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Interviewer:

Ellsworth, Scott, Dr.  Search this

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Fallon McElligott Advertising Agency  Search this

Federal Express Corporation  Search this

Names:

Ally & Gargano, Inc.  Search this

Collector:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Interviewee:

Ally, Carl  Search this

Altenburg, Nancy  Search this

Burnham, Patrick  Search this

Frazier, Sharon  Search this

Gargano, Amil  Search this

Kelly, Patrick  Search this

Miller, William B.  Search this

Moschitta, John (actor)  Search this

Oliver, Tom  Search this

Presley, Carol  Search this

Sedelmaier, Joe (filmmaker)  Search this

Smith, Fred  Search this

Tesch, Mike  Search this

Williams, Carl  Search this

Extent:

6.6 Cubic feet (20 boxes)

Container:

Map-folder 5

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Oral history

Commercials

Videotapes

Clippings

Storyboards

Posters

Audiocassettes

Abstracts

Advertisements

Audiotapes

Place:

Memphis (Tenn.)

Minneapolis (Minn.)

Chicago (Ill.)

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Date:

1972-1989

Summary:

Created in 1971, the Federal Express Corporation, an overnight air freight delivery system was an innovative company known for its memorable advertising campaigns. The core of the Federal Express Advertising History Collection is a series of interviews conducted in 1988 by Dr. Scott Ellsworth. Twenty-five individuals associated with Federal Express advertising were interviewed about the company and its award-winning advertising.

Scope and Contents:

The Federal Express Advertising Collection documents the dvelopment of the overnight air freight delivery company with particular emphasis on the innovative advertising campaigns used to introduce and promote the company's services. The oral histories with individuals associated with both Federal Express Corporation and the advertising agencies form the core of the collection. Abstracts that provide biographical information and summaries of the interviews supplement the oral histories. Research files and company publications provide background information. Television commercials and print advertising contain examples, particularly illustrating the campaigns discussed in the interviews.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1, Research Files, 1972-1988

Subseries 1.1, Federal Express Clippings Files

Subseries 1.2, Federal Express Research Reports

Subseries 1.3, Research Files

Series 2, Interviewee Files, 1988

Series 3, Oral History Interviews, 1988

Subseries 3.1, Original Interviews

Subseries 3.2, Researcher Copies

Subseries 3.3, Masters

Series 4, Television Advertising, 1973-1989

Subseries 4.1, Television Commercials

Subseries 4.2, Storyboards

Subseries 4.3, Slides and Photographs

Series 5, Print Advertising, 1972-1988

Subseries 5.1, Federal Express Print Advertising

Subseries 5.2, Federal Express Mechanicals

Subseries 5.3, Slides of Mechanicals and International Marketing

Subseries 5.4, Federal Express Posters

Subseries 5.5, Print Reference Materials

Series 6, Public Relations Materials, 1973-1988

Series 7, Company Publications, 1973-1988

Series 8, Miscellaneous, Undated

Biographical / Historical:

In 1971, Fred Smith of Memphis, Tennessee created the Federal Express Corporation, an overnight air freight delivery system. He based his idea for a new approach to the air freight delivery service on the "hub and spoke system." According to Smith's innovative model, a fleet of airplanes would fly packages from cities across the nation each evening to a central "hub" in Memphis, where the parcels would be unloaded, sorted, and re-loaded onto other planes for travel to their final destinations. Smith's objective was two-fold: to expedite delivery of the parcels and to ensure their security in the process.

In 1977, Congress passed the Air Cargo Deregulation Act. This enabled Federal Express to fly much larger planes and to expand its business without substantial capital investment. During its first decade of existence, the corporation achieved remarkable success, enjoying its first billion-dollar revenue in 1981.

Federal Express originally employed two advertising agencies: Ally & Gargano, Inc. of New York City (1974-1987) and Fallon McElligott of Minneapolis (1987 - 1994). In its early years, Federal Express was attracted to Ally & Gargano due to the agency's small size and its entrepreneurial spirit. Fred Smith believed these traits would foster the creativity necessary for original and effective advertising to introduce Federal Express. It was the responsibility of the agency to convince customers not only to abandon such incumbants in the industry as Emery, United Parcel Service and the U.S. Postal Service, but also to trust Federal Express, a newcomer.

Ally & Gargano targeted the professional community and the general public through print advertisements and television commercials. Especially in the latter medium, the agency used humor as its primary marketing technique, emphasizing competitors' "slowness" and "unreliability." In 1981, the agency launched a series of widely acclaimed ads with John Moschitta as the "Fast Talking Man." The slogan "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight" seen at the close of most commercials served as a practical reminder of Federal Express' function.

Federal Express moved its account from Ally & Gargano to Fallon McElligott in 1987. Fallon McElligott's first television campaign used the phrase "It's more than just a package -- it's your business" and depicted scenes of different work environments. The campaign stressed the seriousness with which Federal Express handled its customers' parcels. In 1988, Federal Express was a sponsor of the Winter Olympics.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Ally and Gargano, Inc. Print Advertisements (AC0938)

Provenance:

Made by the Smithsonian Institution and donated by the Federal Express Corporation, 1988.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Television advertising  Search this

Advertising campaigns  Search this

advertising -- History  Search this

Broadcast advertising  Search this

Service industries  Search this

Overnight delivery service  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- Freight  Search this

Business -- History  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews -- 1970-1990

Oral history

Commercials

Videotapes

Clippings

Storyboards

Posters

Audiocassettes

Abstracts

Advertisements

Audiotapes

Citation:

The Federal Express Advertising History Collection, 1972-1989, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smiithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0306

See more items in:

The Federal Express Advertising History Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86973c74c-876d-4304-bf50-71019342f829

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0306

Author:

Denver Congress on Air Age Education  Search this

University of Denver Social Science Foundation  Search this

Physical description:

v. : plates, ports. ; 24 cm

Type:

Periodicals

Congresses

Date:

1945

[c1946-

Topic:

Aeronautics and civilization  Search this

Education  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

LB1841.D4 D4X

LB1841.D4D4X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_130087

Author:

International Conference on Air Transport and Space Application in a New World (1993 : Tokyo, Japan)  Search this

Cheng, Jiarui  Search this

Physical description:

xxiii, 353 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Type:

