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Creator:

McDonnell Douglas Corp  Search this

Extent:

1.46 Cubic feet ((3 boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Sketches

Technical reports

Date:

1959-1987

bulk 1959-1971

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of approximately 1.35 cubic feet of material relating to the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and its predecessor aircraft models DC-8 and DC-9. The material includes photographs, sketches, publications, and technical reports. Many of the photographs portray interior mock-ups or models, including concepts that were not built. The collection also includes two sets of lithographs depicting various McDonnell Douglas aircraft models.

Biographical / Historical:

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engine jet airliner designed for medium to long range flights. Production began in 1968 and 368 commercial DC-10s were delivered before production ended in 1989. A total of six commercial models of the DC-10 were developed. The first, the Series 10, entered scheduled airline service for American Airlines and United Airlines in August 1971. Series 30 and Series 40 models with intercontinental range were introduced in 1972. The DC-10CF (convertible freighter) followed in 1973 and could be arranged to accommodate either passengers or cargo. In 1979, Series 15 was introduced with a combination of smaller airframe and more powerful engines for optimal performance in high-altitude airports in hot climates. Finally, Federal Express ordered the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 30F, an all-cargo aircraft, which went into service in 1986. The DC-10 family of aircraft were designed with roomy cabin interiors and sophisticated climate control and pressurization systems allowing for separate temperature controls in different parts of the aircraft. They were also specifically designed to use existing airport facilities and to have quieter operation. The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender was a military variant of the DC-10 and 60 of them were built and delivered to the U.S. Air Force between March 1981 and November 1988. Donald A. Gerds was a senior concept interior designer for Douglas Aircraft Company who worked on the DC series of aircraft.

Provenance:

Donald A. Gerds, Gift, 2013

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  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Family  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Sketches

Technical reports

Citation:

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Material [Gerds], Accession 2014-0013, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2014.0013

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2014-0013

Creator:

Seele, Jean W. (Jean Warren), 1924-1993  Search this

Names:

Aero Commander (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Aeronca (Aeronautical Corp of America)  Search this

Arrow Aircraft & Motors Corp  Search this

Beech Aircraft Corp  Search this

Bell Aircraft Corporation  Search this

Bellanca  Search this

Boeing Company  Search this

Bucker (Bucker Flugzeugbau GmbH)  Search this

Callair (Call Aircraft Co)  Search this

Cessna  Search this

Consolidated Aircraft Corp  Search this

Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp)  Search this

Dassault (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Douglas Aircraft Corp  Search this

Erco (Engineering and Research Corporation)  Search this

Experimental Aircraft Association  Search this

Fairchild Aircraft Corp  Search this

Fleet Aircraft Ltd.  Search this

Ford Motor Company. Airplane Division  Search this

Goodyear Aircraft Corp  Search this

Great Lakes Aircraft Corp  Search this

Grumman Aerospace Corporation  Search this

Hawker Siddeley (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Heinkel (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Jodel (Societe des Avions Jodel)  Search this

Junkers (Junkers Flugzeug Werke AG)  Search this

Lawson Aircraft Corp  Search this

Lawson Airplane Co.  Search this

Lockheed Aircraft Corp  Search this

National Antique Airplane Association  Search this

Pazmany Aircraft Corp (Ladislao Pazmany)  Search this

Piaggio (Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio SpA)  Search this

Piper Aircraft Corp.  Search this

Pitcairn (Pitcairn-Cierva)  Search this

Pitts Aviation Enterprises, Inc.  Search this

Porterfield Aircraft Corp  Search this

Republic  Search this

Saab (Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget AB)  Search this

Sikorsky (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Stearman Aircraft Co.  Search this

Stinson (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Swearingen Aircraft  Search this

Vickers (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Vought (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Waco Aircraft Company  Search this

de Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.  Search this

Hughes Aircraft Co  Search this

Seele, Jean W. (Jean Warren), 1924-1993  Search this

Extent:

12.11 Cubic feet ((1 shoebox) (7 slide and card cabinets))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color slides

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Photographs

Date:

[ca. 1950s-1970s]

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of approximately 6000 color slides and over 2000 negatives/prints (a mixture of color and black and white) of civil and military aircraft taken by Seele, circa 1950s-1970s. The shots were taken in the United States, specifically in the Midwest. Aircraft from the following manufacturers are represented: Aero Commander, Arrow, Aeronca, Beechcraft, Bell, Bellanca, Boeing, Bristol, Bucker, Callair, Cessna, Consolidated, Convair, Curtiss, Dassault, de Havilland, Davis, Dart, Douglas, ERCO, Fairchild, Fleet, Ford, Goodyear, Great Lakes, Grumman, Howard, Hawker Siddeley, Hughes, Heinkel, Jodel, Junkers, Lockheed, Ling-Temco-Vought, Lawson, Parsons, Pitts, Pitcarin, Piper, Pazmany, Piaggo, Porterfield, Republic, SAAB, Sikorsky, Stampe, Stearman, Stinson, Swearingen, Taylor, Vickers, and Waco. In June of 2001 the Smitihsonian's Museum of American History transferred an additional shoebox of Seele photography that had been sent directly to them from the widow. This color images included balloon events as well as aircraft shots. The ballooning images are color prints taken mostly around Topeka, Kansas, while the aircraft images are color transparencies of aircraft taken, again, mostly around Topeka.

