Colombia sale saved the Curtiss-Wright organization at this low point in its history. This order kept the production lines going until new military and civil markets began to open up as the depression waned and the build-up for World War II began. During the U.S. military build-up prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, all existing Curtiss-Wright plants were expanded and new aircraft factories were built at Columbus, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. The dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan resulted in an unexpected early end to World War II. All of the major U.S. airplane builders including Curtiss-Wright were hit by massive contract cancellations because of the Japanese surrender. In 1946 Curtiss-Wright had only two experimental military models at hand for postwar delivery and no assurance of production orders. Curtiss-Wright was forced to shut down all airplane plants and transfer all units of the Aeroplane Division to their Columbus Plant. The eventual sale of the Airplane Division to North American included design rights to the former Curtiss-Wright airplanes. The Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured airframes, finally closed down in 1951.

Provenance:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, gift, XXXX, 1969

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

Curtiss, General, Aircraft  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Curtiss-Wright aircraft  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Reports

Drawings

Financial records

Citation:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0067

See more items in:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067

Author:

Langley Research Center  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Physical description:

iv, 22 p. ; 27 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1972

Topic:

Transport planes  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Call number:

TL685.7 .V44X 1971, suppl

TL685.7.V44X 1971, suppl

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_319013

Author:

Painlevé, Paul 1863-1933  Search this

Chambre syndicale des industries aéronautiques  Search this

Journées tecniques internationale de l'aéronautique (1932 : Paris?)  Search this

Physical description:

viii, 278 p. : ill. ; 27 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1932

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

TL505 .J86 1932

TL505.J86 1932

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_292083

Author:

International Air Transportation Symposium (1969 : Stanford University)  Search this

Ruppenthal, Karl Maxwell  Search this

Sullivan, Brian E  Search this

Stanford University Graduate School of Business  Search this

Physical description:

206 p. 24 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1970

[c1970]

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

HE9765.I57 1969X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_337683

Author:

International Air Transport Association General Meeting ( (24th : 1968 : Munich, Germany)  Search this

Physical description:

118 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1968

[1968]

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

HE9765 .A95 1968

HE9765.A95 1968

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_337720

Author:

Morrell, Frederick R  Search this

Langley Research Center  Search this

United States Federal Aviation Administration  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Search this

Ohio University  Search this

Princeton University  Search this

Physical description:

v, 178 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1987

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Avionics  Search this

Call number:

TL552 .J68 1985Z

TL552.J68 1985Z

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_339202

Author:

Air Transportation Conference (1970 : Knoxville)  Search this

Evans, W. Stewart  Search this

University of Tennessee (System) Space Institute  Search this

University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Business Administration  Search this

Physical description:

ix, 174 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1970

Topic:

Airports--Planning  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

HE9797.4.P5 A29 1970

HE9797.4.P5A29 1970

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_339622

Author:

International Air Transportation Conference (23rd : 1994 : Arlington, Va.)  Search this

Sproule, William J  Search this

American Society of Civil Engineers Air Transport Division  Search this

Physical description:

viii, 213 p. : ill., plans ; 22 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1994

C1994

Topic:

Airports  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_469937

Author:

Symposium on the Future of World Air Transport (1968 : Munich)  Search this

International Air Transport Association  Search this

Physical description:

118 p. illus. 29 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1969

1969?]

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

HE9765 .S9891 1968

HE9765.S9891 1968

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_5922

Author:

United States President (1923-1929 : Coolidge)  Search this

International Civil Aeronautics Conference (1928 : Washington)  Search this

Physical description:

5 p. ; 25 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1928

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

TL505 .U58

TL505.U58

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_170468

Author:

High Speed Commercial Flight Symposium (1st : 1986 : Columbus, Ohio)  Search this

Loomis, James P  Search this

Center for High Speed Commercial Flight (Battelle Memorial Institute)  Search this

United States Department of Commerce  Search this

Physical description:

ix, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1987

C1987

Topic:

Supersonic transport planes  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

TL685.7.H53 1986X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_340432

Author:

Langley Research Center  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Physical description:

vii, 445 p. illus. 27 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1971

Topic:

Transport planes  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Call number:

TL685.7.V44X 1971

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_315925

Author:

Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy  Search this

Air Transport Association of America  Search this

Physical description:

115 p. ; 28 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1978

[1978]

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

International economic relations  Search this

Transit, International  Search this

Call number:

HE9780 .T77 1978

HE9780.T77 1978

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_339400

Author:

High Speed Commercial Flight Symposium (2nd : 1988 : Columbus, Ohio)  Search this

Loomis, James P  Search this

Center for High Speed Commercial Flight (Battelle Memorial Institute)  Search this

Physical description:

ix, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1989

C1989

Topic:

Supersonic transport planes  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

TL685.7.H53 1989X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_414037

Author:

International Workshop on Future Aviation Activities (6th : 1989 : Washington, D.C.)  Search this

United States Federal Aviation Administration  Search this

National Research Council (U.S.) Transportation Research Board Committee on Aviation Economics and Forecasting  Search this

National Research Council (U.S.) Transportation Research Board Committee on Light Commercial and General Aviation  Search this

Physical description:

58 p. : charts ; 28 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1990

[1990]

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial--Government policy  Search this

Call number:

HE9765 .I58 1989

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_486908

Creator:

Waco Aircraft Company  Search this

Names:

Waco Aircraft Company  Search this

Weaver Aircraft Company  Search this

Brukner, Clayton J., 1896-1977  Search this

Junkin, Elwood J. (Elwood James), 1897-1926  Search this

Weaver, George E. "Buck", 1895-1924  Search this

Extent:

184.1 Cubic feet (168 Legal document boxes; 35 drawers)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Financial records

Drawings

Reports

Date:

1930-1950

Summary:

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.