Congresses

Forecasts

Date:

1995

C1995

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation--Forecasting  Search this

Space law--Forecasting  Search this

Twenty-first century  Search this

Call number:

JX5810 .I61 1993

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_486182

Author:

International Conference on the History of Civil and Commercial Aviation (1992 : Lucerne, Switzerland)  Search this

Leary, William M (William Matthew) 1934-  Search this

Trimble, William F. 1947-  Search this

Physical description:

2 v. : ill., charts, plans ; 24 cm

Type:

Congresses

Date:

1995

C1995

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial--History  Search this

Private flying--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_476400

Creator:

Pan American World Airways, Inc.  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Tickets

Place:

Bermuda Islands

Ireland

New York City

Date:

1951, 1952

Summary:

This donation consists of two Pan American World Airways passenger tickets issued to Margaret Hempenstall for roundtrip service on two of its post-war long-distance land-based airliner routes: one for New York to Shannon, Ireland (1951) and the other for New York to Bermuda (1952).

Scope and Contents:

This donation consists of two Pan American World Airways passenger tickets (form 0262-21) issued to Margaret Hempenstall for roundtrip service on two of its post-war long-distance land-based airliner routes: one for New York to Shannon, Ireland (1951) and the other for New York to Bermuda (1952).

The first item is a Pan American World Airways airline passenger ticket (number 022484) issued April 21, 1951, to Margaret Hempenstall for roundtrip service aboard a Boeing B-377 Stratoclipper from New York, USA, to Shannon, Ireland, on the airline's New York to London route: outbound flight PA120 departing May 20, 1951, at 10:00 AM; return flight PA103 departing June 30, 1951, 11:59 PM. Fare was $542.10, paid in cash. The ticket, issued by C. A. Hanssen & Bro. Inc. (Brooklyn, New York) and printed by Dennison & Sons, Inc. (New York) includes three baggage claim ticket stubs stapled to the inside front cover.

The second item is a Pan American World Airways airline passenger ticket (number 326316) issued May 8, 1952, to Margaret Hempenstall for roundtrip service aboard a Douglas DC-4 from New York, USA, to Bermuda: outbound flight 132 departing May 24, 1952, at 9:30 AM; return flight 133 departing May 31, 1952, 3:30 PM. Fare was $97.75. The ticket, issued by the airline directly and printed by Rand McNally & Company, includes one baggage claim ticket stub stapled to the inside front cover. The front page of the ticket includes a Bermuda tax stamp (12 shillings and sixpence) with Bermuda customs and immigration overstamps.

Arrangement:

Items are arranged in chronological order.

Biographical / Historical:

Pan American World Airways was active in the airline industry from 1927, when it established a regular scheduled international service, to its bankruptcy in late 1991. Pan American was the first American airline to operate a permanent international air service. From its first route between Key West and Havana, Pan Am extended its routes into the rest of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. In 1936, Pan Am inaugurated passenger service in the Pacific, and began service in the Atlantic in 1939. The post-World War II era saw the introduction of long-distance land-based airliner service on its transatlantic routes, replacing earlier pre-war flying boat service. In 1945, Pan American Airways, which had provided flying boat service into Foynes, Ireland, on the Shannon River estuary, began service into the nearby and recently constructed Shannon Airport as part of its New York to London route. Farther south, Bermuda had long been an important stopping point on transatlantic flying boat routes. In 1946, Pan Am pulled off another "first" when it inaugurated commercial service into Kindley Field, Bermuda; the airfield had been constructed by US Army engineers during the war for use by both the US Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force and until this point had been strictly a military field. Pan Am started around-the-world commercial air service in 1947. Besides setting many "firsts" with routes, Pan Am also established "firsts" in the aircraft technology they chose, such as being the first to use Boeing 747s in regular scheduled services.

Provenance:

John and Catherine Daly, gift, 2010, NASM.2010.0011. These tickets are donated in the memory of Margaret (Hempenstall) Daly.

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

Airlines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Tickets

Citation:

Pan American World Airways Tickets, Acc. NASM.2010.0011, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2010.0011

See more items in:

Pan American World Airways Tickets

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg259fb1b0b-5692-4883-af73-0857f6f38f7a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2010-0011

Author:

Dagtoglou, P. D (Prodromos D.)  Search this

Soames, T (Trevor)  Search this

Physical description:

122 p. ; 25 cm

Type:

Congresses

Place:

European Economic Community countries

Date:

1991

C1991

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial--Law and legislation  Search this

Call number:

KJE6920 .A89 1990

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_453576

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)  Search this

Hardesty, Von, 1939-  Search this

Names:

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)  Search this

National Air and Space Museum -- Exhibitions  Search this

Extent:

13.38 Cubic feet (11 legal document boxes, 1 shoe box (5 x 8 inches), 6 records center boxes )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Photographs

Date:

1917-2000

bulk 1981-1986

Summary:

This collection consists of background material collected in support of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) exhibit "Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation" (opened in 1982) and its companion book (published 1983) by curators Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano, a related symposium, educational materials, and a travelling version of the exhibit. The collection contains photographs and textual materials used in the exhibit and book, internal correspondence and memoranda, and a large amount of material gathered for research purposes but not used in any "Black Wings" production.

Scope and Contents:

The core of the collection covers activities of American Black aviators between 1917 and 1981, from Eugene Bullard's service as a pilot in World War I through the first Black astronauts assigned to the Space Shuttle program in the early 1980s. Curators Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano and other Museum staff collected and generally grouped materials to fit the four chronological sections of the "Black Wings" exhibit and related book, with a strong emphasis on the stories of individual people.

Headwinds (1917-1939) covers pioneer fliers such as Bullard and Bessie Coleman; Black aviation activities in the Chicago and Los Angeles areas; early aviators and organizers including William J. Powell, Willa Brown, and Cornelius Coffey; and long distance flights by James Herman Banning and Thomas C. Allen, and C. Alfred "Chief" Anderson and Dr. Albert E. Forsythe.

Flight Lines (1939-1945) includes the 1939 flight of Dale L. White and Chauncey E. Spencer to Washington, D.C.; the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPT); the start of training of Black military pilots at Tuskegee Army Air Field during World War II; and training of the all-Black 477th Bombardment Group. This section and the next include U.S. Army Air Force documents and photography, and materials obtained from individual Tuskegee Airmen.