Biographical / Historical:

Jean Warren (J. W.) Seele (1924-1993) was born in Topeka, Kansas, and spent almost his entire life there. After his graduation from Topeka High School he was enrolled for about one and a half years at the Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Although he worked for a few years at Bendix Aviation Corp, Kansas City Division during the 1950s, most of his professional career was spent as an engineering technician for the Kansas Department of Transportation. While he was not directly employed in the aviation field, Seele's hobby was photographing aircraft. Over a twenty year period, Seele photographed aircraft and at various times he was the official photographer for the National Antique Airplane Association, and for the annual fly-in sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association at Rockford, Illinois. Seele's photographs often appeared in the publications of both organizations, and several of this photographs also appeared in Jane's All the World's Aircraft during the 1970s.

General:

Additional materials: photographs taken by Seele of the Kansas countryside, including many of threshing demonstrations, were transferred to the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History.

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Provenance:

Charline Seele, Gift, 2000, 2000-0057, NASM, except for images not taken by Seele.

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  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Balloons  Search this

Photography  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.2000.0057

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2000-0057

Creator:

Hall, Randolph Fordham, 1896-  Search this

Names:

Bell Aircraft Corporation  Search this

Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corp  Search this

Standard Aircraft (Aero) Corp  Search this

Thomas Brothers Co.  Search this

Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corp  Search this

Cunningham, Francis E.  Search this

Dryer, James C.  Search this

Hall, Randolph Fordham, 1896-  Search this

Extent:

2.18 Cubic feet ((2 records center boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Diaries

Photographs

Publications

Patents

Maps

Date:

1917-1970

bulk 1920-1941

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains Hall's personal and professional papers. The material consists of his correspondence, photos, and scrapbooks, as well as patent and patent infringement files.

Biographical / Historical:

Randolph Fordham Hall (1896- ) was an aeronautical engineer and inventor. He began work as a draftsman at the Thomas Brothers Airplane Co (1915-16) and moved to Standard Aeronautical Corp as an engineer (1917) when World War I interrupted. He enlisted in the United States Air Service Technical Service (1917-19), advancing to the rank of Sergeant First Class. During this time he attended the American Expeditionary Forces University in Dijon, France, where he earned degrees in mathematics and mechanical engineering. He returned to the United States, taking a position as assistant engineer at the Thomas Morse Aircraft Corp (1920-28) before joining Francis E. Cunningham and James C. Dryer to form Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corp (1928-32, 1933-41). He left Cunningham-Hall to join Bell Aircraft Corp (1941-59) where he remained until he retired. Hall received over forty patents during his career, including a patent for a High Lift Wing which flew on Cunningham-Hall's entry in the Guggenheim Safe Airplane Competition of 1929.

General:

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Provenance:

Theodore A. Hall, gift, unknown, XXXX-0169, 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  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Diaries

Photographs

Publications

Patents

Maps

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0169

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0169

Creator:

Nash, Herbert J.  Search this

Names:

Bell Aircraft Corporation  Search this

Boeing Airplane Company  Search this

Northwest Airlines, Inc.  Search this

Pan American World Airways, Inc.  Search this

United Air Lines, Inc.  Search this

United States. Air Force  Search this

United States. Army Air Forces  Search this

Extent:

0.77 Cubic feet (2 legal document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1949-1969

Summary:

Herbert J. Nash appears to have been an amateur photographer, aviation enthusiast, and airplane photograph collector and based in the New York City area. This collection consists of just over a thousand images collected from a variety of sources and reflects Nash's specific interests: Aero Spacelines Guppies, single-engine Bell fighters and racing conversions, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464), the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Family (Model 367), the Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family, and aircraft produced by the Naval Aircraft Factory. Photographs are predominantly small-format black and white prints taken in the United States between 1949 and 1969.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists primarily of 2.75 x 4.5 inch black and white print photographs, but also includes some color photographs, a few color postcards, and a few three-view drawings. Approximately 95 percent of the images in this collection are less than 4 x 5 inches in size. Most photographs were taken in the United States, with a few likely taken in England (UK). Some photographs appear to have been taken in storage or salvage yards. Topics depicted reflect Nash's specific interests: Aero Spacelines (Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy, Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy, and Aero Spacelines Super Guppy); single-engine Bell fighters and racing conversions (Bell P-39 Airacobra Family, Bell P-59 Airacomet Family, Bell P-63 Kingcobra Family, Bell FM-1 Airacuda Family); the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464); the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Family (Model 367); the Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family; and various Naval Aircraft Factory models including the Naval Aircraft Factory N3N Family (XN3N-1, N3N-1, XN3N-2, XN3N-3, N3N-3), Naval Aircraft Factory PBN-1 Nomad, Naval Aircraft Factory SBN-1 (Naval Aircraft Factory version of the Brewster XSBA-1), Naval Aircraft Factory SON-1 Seagull (Naval Aircraft Factory version of the Curtiss SOC-3), Naval Aircraft Factory TS-1, Naval Aircraft Factory XP4N-1 (XP2N-1), Naval Aircraft Factory XP4N-2 (P2N-1), Naval Aircraft Factory XT2N-1, and Naval Aircraft Factory XTN-1. The Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser section includes airliners in service with several airlines, including Pan American Airways (PAA), British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), Transocean (TAL), Northwest / Northwest Orient Airlines, United Air Lines, and Rutas Aéreas Nacionales, S.A. (RANSA).