Scope and Contents note:

In 1920 Clayton J. Bruckner, Elwood "Sam" Junkin and George "Buck" Weaver formed Weaver Aircraft Co. In April of 1923, they renamed the company Advanced Aircraft Co. and, in May of 1929, Waco Aircraft Co. By the 1930s the company was a leader in the design of wood and fabric aircraft. At their most widespread use, Waco aircraft were operated by public, private, military and corporate owners in thirty-five countries. During World War II, Waco devoted itself entirely to war production, manufacturing large numbers of troop- and cargo-carrying gliders. Following the war Waco attempted to market a wholly new design, but the post- war slump in the private aviation market and the high development costs of the aircraft forced Waco to withdraw from aircraft manufacture in June 1947. During its twenty-seven year existence Waco produced sixty-two different aircraft models and led all its competitors in the number of aircraft registered.

The Waco collection is divided into two parts. Part One comprises 24,855 drawings. The locations and descriptive information of these drawings are listed on an electronic database entitled the Waco Aircraft Engineering Drawings Data Base. The drawings vary greatly in size from small drawings of 4x5" to large sheets of over 150" in length. The majority of the drawings included in Part One are numbered, but many of the drawings are unnumbered. These drawings span most of the Company's existence and depict many of its powered and glider aircraft. There are several smaller sets of drawings which include layout drawings, tool drawings and stress analyses. Production charts and data charts are also among these drawings.

Part Two includes the business records of the Waco Aircraft Company. These documents can be generally divided between the engineering and sales departments. Most of the drawings within Part Two are from sub-contractors and U.S. Government agencies.

Waco aircraft company designations are confusing. Many variations exist regarding the practice of assigning model designations. Despite these exceptions, some basic rules serve as a guideline. Prior to 1930, Waco models were designated by a single number, 1 through 10. The last aircraft designated in this manner, the Waco 10, became the Waco Model O under the new scheme of designation.

Waco early models were additionally referred to by their horsepower. This may have been a practice of distributors and salesmen.

Since 1930, The Waco Aircraft Company used a combination of three letters with which to name its models. An example would be the Model ASO. The letters are best read from right to left. The letter on the right represents the fuselage, i.e. Model O. The middle letter represents a modification to the basic model, i.e. CSO for straight wing or CTO for tapered wing. The letter on the left represents the engine, i.e. CSO for Wright J-6, 225 horse power engine. Additionally, Waco models were often followed by a number indicating the year in which the aircraft was built. A YPF-6, for example, was manufactured in 1936.

Waco World War II gliders, designed for the U.S.A.A.F, were designated by an alpha-numeric combination. The four unpowered gliders produced shared the same letter prefixes of CG, which stood for cargo glider. The numeric suffix distinguishes the aircraft. They were the Models CG-3A, CG-4A, CG-13A and CG-15A. An X preceding the designation denotes experimental, i.e. XCG-4A. An addition of two letters denotes the manufacturer, i.e. CG-4A- TI for Timm Aircraft Co. Many of the Waco designed gliders were constructed by various companies. Powered versions of the gliders were referred to by the prefix PG for powered gliders.

Arrangement note:

Series 1: Numbered Engineering Reports

Series 2: Model Engineering Reports

Series 3: Engineering Documents

Series 4: Government Contracts

Series 5: Contractor Reports

Series 6: Correspondence

Series 7: Publications

Series 8: Sales

Series 9: Blueprints & Drawings

Series 10: Drawings Lists

Series 11: Model Indexes

Series 12: Contractor Drawings

Biographical/Historical note:

In 1920 Clayton J. Bruckner, Elmwood "Sam" Junkin, and Buck Weaver formed an aircraft company known as the Weaver Aircraft Company in Troy, OH. By the 1930s the company, known as Waco Aircraft Co. since 1929, was a leader in the design of wood and fabric aircraft, with Waco aircraft being operated by public, private, and corporate owners in thirty-five countries. During World War II Waco devoted itself entirely to war production, manufacturing large numbers of troop- and cargo-carrying gliders. Following the war Waco attempted to market a wholly new design but the postwar slump in the private aviation market and the high development costs of the aircraft forced Waco to withdraw from aircraft manufacture in June 1947. During its twenty-eight year existence Waco produced sixty-two different aircraft models and led all its competitors in number of aircraft registered.

Related Archival Materials note:

Other collections within the Archives Division of the National Air and Space Museum which are relevant to Waco are as follows:

The Hattie Meyers Junkin Papers(1906-1982), Accession #XXXX-0171. Junkin was married first to George Weaver and later to Elwood Junkin, both founders of the Waco Aircraft Company.

The A. Francis Arcier(1890-1969) Collection, Accession #XXX-0072. Arcier was one of the leading engineers with the Waco Aircraft Company.

The National Air and Space Museum Archival Video Discs. Included in this collection are three blocks of Waco Aircraft photographs; prints listed by model type under the Company name in the Aircraft Finding Aid, prints listed under "Glider Aircraft" in the U.S. Air Force Collection finding aid and prints listed under the Company name in the "General Subjects" of the U.S. Air Force Collection Finding Aid.

The NASM Archives Technical Files. The documents filed under "Waco" include mostly photographs and newspaper articles. Information about some of the individual Waco employees, including Hattie Junkin and George Weaver, can be found filed under the individual's name in the biographical section of the Technical Files.

Provenance:

Ray Brandley, gift, 1970-1971, XXXX-0151

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Topic:

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Genre/Form:

Financial records

Drawings

Reports

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0151

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Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

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