Wings for War (1943-1945) covers the experiences of the men of the 99th Fighter Squadron and later the 322nd Fighter Group, all-Black fighter units which participated in the Allied campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy during World War II, and their commander, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

Era of Change (1945-1981), including many materials from the U.S. armed forces and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), covers the desegregation of the armed forces; military pilots' participation in the Korean and Vietnam wars (featuring William Earl Brown, Jr.; Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.; Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.); general aviation (John W. Green, Jr.; Neal Loving); commercial aviation (Perry H. Young, Jr.; James O. Plinton, Jr.); and the U.S. space program, including not just the first Black astronauts (Guion S. Bluford, Jr.; Ronald E. McNair; Frederick D. Gregory; Charles F. Bolden) but many other NASA professional men and women from Project Mercury through the beginning of the Space Shuttle era.

Most of the material was photocopied from other sources such as books, newspapers, periodicals, and other archival collections, but many copy photographs and anecdotes were obtained from the aviators themselves (or their families), particularly those active in the 1930s and 1940s. The collection also contains internal Museum documents, notes, and memoranda regarding the development and implementation of the various "Black Wings" productions, including portions of exhibit scripts, book manuscripts, ephemera, and Museum photography taken at the exhibit opening and the symposium. Photographic formats include prints, copy prints, 4 x 5 inch black and white copy negatives and color transparencies, and 35mm copy slides. Quality of the photography is often fair to poor, as the copies are several generations removed from the original images.

The last six boxes of the collection (currently unprocessed) consists of material collected circa 2000 by curator Cathleen S. Lewis and Ian Cook (NASM Department of Space History) for a proposed update to the "Black Wings" exhibit. After it became clear that the exhibit was not going to be updated, Lewis transferred the material to the NASM Aeronautics Department, as Hardesty and Pisano were contemplating an update to the Black Wings book. This, too, failed to materialize, and the material was transferred to the NASM Archives in May 2018 to be added to the existing Black Wings Exhibit and Book Collection. This series was received by the Museum's Archives Division after the existing collection material had been scanned; it has not been scanned.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into six series. The first four roughly chronological series (Exhibit, Book, Educational Outreach, and Symposium) relate to the different "Black Wings" productions, and materials within each series often reflect the four-section groupings detailed in the Scope and Content note. The next series, Research Materials, has four sub-series: Biographical Files (alphabetical by last name), Subject Files and Study Materials (alphabetical by subject), Photographic Negatives, and Photographic Prints and Illustrations. The last series houses later additions to the collection which are currently unprocessed. Materials within folders are predominantly photocopies (xerographs) and often include numerous duplicates, many unlabeled, and in no specific order. Materials relating to an exhibit often include a NASM Exhibits Department reference number (example: SE:13-L73-P58 to P59) indicating the exhibit number (13), label number (L73), and position within the exhibit (P58 to P59). Some materials are not visible online due to copyright restrictions.

Biographical / Historical:

On September 23, 1982, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) exhibit "Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation" opened as part of the existing "Pioneers of Aviation" exhibit located in Gallery 208 of the museum's National Mall Building in Washington, D.C. The exhibit was dedicated to the American Black Aviator, who anonymously played a historic role in shaping the growth of modern aviation. "Black Wings" encompasses the men and women who had to overcome enormous social pressures in order to gain the right to pursue the dream of flight in both civilian, military, and commercial circles. The exhibit generated much public and media interest, and inspired the Museum to sponsor a symposium on February 25, 1983, entitled "The American Black in Aviation, A Decade of Change: 1939-1949," (working title: "Tuskegee Airmen at War") featuring presentations by historians and U. S. Army Air Forces veterans including Noel F. Parrish (Commander, Tuskegee Army Air Field, 1942-1946), George F. Roberts (Commander, 99th Fighter Squadron, September 1943 to April 1944), and pilots Lewis A. Jackson, Elwood T. Driver, and Louis R. Purnell. In conjunction with the exhibit, the Museum, working with Sid Aaronson Films, Inc., produced a set of sound filmstrip packages designed for elementary and secondary school use. In 1983, the Smithsonian Institution Press published a companion book, Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation, authored by the exhibit's curators, Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano; a second edition was issued the following year as part of the Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight series. A Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition Service (SITES) version of the exhibit began circulating to other museums and venues in June 1983, and a expanded version of the SITES exhibit (featuring additional artifacts, photography, and audio-visual materials) was displayed April 1 to August 5, 1984, at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (later know as the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum) in Washington, D.C. The original NASM "Black Wings" exhibit—with occasional updates—remained on display in the "Pioneers of Flight" gallery (later renamed the "Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery") until 2019 when the gallery was closed due to renovations to the Museum's National Mall Building.

Related Materials:

"Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators" NASM Website Collection, NASM.2004.0026 [finding aid not available online]

Provenance:

National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Department of Aeronautics, Transfer, 1993, NASM.1993.0060; additional material transferred from NASM Department of Space History, 2018

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, civil  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Air pilots  Search this

Women air pilots  Search this

Women in aeronautics  Search this

African American air pilots  Search this

African American women air pilots  Search this

Women in technology  Search this

Astronauts  Search this

Astronautics  Search this

United States Air Force  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Blacks -- United States  Search this

Korean War, 1950-1953  Search this

Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Photographs

Citation:

Black Wings Exhibit and Book Collection, Acc. NASM.1993.0060, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1993.0060

See more items in:

Black Wings Exhibit and Book Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27c62d0c6-784f-4db6-9a31-26160b8635a1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1993-0060

Creator:

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

Extent:

61.38 Cubic feet (143 document boxes; 4 cassette boxes; 10 shoeboxes; 1 oversize box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Timetables

Annual reports

Memorabilia

Notebooks

Date:

bulk 1910s to 2010

1847 to 2011

Summary:

R. E. G. (Ron) Davies (1921 -2011) was an English airline historian, who worked in airline marketing research before joining the National Air and Space Museum in 1981. He served as a curator until his retirement in 2011. This reference collection was compiled by Davies during his career and consists of historical data and materials—including photographs, timetables, and memorabilia—from the airlines of the world.