Arrangement:

The photographs are arranged in six subject groups: Aero Spacelines, Bell, Boeing B-52, Boeing C-97, Boeing 377, and Naval Aircraft Factory. Similar aircraft tend to be clumped together within a group, but that is not always the case. In 1984, all items in this collection were reproduced on the first side (Side A) of National Air and Space Museum Archival Videodisc 2, a LaserDisc CAV format 12-inch (30 cm) optical disc published by the Smithsonian Institution. Print numbers applied during videodisc production are used as item-level image numbers (print numbers NASM 00129025 to NASM 00130094, videodisc frame capture numbers VD-2A29025 to VD-2A30094) and the images are stored in videodisc number order.

Biographical / Historical:

Herbert J. Nash appears to have been an amateur photographer, aviation enthusiast, and airplane photograph collector and based in the New York City area. This collection consists of just over a thousand images collected from a variety of sources; most are from private sources (generally other aviation enthusiasts such as himself) but also from aerospace manufacturers, the United States Air Force (USAF), airlines, and the mail-order aviation photography provider Aeroplane Photo Supply. Many of the photographs—particularly those in the Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser section—were likely taken by Nash himself.

Provenance:

Herbert J. Nash and Peggy Nash Tondu, Gift, 1982, NASM.XXXX.0616

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:

Aero Spacelines Guppy Family  Search this

Bell P-39 Airacobra Family  Search this

Bell P-59 Airacomet Series  Search this

Bell P-63 Kingcobra Family  Search this

Bell YFM-1 Airacuda  Search this

Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Family (Model 367)  Search this

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Family (Model 464)  Search this

Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family  Search this

Naval Aircraft Factory Aircraft Family  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Herbert J. Nash Aircraft Photograph Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0616, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0616

See more items in:

Herbert J. Nash Aircraft Photograph Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0616

Creator:

Pickerill, Elmo Neale, 1885-1968  Search this

Names:

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

Long Island Early Fliers Club  Search this

OX5 Aviation Pioneers.  Search this

Radio Corporation of America.  Search this

Veterans Wireless Operators Association.  Search this

Extent:

2.55 Cubic feet ((4 legal document boxes) (3 shoeboxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Newsletters

Publications

Photographs

Date:

1907-1968

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains photographs (some with captions) with corresponding negatives, publications, periodicals, Early Bird newsletters and stationary, biographical material, and correspondence from friends and contemporaries.

Biographical / Historical:

Elmo Neale Pickerill (1885 - 1968) was born in Greenridge, Missouri. In 1910 he made his first solo flight while establishing air to ground wireless radio communication. Pickerill was an officer in the aviation section of the Army Signal Corps during World War I. He joined RCA in 1920 and retired in 1950. Pickerill was not only a member, but held officer positions in the following organizations: The Early Birds, Long Island Early Fliers Club, the OX5 Club, and the Veterans Wireless Operators Association. He was most noted for his work with the Early Birds.

General:

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Provenance:

Eugene M. Baker, gift, 1997, 1997-0023, 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:

Aeronautics  Search this

Radio in aeronautics  Search this

Radio  Search this

Radio -- History  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Aeronautical instruments  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Newsletters

Publications

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.1997.0023

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0023

Creator:

Fokker B.V.  Search this

Names:

ATR (Avions de Transport Regional)  Search this

Aerospatiale  Search this

Airbus Industrie  Search this

Avro (A. V. Roe & Co Ltd)  Search this

Boeing Company  Search this

British Aerospace  Search this

CASA (Construcciones Aeronauticas, SA)  Search this

Canadair  Search this

Dornier GmbH  Search this

Embraer (Empresa brasileira de Aeronautica SA)  Search this

Fairchild Aircraft Corp  Search this

Fokker B.V.  Search this

Ilyushin Design Bureau  Search this

Let Kunovice National Corp  Search this

McDonnell Douglas Corp  Search this

Saab (Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget AB)  Search this

Short Brothers PLC  Search this

de Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.  Search this

Fokker, Anthony H. G. (Anthony Herman Gerard), 1890-1939  Search this

Extent:

23 Cubic feet ((5 records center boxes) (39 legal document boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Publications

Financial records

Date:

1970-1996

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains information on the later aircraft models produced by Fokker, mostly from their PropJetLine and JetLine product lines. The following types of materials are included: 20 films and video tapes; comparison reports with competitors' short and medium haul airliners; brochures and information sheets on competitors; color photographs and slides of Fokker aircraft; marketing brochures and information sheets on Fokker aircraft; information on airlines (mostly United States' airlines), including timetables and annual reports; and flight manuals for competitors' aircraft. Material on the following competitor companies is included in this collection: Aerospatiale, Airbus, ATR, Avro, Boeing, British Aerospace, Canadair, CASA, de Havilland, Dornier, Embraer, Fairchild, Ilyushia, LET, McDonnell Douglas, SAAB and Shorts.

Biographical / Historical:

Fokker B.V., the Netherlands Aerospace Company, was founded on July 21, 1919 by Anthony Fokker, the legendary aviation pioneer. Fokker airliners have contributed significantly to the development of commercial aviation. During the last few decades Fokker has specialized in the development, production, and support of short to medium haul airliners. Fokker B.V. went bankrupt during the late Spring of 1996.

General:

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Provenance:

Terry Stone/Fokker Aircraft, USA, Inc., gift, 1996, 1996-0044, 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  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Transport planes  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Publications

Financial records

Identifier:

NASM.1996.0044

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1996-0044

Creator:

Douglas, Deborah G.  Search this

Names:

Carl, Ann  Search this

Felker, Toby  Search this

Fitzroy, Nancy  Search this

Hoffman, Margaret  Search this

Howard, Jean Ross  Search this

Hubert, Beth  Search this

Pateman, Yvonne C.  Search this

Rassmussen, Janet  Search this

Rippelmeyer, Lynn  Search this

Silitch, Mary F.  Search this

Extent:

2.57 Cubic feet (2 record center boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiocassettes

Transcripts

Reports

Notes

Articles

Newspapers

Publications

Photographs

Correspondence

Date:

1944-1994

bulk [ca. 1940s, 1980s]

Summary:

United States Women in Aviation 1940-1985, by Deborah G. Douglas, was published in 1991 as part of the Smithsonian Institution Press series on women in the aviation industry. This collection consists of a variety of different types of material compiled during the author's research for the book.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a variety of different types of material compiled during the author's research for the book. Included are: various types of correspondence; photographs; newspapers and other publications; photocopies of book chapters and magazine and newspaper articles; working notes belonging to the author; reports (official and personal); interview transcripts; and approximately 600 bibliographic note cards. Also included are 10 cassettes containing interviews with the following aviators: Ann Carl, Toby Felker, Nancy Fitzroy, Margaret Hoffman, Jean Ross Howard, Lt. Beth Hubert, Lt. Col. Yvonne C. Pateman, Janet Rassmussen, Lynn Rippelmeyer, and Mary F. Silitch.

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. In addition, images of some material in the collection have been excluded from online display due to possible copyright restrictions.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by topic/subject.

Biographical / Historical:

United States Women in Aviation 1940-1985, by Deborah G. Douglas, was published in 1991 as part of the Smithsonian Institution Press series on women in the aviation industry. The publication documents the stories of women involved in all aspects of aviation during this time period, from pilots and engineers, to aircraft industry personnel and flight attendants.

Provenance:

Deborah G. Douglas, Gift, 1995, NASM.1995.0062

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:

Flight attendants  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Women in aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Women air pilots  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiocassettes

Transcripts

Reports

Notes

Articles

Newspapers

Publications

Photographs

Correspondence

Citation:

United States Women in Aviation 1940-1985 Research Materials, NASM.1995.0062, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1995.0062

See more items in:

United States Women in Aviation 1940-1985 Research Materials

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1995-0062

Creator:

Power Jets, Ltd.  Search this

Names:

Tinling, J .C. B.  Search this

Whittle, Frank, Sir, 1907-  Search this

Williams, R. Dudley  Search this

Extent:

0.9 Cubic feet ((2 legal document boxes) (1 flatbox))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Scrapbooks

Clippings

Photographs

Articles

Date:

1930-1987

bulk [ca. 1930s-1940s]

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of corporate records, magazine articles, photographs and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings on Power Jets, Ltd. Most of the material in the collection also relates to Frank Whittle and his accomplishments. Included are some of Whittle's writings and the agreements he signed for Power Jets.

Biographical / Historical:

J.C.B. Tinling, an ex-RAF pilot, was directly involved with the work of Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the first British turbojet engine. Tinling, along with R. Dudley Williams, initiated Power Jets, Ltd., a company incorporated in 1936 to develop Whittle's jet engine ideas.

General:

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Provenance:

Charles and Barbara Kahn, Jr., gift, 1991, 1991-0032, 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:

Jet propulsion  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Scrapbooks

Clippings

Photographs

Articles

Identifier:

NASM.1991.0032

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1991-0032

Names:

Ryan Aeronautical Company  Search this

Ryan, Tubal Claude, 1898-  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet ((1 folder))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

[ca. 1920s-1930s]

Scope and Contents:

This collection includes 40 Ryan photographs with captions. Photos include: various stages of production, interiors of personal planes, aircraft flying and on the ground, and the aircraft being used as a recreational vehicle.

Biographical / Historical:

Ryan Aircraft was established by T. Claude Ryan in 1921. Ryan Aircraft has been involved in the following aviation areas: piloted and pilotless military aircraft; personal aircraft; basic aeronautical research and development; scheduled air transportation; aviation training; rocket engines; high temperature metallurgy; and airframe components manufacturing. Ryan Aircraft was involved in several aviation 'firsts,' including the first volume producer of monoplanes in the United States. Ryan also built Lindbergh's aircraft, the 'Spirit of St. Louis'.

General:

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Provenance:

Louis A. Marre, Gift, 1997, 1997-0025, 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:

Ryan Aircraft Family  Search this

Aircraft industry -- United States  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.1997.0025

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0025

Creator:

Singer, S. Fred (Siegfried Fred), 1924-  Search this

Names:

National Environmental Satellite Center (U.S.)  Search this

United States. Department of Commerce  Search this

United States. Department of Transportation  Search this

United States. Department of the Interior  Search this

United States. Office of Naval Research  Search this

University of Maryland at College Park  Search this

University of Miami. School of Environmental and Planetary Science  Search this

University of Virginia  Search this

Singer, S. Fred (Siegfried Fred), 1924-  Search this

Extent:

54.5 Cubic feet ((50 records center boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Publications

Photographs

Drawings

Financial records

Notes

Correspondence

Place:

Outer space -- Exploration -- United States

Outer space -- Exploration

Date:

1953-1989

bulk 1960-1980

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of Singer's personal papers. The material consists of correspondence and research files, as well as financial records. The collection covers Singer's career beginning with his tenure at Maryland and continued through his retirement in 1989.