Scope and Contents:

This reference collection was compiled by Ron Davies throughout his career both as a market researcher and an academic and curator. Materials consist of 63 loose-leaf binders (called dossiers), each containing historical data on the airlines of a country or region, hand-drawn maps, chronologies, articles and marketing materials; over 5000 aviation prints; over 3500 airline timetables; and miscellaneous airline memorabilia. The collection also contains oral history materials, both transcripts and audio cassettes, and four catalogued videotapes.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in six series:

Series 1: Dossiers

Series 2: Photographs

Series 3: Timetables

Series 4: Oral History

Series 5: Personal Materials

Series 6: Motion Picture Materials

Additional title information has been added by the processing archivist in brackets.

Biographical / Historical:

R. E. G. (Ron) Davies (1921-2011) 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. He retired in 2011.

Davies wrote 26 books about airlines, airline personalities and aspects of air transport, including the reference standards: A History of the World Airlines, Airlines of the United States since 1914, Airlines of Latin America since 1919, Airlines of Asia, and Airlines of the Jet Age: A History. He also founded Paladwr Press in 1987, publishing a series of books on various airlines and their aircraft.

Davies was a Fellow of three Royal Societies: Aeronautics, Arts, and Geographical and was an Associate of the Academe National de L'Air et de l'Espace. He was a Fellow National of the Explorers Club and a member of the New York's Wings Club and Washington's Cosmos Club. He received Brazil's Santos Dumont Medal and the Aeronautics Order of Merit.

Provenance:

R. E. G. (Ron) Davies, Gift, 1981, NASM.XXXX.0604.

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, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0604, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0604

See more items in:

R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29424ca5a-d1c8-4305-a392-1808a01b1255

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0604

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Aeronautics Department  Search this

Subject:

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Aeronautics Division  Search this

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Department of Aeronautics  Search this

Physical description:

34.5 cu. ft. processed holdings

15 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Manuscripts

Clippings

Newsletters

Picture postcards

Color photographs

Black-and-white photographs

Drawings

Compact discs

Electronic records

Electronic mail

Date:

1965

1965-2019

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautical museums  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial--History  Search this

Aeronautics--History  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00700

See more items in:

Correspondence 1965-2019 [National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Aeronautics Department]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_219826

Creator:

Pan American World Airways, Inc.  Search this

Extent:

0.07 Cubic feet (2 folders, One 16 x 20 inch black and white print photograph, 59 color slides (35 mm color transparencies))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Photographs

Place:

Bahamas

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Jamaica

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

United Kingdom -- England

Date:

1930-1965

bulk 1946-1955

Summary:

This collection consists of 59 Pan American Airways (Pan Am) promotional 35 mm color slides from Howard V. Norton, a Pan Am Sales Representative in Washington, D.C., from 1942-1965 where his duties included promoting Pan Am to travel agents and organizing round the world tour groups. Collection also includes an oversized print of Pan American International Airport in Miami, Florida, taken in 1930.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 59 color slides used in Pan American Airways (Pan Am) promotional presentations, and one 16 x 20 inch black and white aerial photograph of Pan American International Airport in Miami, Florida taken in 1930. The slides include Pan Am route maps and in-flight, group, and interior views of Pan Am aircraft including Curtiss C-46, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas, and Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser airliners. Specific themed groups promote tourist travel via Pan Am to the Caribbean (Cuba, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Jamaica) circa 1946-1950 (22 slides in Pan Am mounts), travel on the Stratocruiser circa 1949-1955, and tourist travel to England (UK) in the same period. The collection also includes three color slides of photographs taken by Howard V. Norton of various travel groups posed with Pan Am Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas airliners (circa 1956-1965).

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by content type. Oversized photograph and slides are housed and stored separately. Slides are grouped by thematic content.

Biographical / Historical:

Pan American Airways (Pan Am) was active in the airline industry from 1927, when it established a regular scheduled international service, to its bankruptcy in late 1991. Pan Am was the first American airline to operate a permanent international air service. From its first route between Key West and Havana, Pan Am extended its routes into the rest of the Caribbean, Central America and South America. In 1936, Pan Am inaugurated passenger service in the Pacific, and began service in the Atlantic in 1939. Pan Am started around-the-world commercial air service in 1947. Besides setting many "firsts" with routes, Pan Am also established "firsts" in the aircraft technology they chose, such as being the first to use Boeing Model 747s in regular scheduled services. Howard V. Norton was a Pan Am Sales Representative in Washington, D.C. from 1942-1965 where his duties included promoting Pan Am to travel agents and organizing round the world tour groups.

Provenance:

Robert H. Norton, Gift, 2009, NASM.2009.0013

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 -- Flights  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Family  Search this

Douglas DC-4  Search this

Douglas DC-7  Search this

Tourism  Search this

Genre/Form:

Slides (photographs)

Photographs

Citation:

Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Photographic Collection, Accession 2009-0013, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2009.0013

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Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Promotional Color Slides Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2fd62b7d4-cecd-441b-8784-4b7bce75d08f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2009-0013

Creator:

Junkin, Hattie Meyers, 1896-1985  Search this

Names:

Advance Aircraft Company  Search this

Waco Aircraft Company  Search this

Weaver Aircraft Company  Search this

Barnaby, Ralph S. (Ralph Stanton), 1893-1986  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:

3.3 Cubic feet (12 Boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Publications

Photographs

Correspondence

Date:

1906-1982

bulk 1920-1933

Summary:

This collection consists of the personal papers of Hattie Meyers Junkin. The material consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, and manuscripts, as well as material on Junkin's husbands and Weaver Aircraft Co.

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains the personal papers of Hattie Meyers Junkin. The material consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, periodical articles and manuscripts, including material about her three husbands and about the history of the Waco Aircraft Company. This collection could very easily be called the Hattie and George "Buck" Weaver collection since much of the collection material revolves around her life with him and his Weaver/Waco Aircraft Company legacy.

Arrangement note:

The collection has been divided into nine series. These series are described below.

Series 1: General correspondence

Series 2: Soaring and gliding

Series 3: General materials of Hattie Meyers Junkin

Series 4: Waco Company History

Series 5: George "Buck" Weaver materials

Series 6: Scrapbooks

Series 7: Miscellaneous

Series 8: General Photographs

Series 9: Negatives

Series 1: General Correspondence.