Biographical / Historical:

Dr. Siegfried Fred Singer (1924- ) is a professor, physicist, and administrator. Singer emigrated to the United States from Vienna in 1940 (naturalized 1944) and attended Ohio State University (BEE 1943; D.Sc. (honorary) 1970) and Princeton (AM 1944, Ph.D. (physics) 1948). He taught briefly as a doctoral candidate at Princeton (1943-44) before joining the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory as a physicist (1946-50). He acted as the Office of Naval Research Scientific Liaison Officer at the US Embassy in London (1950-53), then joined the faculty of the University of Maryland (assoc. professor, physics 1953-59; professor 1959-62). He continued to alternate between public and academic positions, working at the National Weather Satellite Center, Department of Commerce (Director, 1962-64); School of Environmental and Planetary Science, University of Miami (Dean, 1964-67); Department of the Interior (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water Quality and Research, 1967-70); University of Virginia (Professor, Environmental Science, 1971-87); and the Department of Transportation (Chief Scientist, 1987-89). Singer authored a number of papers and articles on astrophysics, space exploration, and environmental issues and was involved in formulating public policies on these topics.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

S. Fred Singer, gift, 1989, 1989-0130, 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:

Astrophysics  Search this

Environmental sciences  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics and state  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Astronautics and state  Search this

Astronautics  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Publications

Photographs

Drawings

Financial records

Notes

Correspondence

Identifier:

NASM.1989.0130

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1989-0130

Creator:

Diehl, William Carl, 1891-1974  Search this

Names:

Army Air Corps  Search this

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

Pathe News  Search this

United Eastern Airplane Company  Search this

Wright Aeronautical Corp  Search this

Diehl, William Carl, 1891-1974  Search this

Extent:

2.7 Cubic feet ((6 legal document boxes) (1 20x24x3 flatbox))

2.52 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Diaries

Manuscripts

Drawings

Photographs

Publications

Maps

Financial records

Audiotapes

Audiocassettes

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

1912-1972

bulk 1945-1972

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of biographical information, business records, information on the aviation organizations with which Diehl was involved, aviation material collected by Diehl, and information on flight, events, and aviation accidents.

Biographical / Historical:

William Carl Diehl (1891-1974) was an aviation pioneer and a member of the Early Birds organization. In 1914 he built and flew a monoplane and in 1915 he helped establish two flying schools, an unsuccessful school in Chicago and a school on Long Island. During the time he was working at Long Island, he helped to organize the United Eastern Airplane Company which manufactured airplanes. During World War I, Diehl was a civilian instructor for the Army Air Corps. In the late 1910s and early 1920s, Diehl established a commercial flying taxi service, performed stunts for movie production and for Pathe News, and barnstormed around the nation. He began work in 1926 on patents for aircraft mufflers and values. Diehl worked during 1927-1930 at the Wright Aeronautical Corporation at Paterson, New Jersey as an engine flight test pilot. Diehl returned to his original occupation of plumbing but continued flying until 1945, and continued his patent work until the early 1970s.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

No donor information, gift, XXXX-0469, 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  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Diaries

Manuscripts

Drawings

Photographs

Publications

Maps

Financial records

Audiotapes

Audiocassettes

Motion pictures (visual works)

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0469

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0469

Creator:

Parker, Evan Jenkins, 1885-1966  Search this

Names:

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

Strobel Dirigible Co.  Search this

Parker, Evan Jenkins, 1885-1966  Search this

Extent:

328 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Programs

Clippings

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

1908-1966

Summary:

This collection consists of a red scrapbook, with the following title: "Pioneer Dirigible Flights 1908, 1910, 1911." The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles and programs documenting Evan Jenkins Parker's dirigible career and his involvement in the Early Birds.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a red scrapbook, with the following title: "Pioneer Dirigible Flights 1908, 1910, 1911." The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper articles and programs documenting Evan Jenkins Parker's dirigible career and his involvement in the Early Birds including views of flights made at numerous events in Kansas, Missouri, Washington, Utah, Idaho, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia, as well as Canada and Puerto Rico. The scrapbook also contains a chronology of Parker's career which includes descriptions of the airships he worked on and piloted and a list of the flights he made as well as a biographical statement chronicling his life. There are also event invitations and programs pertaining to the donation of an Early Birds plaque to the Smithsonian Institution, the dedication of the Early Birds Monument on Governor's Island, New York, and a booklet about an Early Birds mural painted by Justin C. Gruelle.

Arrangement:

This collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical:

Evan Jenkins Parker (1885-1966), a pioneer dirigible pilot, made his first solo flight in a dirigible at Hutchinson, Kansas in 1908 and until 1911 he flew at county fairs and other exhibitions in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Parker worked for Charles J. Strobel, a designer and manufacturer of airships, who also scheduled their appearance at various events. During his work with Strobel, Parker both constructed and flew dirigibles. He had several close calls, including when the airship crashed into a roller coaster and electrical wires. When he was 27, Parker ended his professional flying career and went to work for the Eastman Kodak Company. Parker was a member of the Early Birds.

Provenance:

Evan Parker, through the Early Birds, Gift, 1966?, NASM.XXXX.0348.

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:

Airships  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this

Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Programs

Clippings

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Evan J. Parker Scrapbook, NASM.XXXX.0348, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0348

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0348

Creator:

Steptoe, Thomas E.  Search this

Names:

Christmas, William Whitney (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

LZ 129 Hindenburg (Airship)  Search this

Sloane Aircraft Co, Inc.  Search this

Sloane Flying School  Search this

Bryant, Alys McKey  Search this

Firth, Agnes  Search this

Pegoud, Adolph  Search this

Reid, Percival  Search this

Steptoe, Thomas E.  Search this

Williams, Al  Search this

Extent:

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

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Correspondence

Clippings

Photographs

Date:

1911-1958

Scope and Contents:

Included in this collection are numerous photographs of early Sloane, Deperdussen and Bleriot type aircraft. Newspaper clippings, photos and letters pertaining to the establishment of airmail service are an integral part of the collection. Photos of pioneer aviators such as Adolph Pegoud, Alys McKey Bryant, Percival Reid, Agnes Firth, and others are contained herein. Of interest are photos of the airship Hindenberg (purported to have been taken on her final voyage), a letter from Al Williams concerning the return of the Wright Flyer from London, and letters from the Christmas Aircraft Company.

Biographical / Historical:

Thomas E. Steptoe, an early proponent of Airmail service, learned to fly at the Sloane Flying School, circa 1910. A paper on aviation in the postal service, which he wrote in 1916, urged adoption of Air Mail Service. Mr. Steptoe was granted his 'Expert Pilot' certificate by the Aero Club of America 26 April 1920. He was also a member of The Early Birds.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Thomas E. Steptoe, gift, unknown, XXXX-0229, 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:

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Air mail service  Search this

Sloane Aircraft Family  Search this

Bleriot Aircraft Family  Search this

Deperdussin Aircraft Family  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Correspondence

Clippings

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0229

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0229

Creator:

Page, George Augustus, Jr., 1892-1983  Search this

Names:

Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co.  Search this

Aeronca (Aeronautical Corp of America)  Search this

American Trans Oceanic Co.  Search this

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

Heinrich Aeroplane Co, Inc.  Search this

Moisant Monoplane Co.  Search this

Page, George Augustus, Jr., 1892-1983  Search this

Extent:

0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Correspondence

Logs (records)

Publications

Clippings

Date:

1921-1977

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the following material documenting Page's aviation career: membership cards and licenses; log books; newspaper and magazine articles; biographical material; and photographs.

Biographical / Historical:

George Augustus Page (1892-1983) was an Early Bird and a pioneer aircraft designer. Page was issued his pilot's license in 1914 and went on to became an aeronautical engineer despite the fact that he had no formal training. Page began his aeronautical design career by working for small aviation companies -- Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co., Heinrich Aeroplane Company, Inc, and Moisant. Besides a brief time in 1919-1921, when Page was a mechanic and pilot for American Trans Oceanic Co. -- an early airline operation between Miami and Cuba, Page worked for Curtiss-Wright Air Plane Division from 1917 to 1951. Curtiss-Wright hired Page as director of engineering and in this position he directed production of 130 types of aircraft. One of Page's most famous designs was the C46 cargo plane use in the India-Burma-ChinaTheater during World War II. Page left Curtiss-Wright in 1951 to work for Aeronca, Inc.

Provenance:

Estate of George Page, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0126

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:

Aircraft industry -- United States  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Airplanes -- Design and construction  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Correspondence

Logs (records)

Publications

Clippings

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0126

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0126

Creator:

Rohlfs, Roland  Search this

Names:

Aerial Advertising Company  Search this

Civil Aeronautics Administration  Search this

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company  Search this

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

Rohlfs, Roland  Search this

Extent:

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

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Programs

Clippings

Correspondence

Date:

1914-1973

bulk 1919-1931

Summary:

A scrapbook and photographs documenting Roland Rohlf's aviaiton career.

Scope and Contents:

A scrapbook records Rohlfs' career and includes correspondence, telegrams, programs, and newspaper articles. Loose photographs were reproduced on NASM Archives Videodisc 2B, and include family photographs as well as subjects relating to Rohlfs' career as described above.

Arrangement:

Photographs located in Videodisc Files; scrapbook is a single item.

Biographical / Historical:

Roland Rohlfs started his career establishing motorcycle records in 1914, before turning to the field of aviation. Rohlfs became an instructor and experimental test pilot with Curtiss Aeroplane Company during World War I, and he established speed and altitude records. Because of his popularity, he endorsed advertisements for such items as watches, spark plugs, parachutes and cars. In 1928, Rohlfs developed and patented an aerial neon sign, and established the Aerial Advertising Company to administer it. Toward the end of his career, he promoted private flying as a "Personal Flying Specialist" for the Civil Aviation Authority and he was an operations manager for Aeromarine Airways. Rohlfs was a member of the Early Birds.

Provenance:

Roland Rohlfs, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0278

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:

Test pilots -- United States  Search this

Test pilots  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- Records  Search this

Aeronautics -- Competitions  Search this

Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Programs

Clippings

Correspondence

Citation:

Roland Rohlfs Collection, NASM.XXXX.0278, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0278

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0278

Collection Creator:

Milling, Thomas DeWitt, 1887-1960  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 7

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Thomas DeWitt Milling Collection, NASM.XXXX.0133, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:

Thomas DeWitt Milling Collection

Thomas DeWitt Milling Collection / Series 3: Reports and Manuscripts

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0133-ref33

Creator:

Davies, R. E. G. (Ronald Edward George)  Search this

Extent:

65 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Timetables

Annual reports

Memorabilia

Notebooks

Date:

bulk 1910s-1980s

Scope and Contents:

This reference collection was compiled by Ron Davies and consists of the following: 5,000 aviation prints; 3,500 airline timetables; 63 loose-leaf notebooks; airline annual reports; and miscellaneous airline memorabilia. It is unclear if additional timetables, negatives, photographs, and dossiers were donated from 1982-1989, or if the collection was transferred to the Archives over a period of time.