This series is divided into two sub-series, personal and business correspondence. The personal correspondence materials consists primarily of letters written by George "Buck" Weaver to Hattie between 1917 to 1923. It also includes letters from family members, friends and acquaintances including Charles Meyers (Hattie's brother), Katherine Stinson, and "Matty" Emil Laird. There are also invitations, christmas cards and special occasion announcements. The business sub-series is comprised of mostly letters to publishers, but also includes letters to women's organizations, business associates, news media and other formal correspondence. Materials have been arranged chronologically.

Series 2: Soaring and Gliding.

This series contains primarily newspaper articles and photographs related directly to Ms. Junkin's soaring activities. There is also correspondence related directly to the topic of soaring, contest programs, bulletins and miscellaneous materials.

Series 3: General materials Hattie Meyers Junkin.

This series contains primarily her writings in major periodical publications, but also contains periodical articles about her children and her personal activities, club correspondence, Early Bird Dinner materials and other general materials.

Series 4: Waco Company History.

This series contains materials directly related to the Waco company and the activities of its founders including, early drafts of Hattie's history of the Waco Company--The Human Investment in Waco Aircraft, Elwood "Sam" Junkin biography, materials related to the Bruckner litigation for control of the Waco Aircraft Company, photographs of early Waco aircraft, and publicity materials including a Waco $0.13 stamp.

Series 5: George "Buck" Weaver materials.

This series contains materials related directly to George "Buck" Weaver. Much of the material in this series pertains to Weaver's activities as a civilian aviation instructor, in Waco, Texas during World War I. Most of the materials found in this series were found together when processing began.

Series 6: Scrapbooks.

This series contains six scrapbooks dating primarily between the years 1914-1926. Much of the material pertains to George "Buck" Weaver's activities at Waco, Texas, his barnstorming activities, promotional activities for the Weaver Aircraft Company and his marriage to Hattie and their family life. Some of the more recent materials deals with Hattie's soaring activities. PLEASE NOTE: Most of the pages in these scrapbooks are loose and the materials fragile. PLEASE HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE.

Series 7: Miscellaneous materials.

This series contains materials that were organized by Ms. Junkin in a specific fashion or did not fit logically into any of the series listed. In most cases materials in this series are duplications, but their organization offers a researcher insight into materials she thought most important.

Series 8: General Photographs.

This series contains general photographs which did not fit into any of the series above. Many of these photos are publicity shots or photos of family and friends.

Series 9: Negatives.

This series contains 72 negatives found in the collection. These have been separated out and rehoused as a preservation measure. Some of the negatives have prints, but most do not. These associations have been noted in the list below. They are described first by item number (i.e. #27), general topic (i.e Soaring and Gliding), subject and date if known, and if a print is available. They have been arranged by general topic groups. Please request assistance from a staff member when handling these negatives. The staff member will also be able to inform you of ordering procedures if you wish to order copies of these negatives and prints.

Biographical/Historical note:

Hattie Meyers Junkin (1898-1990) was an aviator and observer of a number of historical events. Always interested in aviation, in 1917 she married George "Buck" Weaver ( -1924), a civilian flying instructor at the military training center at Waco, TX. Weaver, along with Clayton Bruckner and Elwood "Sam" Junkin, founded the Advance Aircraft Company in 1921 (Weaver Aircraft Company, 1922-29; Waco Aircraft Co., 1929-1946). Following Weaver's death she married Junkin ( -1926), but he died shortly afterwards and control of Weaver Aircraft slipped away. In 1929 she married Ralph Stanton Barnaby (1893-1986), a glider pilot and aviation pioneer. In 1931 she became one of the first women to earn a glider class C license and attended the University of Washington (DC) studying law, although she was unable to take the bar exam. In 1940 she moved to Garden City, NJ, where she remained until moving to Alabama in the late 1970s. She spent much of her life writing, including articles on Weaver Aircraft.

General note:

Other type of material: printing block.

Related Materials:

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Archives Division holds additional material about people related to Hattie Meyers Junkin, although at present this particular collection is all the information available about Hattie Meyers Junkin. Biographical information about Charles William Meyers and George "Buck" Weaver can be found in the biographical fiche collection at the NASM Archives/Garber Facility. Biographical material about Ralph Stanton Barnaby can be found in the Ralph Stanton Barnaby Collection (1915-1986), Accession number 1987-0048. It is also stored at the NASM Archives/Garber Facility. In the NASM Archives downtown facility, we recommend the biographical files which contains additional materials about George "Buck" Weaver and Charles William Meyers. There is also aircraft information available in the Waco Aircraft Technical Files found also in the NASM Archives downtown facility. For additional material related to aircraft, please see the Waco Aircraft Company Records, Accession number XXXX-0151. This collection contains mostly drawings of Waco aircraft and some company records. It is stored at the NASM Archives/Garber Facility.

For additional photographic materials about Charles William Meyers and Waco Aircraft, please see the NASM videodisc files located at the NASM Archives facility downtown. Images of Charles W. Weaver can be seen on NASM videodisc 2B-19072 to 2B-19078. Images of various types of Waco Aircraft can been seen on NASM videodiscs 1B, 2A, and 3B. In some cases, there are original videodisc prints available in the NASM Archives facility downtown and copy negatives at the Smithsonian Institution, Office of Printing and Photographic Services (OPPS). Please consult a staff member for more details and about ordering procedures.