Biographical / Historical:

R. E. G. (Ron) Davies (b. 1921) was born in England and educated in Shaftesbury, Dorset. After spending six and a half years in the British Army, Davies joined the newly formed Ministry of Civil Aviation. Davies then spent six years in economic research with British European Airways, before joining British Aeroplane Company in 1957, where he set up a market research department. Davies worked in various manufacturing companies, specializing in market research and traffic analysis. In 1968, Davies went to work in the United States for Douglas Aircraft where he remained for 13 years as head of market research. In 1981 Davies was appointed as the Charles Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC. After his appointment as Lindbergh Chair ended, Davies became a curator in the Aeronautics Division of the Museum. Davies has written 25 books about airlines, airline personalities and aspects of air transport, including the reference standards A History of the World Airlines, Airlines of the Untied States since 1914, Airlines of Latin America since 1919, and Airlines of Asia. Davies is a Fellow of three Royal Societies: Aeronautics, Arts,and Geographical and is an Associate of the Academe National de L'Air et de l'Espace. He is a Fellow National of the Explorers Club and a member of the New York's Wings Club and Washington's Cosmos Club. From Brazil he received the Santos Dumont Medal and the Aeronautics Order of Merit.

Provenance:

R. E. G. (Ron) Davies, Gift, 1981

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  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Air travel  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Timetables

Annual reports

Memorabilia -- 20th century

Notebooks

Citation:

R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection, Accession XXXX-0604, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0604

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0604

Creator:

Wiseman, Fred, 1875-1961  Search this

Names:

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

Wiseman-Peters (Fred Wiseman and J. W. Peters) (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Extent:

0.59 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Tickets

Correspondence

Clippings

Date:

1909-1968

bulk [ca. 1910s, 1950s]

Summary:

Fred Wiseman, along with J. W. Peters and D.C. Prentiss, built a biplane named the Wiseman-Peters. During July 1910, both Peters and Wiseman flew the Wiseman-Peters and the following year Wiseman entered the 1911 Aviation Meet at Selfridge Field, Michigan. On February 17, 1911, Wiseman made the first airplane-carried mail flight officially sanctioned by any local U.S. post office and made available to the public when he carried mail, a bundle of newspapers and a sack of groceries from Petaluma, CA, to Santa Rosa, CA. After the 1911 season, Wiseman gave up flying.

This collection consists of a large scrapbook. Inside the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, correspondence, 1st Day Covers, race tickets, and photographs chronicling both Wiseman's automobile and aviation careers.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a large scrapbook. Inside the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, correspondence, 1st Day Covers, race tickets, and photographs chronicling both Wiseman's automobile and aviation careers.

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 in the order the donor attached them to the scrapbook. Correspondence is often located within the envelope that is attached to the scrapbook. Some materials are loose and have been left in the arrangement in which they were found, unless a portion of a newspaper article could be matched to its other parts.

Biographical / Historical:

Fred Wiseman (1875-1961) was born in Santa Rosa, California, and after attending local schools he engaged in both the bicycle and automotive businesses. Wiseman won considerable fame racing Stoddard-Dayton cars on the West Coast as well as in the Chicago area. He became interested in aviation after attending the Wright brothers' homecoming celebration in 1909 and the first Los Angeles aviation meet at Dominguez Field in 1910.

After these two events, Wiseman was convinced he wanted to learn to fly and so he returned to his home in Santa Rosa and persuaded Ben Noonan to put up $10,000 to build a plane. Wiseman, along with J. W. Peters and D.C. Prentiss, built a biplane named the Wiseman-Peters. During July 1910, both Peters and Wiseman flew the Wiseman-Peters and the following year Wiseman entered the 1911 Aviation Meet at Selfridge Field, Michigan.

On February 17, 1911, Wiseman made the first airplane-carried mail flight officially sanctioned by any local U.S. post office and made available to the public when he carried mail, a bundle of newspapers and a sack of groceries from Petaluma, CA, to Santa Rosa, CA. (The first air mail flight sanctioned by the U.S. Post Office in Washington, D.C., took place on September 23, 1911, when Earle Ovington carried mail from Garden City, Long Island, to Mineola; and the first continuously scheduled U.S. air mail service began on May 15, 1918, with routes between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.)

During 1911, Wiseman had an active season of exhibition work, including flying for one week at the California State Fair. However, after this season Wiseman gave up flying because he thought there was no future in it. He sold his plane and returned to the automobile business. He later worked for Standard Oil Company of California. Wiseman was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation, an organization of pilots who flew solo in an aircraft prior to December 17, 1916.

Weldon Cooke, another pioneer aviator from California, bought and modified the Wiseman-Peters aircraft, renaming it the Wiseman-Cooke. Cooke flew the Wiseman-Cooke for exhibition and air mail flights. The Wiseman-Cooke aircraft is currently part of the Smithsonian Institution's collections.