Provenance:

Hattie Meyers Junkin, Gift, 1983, NASM.XXXX.0171

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:

Periodicals  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Women in aeronautics  Search this

Gliding and soaring  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Publications

Photographs

Correspondence

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0171

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Hattie Meyers Junkin Papers

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a0382321-6858-4a1c-9391-23e8a3434c72

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0171

Creator:

Means, James, 1853-1920  Search this

Names:

Aerial Experiment Association  Search this

Aero Club of America  Search this

Aero Club of Washington  Search this

Aeronautic Society of New York  Search this

United States. Army. Signal Corps  Search this

Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910  Search this

Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930  Search this

Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this

Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906  Search this

Lilienthal, Otto  Search this

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924  Search this

Maxim, Hiram S., 1840-1916  Search this

Means, James, 1853-1920  Search this

Zahm, Albert Francis, 1862-  Search this

Extent:

1.8 Cubic feet ((4 legal document boxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Publications

Photographs

Manuscripts

Correspondence

Date:

1892-1913

bulk 1895-1897

Summary:

James Means (1855-1920) was an American industrialist who sacrificed his business to devote himself to the promotion of aviation. The collection consists of correspondence, publications, photographs, and scrapbooks.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of correspondence and scrapbooks. The correspondence is arranged into 15 sub-series: Aerial Experiment Association, Aero Club of America, Aero Club of Washington, Aeronautic Society of New York, Aeronautical Annuals, Octave Chanute and his daughters, Glenn Curtiss, House Resolution #7653, Ernest Jones, Otto Lilienthal, Henry Cabot Lodge, Hiram Maxim, Technical Matters, U.S. Signal Corps, and Albert Zahm. Of the three scrapbooks, one is a photograph album containing early glider photos and travel postcards. The second contains photos and news clippings regarding aviation in the 1890's, especially the work of Langley and Maxim with kites, balloons, and aerial bicycles. Clippings are in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Dutch. The third scrapbook is labeled 'James Means 1892' and consists of photos, letters, manuscripts, clippings in English and German, copies of legislation, and book excerpts.

Note: The digital images shown for this collection were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product which did not reproduce all materials found in this collection; some items have not been scanned.

Arrangement:

The James Means Collection is arranged by content type.

Biographical / Historical:

James Means (1855-1920) was an American industrialist who sacrificed his business to devote himself to the promotion of aviation. Determined to disseminate information on flying, he collected and edited the most significant works of Otto Lilienthal, Octave Chanute, Samuel Langley and others, producing the 'Aeronautical Annuals' which appeared in 3 volumes in 1895, 1896 and 1897. Dr. Means studied bird-flight, kites and gliders, and designed model gliders in the early 1890s. He was awarded patents for his aircraft smoke signal device (1909), his aircraft launcher (1909), and his simplified control column for airplanes (1909-1911).

General:

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Provenance:

James H. Means, gift, unknown, XXXX-0394, unknown

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- pre-1903  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airships  Search this

Balloons  Search this

Kites  Search this

Gliding and soaring  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Publications

Photographs

Manuscripts

Correspondence

Citation:

James Means Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0394, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0394

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James Means Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2002eaa1c-093c-4c78-bcfe-f05adedc536b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0394

Creator:

Glenn L. Martin Company  Search this

Names:

Glenn L. Martin Company  Search this

Martin, Glenn L., 1886-1955  Search this

Extent:

119.9 Cubic feet ((110 records center boxes))

114.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Manuals

Date:

1932-1972

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 84 cubic feet of negatives and 22 cubic feet of photographs chronicling the history of the Martin Company, including the following subjects: aircraft plants; historical themes; people; aircraft programs: historic, US Army, US Navy, civilian export; experimental or projected designs; research and development programs; structures and materials; manufacturing processes; space tools; nuclear power programs; missile programs; and space programs. The collection also contains photograph log books which have information about the images.

Biographical / Historical:

The Martin Company was founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin during World War I. Martin was mainly a producer of military airplanes for the US Army, Air Force, and Navy. Martin has also built several commercial types, including the model M130 Clipper, with which Pan American Airways opened transpacific commercial air service. Since the 1950s, Martin has been active in the development and production of a wide variety of rocket, missile and space programs, including lifting-body vehicles. Martin was also a pioneer in nuclear power units for remote sites.

General:

This collection also contains 26 photo logs and tech manuals.

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Provenance:

Martin Marietta Aero and Naval Systems, 1989, 1989-0141, 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:

Martin Model 130 Clipper  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Manuals

Identifier:

NASM.1989.0141

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29d05a3cf-e0bd-4db3-af6f-7c71d550e1c7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1989-0141

Creator:

Institute of Aeronautical Sciences  Search this

Names:

Wright-Martin Aircraft Co.  Search this

Martin, Glenn L., 1886-1955  Search this

Extent:

1.82 Cubic feet ((2 flatboxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Certificates

Scrapbooks

Clippings

Photographs

Date:

1910-1920

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of one large format scrapbook of photographic-quality photocopies of clippings relating to the life and career of Glenn L. Martin presented to him by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences. Also included are 30 certificates and two oversized photographs: a signed photo of G.C. Marshall and one featuring a group of 22 men on the wing of a Martin JRM Mars.

Biographical / Historical:

Glenn L. Martin (1886-1955) was an early aviator and aircraft designer. Beginning in 1910, he quickly broke many flight records and designed and manufactured aircraft for both governments and private individuals. In 1916, he formed Wright-Martin Aircraft Aircraft Co., which included ownership of the Simplex Automobile Co. Moving his aircraft from Los Angeles to Cleveland, he continued to design and manufacture aircraft. Later, he moved his plant to the Baltimore area, where maintained the largest privately owned aircraft business in the world.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Delia Martin, gift, unknown, XXXX-0018, 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:

Martin JRM Mars Family  Search this

Aircraft industry -- United States  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Certificates

Scrapbooks

Clippings

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0018

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg26639c033-ca1c-43fa-be3c-44ede44f3fe6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0018

Creator:

Miller, John Matthew, III, 1896-  Search this

Names:

Kellet Autogiro Corp  Search this

Miller Aviation Corp (John Matthew Miller III) (Aircraft manufacturer) (1927-1929)  Search this

New Brunswick (NJ) Aero Club  Search this

Pitcairn (Pitcairn-Cierva)  Search this

Pitcairn Autogiro Co, Inc.  Search this

Pitcairn Aviation  Search this

Johnson, Robert Woods  Search this

Miller, John Matthew, III, 1896-  Search this

Extent:

0.8 Cubic feet (1 legal document box, 1 slim legal document box, 1 map folder (18 x 48 inches))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Financial records

Correspondence

Clippings

Pamphlets

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Logs (records)

Date:

1910-1973

Summary:

John Matthew Miller III (born June 3, 1896) was active in aviation throughout his life, as a naval aviator, air mail pilot, transport pilot, autogiro pilot, flight instructor, aircraft manufacturer, airport operator, agricultural pilot, and helicopter test pilot, working at different times for the United States Navy, the U.S. Aerial Mail Service, Pitcairn Aeronautical Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture; from 1927-1929 Miller operated his own business, the Miller Aviation Corporation of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The collection includes Miller's pilot licenses and log books, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings and assorted ephemera, predominantly from the 1914 to 1939 period of Miller's life.