Provenance:

No donor information, Gift?, unknown, XXXX-0618, 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:

Automobile racing  Search this

Air mail service  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this

Airplane racing  Search this

Aeronautics -- Competitions  Search this

Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Air pilots  Search this

Wiseman-Peters #2 Biplane (1910)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Tickets

Correspondence

Clippings

Citation:

Fred Wiseman Scrapbook, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0618, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0618

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0618

Names:

Pennsylvania Railroad Company  Search this

Santa Fe Railroad  Search this

Transcontinental Air Transport  Search this

Claire, Ina  Search this

Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937  Search this

Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 1909-2000  Search this

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001  Search this

Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974  Search this

Pickford, Mary  Search this

Sheaffer, Daniel  Search this

Extent:

1.59 Cubic feet (3 flat boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Clippings

Scrapbooks

Date:

1929

Summary:

The Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT), Inc. Air-Rail Service Scrapbooks collection consists of three large, fabric covered scrapbooks. The set documents the pre- and post-inaugural activities of TAT for the period of time between June and November, 1929.

Scope and Contents:

This collection includes three scrapbooks. The news clippings in Volume I cover the period of July 6-10, 1929, when the first transcontinental air-rail service was inaugurated. Volume II, covering the period of June 11 through August 23, 1929, documents the pre- and post-inaugural activities surrounding the establishment of the TAT. Both volumes contain newsprint with images of high-profile travelers and stakeholders, such as Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Ina Claire, Douglas Fairbanks, and Mary Pickford. The third volume (untitled) covers the time between September 4 and November 1, 1929, when the news of the TAT Ford Tri-Motor "City of San Francisco" disappearing in the mountains of New Mexico captivated readers nationwide.

Arrangement:

This collection is in orginal order, with each scrapbook compiled in chronological order.

Biographical/Historical note:

The Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) was the first U.S. airline associated with railroads (Pennsylvania and Santa Fe) to provide a rapid form of coast-to-coast transportation. Daniel M. Sheaffer, chairman of the executive committee of TAT, was a pioneer in the development of commercial aviation for passenger and express mail services. Both he and founder Clement Melville Keys were instrumental in the development of the TAT line and with the inauguration of the service.

Provenance:

Pennsylvania Railroad, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0081, 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:

Aeronautics  Search this

Railroad travel  Search this

Air travel  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- Passenger traffic  Search this

Ford Tri-Motor Family  Search this

Curtiss Condor Family  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Clippings

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT), Inc. Air-Rail Service Scrapbooks, Acc. XXXX.0081, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0081

See more items in:

Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT), Inc. Air-Rail Service Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0081

Creator:

Gorrell, Edgar S. (Edgar Staley), 1891-1945  Search this

Names:

Air Transport Association of America  Search this

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces  Search this

Gorrell, Edgar S. (Edgar Staley), 1891-1945  Search this

Extent:

3.95 Cubic feet (9 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Correspondence

Publications

Date:

1893-1943

Summary:

This collection contains documents relating mainly to Gorrell's activities as president of the Air Transportation Association of America. The materials include copies of Gorrell's addresses and Congressional testimony, as well as press clippings concerning Gorrell's activities. The collection also includes albums of World War I vintage photographs collected by or presented to Gorrell.

Scope and Contents:

The Edgar S. Gorrell Collection is largely comprised of material relating to Gorrell's career as president of the Air Transport Association of America. The material includes his correspondence and speeches, the Congressional hearings and reports for the bills he advocated, and publications and newspaper articles about him and his career. Also in the collection are several photographs and photograph albums from World War I and other miscellaneous material.

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:

Arranged into two series:

Series 1: GENERAL. This series contains correspondence, addresses delivered by E.S. Gorrell, and publications and newspaper articles, some written by Gorrell. There are also Congressional hearings and reports, and some miscellaneous material. The documents are arranged in chronological order.

Series 2: PHOTOGRAPHS/ALBUMS. This series contains photographs and photo albums. Many of these are aerial photographs of trenches taken c. 1916 --1918, but there are also many photographs of aerial and land transport equipment.

Biographical/Historical note:

Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell (1891-1945) was a pilot and an advocate for aviation safety. He graduated from West Point in 1912 and then spent two years as an infantryman in Alaska before transferring to the Signal Corps, where he joined the 1st Aero Squadron, serving under Gen. John J. Pershing in Mexico. On one of his flying missions in Mexico, Gorrell ran out of gas and was stranded in the desert for several days before being rescued. Upon returning to his unit, he began to criticize the poor equipment US pilots were forced to use, both in terms of actual aircraft components and the signals and communication equipment used on land. In 1917 he was promoted to Captain, and in World War I he became the Chief Engineering Officer for the Air Service, and eventually the Chief of Staff for the Air Service, with the rank of Colonel. After the war, Gorrell remained in Europe representing the US at conferences and peace talks.

In March 1920, he resigned his commission in the Army and joined the automobile business. He served as the vice president of Marmon Motor Car Company until 1925. Then he became vice president, director, and general manager, and later president, of the Stutz Motor Car company of America. In January 1936, Gorrell again switched fields when he was elected the first president of the Air Transport Association of America, shortly after its conception. It was with this organization that he was known for his role in promoting safety in civil aeronautics. He was a strong advocate for the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 which provided government control and regulation of civil aeronautics, and he provided testimony before congressional committees several times. Gorrell continued to support civil aeronautics, especially through his role as president of the Air Transport Association of America, until his death, in 1945.

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Edgar S. Gorrell Collection, Acc. XXXX-0057, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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