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains both original materials and photocopies of materials loaned by the donor for copying. Original materials include Miller's United States Navy Naval Aviator Certificate, an aircraft log book for the Curtiss Seagull "Jacques Cartier" (owned by The Chicago Tribune), a photo album entitled "The Miller Corporation, New Brunswick Airport" featuring images of the Miller (Corp) MCA-1 Amphibian Biplane, assorted loose photographs, correspondence from Robert Woods Johnson (of Johnson & Johnson), two panoramic group photographs of the US Navy Flight A Naval Aviation detachment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1917, newspaper clippings (several covering James G. Ray's autogiro flight over Washington, DC in 1934), assorted ephemera relating to Miller's aviation career, and two bound books: Flying Officers of the U.S.N. (US Navy): 1917-1919 and Saga of the US Air Mail Service: 1918-1927, (Air Mail Pioneers, Inc., 1962). Photocopied materials include two of Miller's pilot log books, two of Miller's pilot licenses, a scrapbook, and selected pages from additional scrapbooks from which individual photographs were copied by the National Air and Space Museum in 2001. The collection also includes Smithsonian Institution numbered copy prints of these selected photographs.

Arrangement:

Materials in this collection are grouped into Series by type; materials within a series are generally arranged chronologically, grouped by subject.

Biographical / Historical:

John Matthew Miller III was born June 3, 1896, at Tacoma, Washington. As a teenager, Miller came east to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and found summer employment with the Burgess Company aircraft manufacturers at Marblehead, Massachusetts. In 1917, following the entry of the United States into World War I, Miller was accepted into the Massachusetts School for Naval Air Service (Flight A Naval Aviation detachment at MIT), and, after two months, moved on to elementary flying instruction at Hampton Roads, Virginia, and then advanced instruction at Pensacola, Florida. He was commissioned into the United States Naval Air Service as an Ensign on March 16, 1918, and stationed at Naval Air Station Rockaway Beach, New York, where he performed patrol and convoy work off New York harbor, until ordered to inactive duty on December 15, 1918. Miller promptly joined the US Aerial Mail Service; after training in Dayton Wright DH-4 air mailplanes at Belmont Park, Long Island, Miller was posted to Bustleton, Pennsylvania, as station manager. Following his two years of air mail service, Miller worked at a number of aviation jobs, including time with the America Trans Oceanic Company (Miami, Florida, 1920), survey flights in Quebec (Canada, 1922), and managing operations for Pitcairn Aeronautical Corporation at their base adjacent to Hadley Field in South Plainfield, New Jersey (the New York terminal for the New York to Chicago and New York to Atlanta air mail routes). Miller was an active member of the New Brunswick (NJ) Aero Club, owners of a Pitcairn PA-3 Orowing based at Pitcairn's field. On August 1, 1927, Miller organized the Miller Aviation Corporation, operating out of New Brunswick Airport (a.k.a. "Miller Field"), a short-lived airfield located southwest of the city of New Brunswick. Miller Aviation offered flying instruction, local sightseeing flights, and charter passenger flights in the mid-Atlantic seaboard region. In 1928-1929, the Miller Aviation Corporation designed, constructed, and tested the Miller (Corp) MCA-1 Amphibian Biplane; sadly, the aircraft crashed during its first ground landing. After his company failed, Miller returned to Pitcairn Aeronautical as an autogiro pilot, making a number of flights through the 1930s for Pitcairn, the US Department of Agriculture, and others. During World War II, Miller temporarily rejoined the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander, serving as a helicopter test pilot at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Miller later worked for the Department of Agriculture until his retirement in 1956.

NOTE: John Matthew Miller III (born 1896, died circa 1980s), the subject of this collection, should not be confused with fellow air mail and autogiro pilot John McDonald "Johnny" Miller (1905-2008), occasionally referenced in this collection. Johnny Miller was more closely associated with the Kellett Autogiro Corp (Philadelphia, PA), and was famous for being the first to land an aircraft on the roof of a building.

Provenance:

Lee M. Gunther-Mohr, Gift, 2001, NASM.2001.0036.

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:

Burgess Aircraft Family  Search this

Autogiros  Search this

Aircraft industry -- United States  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- Societies, etc.  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro  Search this

Miller Corp MCA-1 Amphibian Biplane  Search this

Kellett Autogiro Family  Search this

Pitcairn PA-3 Orowing  Search this

Waco 10 Family (Aircraft)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Financial records

Correspondence

Clippings

Pamphlets

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Logs (records)

Scrapbooks

Citation:

John Matthew Miller III Collection, Acc. NASM.2001.0036, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2001.0036

See more items in:

John Matthew Miller III Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a83059ef-9c92-493a-968b-5c76acd10a91

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2001-0036

Creator:

John Player & Sons  Search this

Extent:

0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Albums

Date:

Circa 1935

Summary:

This collection consists of "An Album of International Air Liners" issued by John Player & Sons, circa 1935. The album was designed to house "Player's cigarettes" cards collected from packages and this example contains all fifty cards in the series.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of "An Album of International Air Liners" issued by John Player & Sons, circa 1935. The album was designed to house "Player's cigarettes" cards collected from packages and this example contains all fifty cards in the series. Airlines represented in the album include Imperial Airways (UK); SABENA (Belgium); Czechoslovak Airline (ČLS) (Czechoslovakia); Air France (France); Lufthansa (Germany); Deruluft (Germany); KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) (Netherlands); Malert (Hungary); Ala Littoria (Italy); Aero Transport (A B AeroTRANSPort) (Sweden); SwissAir (Switzerland); Aeroput (Yugoslavia); American Airlines (USA); Braniff International (USA); Central Airlines, Inc (USA, 1934); Delta Air Lines (USA); Eastern Air Lines (Eastern Air Transport) (USA); Northwest Airlines (USA); Pan American Airways (Pan Am) (USA); Pennsylvania Airlines (USA); Trans World Airlines (TWA) (USA); United Air Lines (USA); and Qantas Airways (Australia). Aircraft represented in the album include the de Havilland D.H.86A; Short S.23 Empire Boat (C-Class Flying Boat); Armstrong Whitworth A.W.27 Ensign; Handley Page H.P.42; Short S.17/L (L.17) (Scipio Landplane); Fokker F.VIIA-3m; Junkers Ju 52/3m (Three Engine); Savoia-Marchetti S.73; Fokker F.XVIII; Dewoitine D.333; Lioré et Olivier LeO H.24-2 (H.242); Potez 62; Wibault-Penhoët 282 T.12; Dornier Do 18; Heinkel He 70 Blitz (Lightning); Heinkel He 111; Junkers G 38; Junkers Ju 86; Junkers Ju 160; Tupolev ANT-9; Douglas DC-2; Fokker F.XX; Fokker F.XXII; Fokker F.XXXVI; Cant (CRDA) Z.506; Savoia-Marchetti S.74; Fokker F.XII; General Aviation GA-43 (Pilgrim 150, Clark GA-43); Lockheed Model 9 Orion; de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide; Spartan (UK) Cruiser; Douglas (DC-3) DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport); Lockheed Model 10 Electra; Stinson (Aircraft) Model A Tri-Motor; Martin (Glenn L.) Model 130 China Clipper; Boeing Model 247D; and the Douglas DC-3. The album also includes cards that have images of scenes onboard various aircraft including airline personnel preparing food, passengers in their seats, and a view of the controls of a de Havilland D.H.86.

Arrangement:

Collection is a single item.

Biographical / Historical:

Tobacco manufacturers first issued cigarette cards in 1875 as trade cards to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands. They initially featured images such as prominent athletes or animals, but later cards included images of aircraft. John Player & Sons, also known simply as Player's, is a British tobacco and cigarette manufacturer that is now part of the Imperial Tobacco Group.

Provenance:

Alex Massin, Gift, 1965, NASM.XXXX.1035.

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

Airplanes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Albums

Citation:

"An Album of International Air Liners", NASM.XXXX.1035, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1035

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2518ed31d-33cf-47d0-870a-5c2fa88ac85a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-1035

Creator:

Wilkinson, Paul Howard, 1895-1975  Search this

Names:

Wilkinson, Paul Howard, 1895-1975  Search this

Extent:

42.51 Cubic feet ((39 records center boxes) (1 flatbox))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Publications

Financial records

Pamphlets

Manuscripts

Photographs

Correspondence

Date:

1944-1984

Scope and Contents:

Wilkinson's papers consist of files of information gathered on various engines for preparation of his books, business and personal correspondence, photographs of engines, records of litigation against 'Jane's All the World's Aircraft', manuscripts of various 'Aircraft Engines of the World' volumes, pamphlets, financial records, address card files of various military operations, industries, schools and libraries, and bookstores, and books (including 'Aircraft Engines' and 'Jane's').

Biographical / Historical:

Paul H. Wilkinson, (1895-1975), aviation writer and publisher, is perhaps best known as the writer and publisher of 'Aircraft Engines of the World'. This series served as a standard reference tool to specifications for aircraft engines produced throughout the world beginning in 1941. The 34th edition was in preparation at the time of Wilkinson's death. He also published three other books pertaining to diesel aviation engines prior to beginning this series, as well as numerous articles for aeronautical publications.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

Eleanor Dies Wilkinson Estate, Gift, 1985, XXXX-0051, unknown

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Airplanes -- Motors  Search this

Airplanes -- Jet propulsion  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Publications

Financial records

Pamphlets

Manuscripts

Photographs

Correspondence

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0051

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2900ef47c-855d-4f53-bf01-a8b3c2835264

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0051

Creator:

Howard, Beverly E. "Bevo,", 1914-1971  Search this

Names:

Hawthorne Flying Schools  Search this

Howard, Beverly E. "Bevo,", 1914-1971  Search this

Extent:

3.13 Cubic feet ((1 slim legal document box) (1 slim letter document box) (3 legal document boxes) (3 letter document boxes) (1 flatbox))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

1943-1960

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains material primarily relating to the Hawthorne Flying Schools. It consists of class books from the Air Force cadets that were trained at Hawthorne facilities in North and South Carolina, a scrapbook of the 1943-45 issues of Hawthorne Prop Wash, the company newsletter, and photos used in Prop Wash.

Biographical / Historical:

Beverly "Bevo" Howard (1914-1971) was an aviation promoter and aerobatic pilot. He soloed in 1931 at age 16 and, in 1932, joined Hawthorne Aviation as a line boy. By 1936 he was the President of Hawthorne and joined Eastern Air Lines (1936-38), at 21 the youngest air line pilot in the United States. In the 1940s and 1950s the Hawthorne Aviation Schools trained approximately ten thousand pilots from thirty-two countries, including military pilots from the United States, France, and Pakistan. Best known as a stunt pilot, Howard was the first to perform an outside loop in a light aircraft (1938), succeeding in a 37 1/2 horse power Piper Cub. He won the National Lightplane Aerobatic Championship for three years in a row (1939, 1940, 1941) and the International Aerobatic Championship three times (all classes 1946, 1947, 1949; second place 1948, 1950). While flying at a show in Greenville, NC, on October 17, 1971, Howard had a fatal accident.

General:

NASMrev

Provenance:

unknown, gift, unknown, XXXX-0414

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

Flight training  Search this

Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0414

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2acac837c-49e5-4e30-84fe-65caa6677d27

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0414

Author:

Jarvis, Paul 1946-  Search this

Author:

Timmers, Margaret  Search this

British Airways  Search this

Physical description:

1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 24 cm

Type:

Pictorial works

Ouvrages illustrés

History

Bildband

Place:

Great Britain

Date:

2018

20th century

20e siècle

Topic:

Travel posters, British  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial--Marketing--History  Search this

Affiches touristiques britanniques  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial--Marketing  Search this

Werbeplakat  Search this

Plakatwerbung  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1147874

Author:

Benito, Arturo  Search this

Alonso, Gustavo  Search this

Physical description:

vi, 235 pages illustrations 23 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2018

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial--Energy conservation  Search this

Airplanes--Fuel consumption  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial--Environmental aspects  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1153405