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Cessna 180

Manufacturer:
Cessna Aircraft Company, Inc.  Search this
Materials:
All-metal
Dimensions:
Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft)
Length: 8 m (26 ft 2 in)
Height: 2.3 m (7 ft 9 in)
Weight, empty: 670 kg (1,480 lb)
Weight, gross: 1,157 kg (2,550 lb)
Top Speed: 264 km/h (165 mph)
Engine: Continental O-470-A, 225 hp
Estimated display hanging weight: 1263 lbs.
Type:
CRAFT-Aircraft
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1952-1981
Credit Line:
Donated by Cessna Aircraft Company, Inc.
Inventory Number:
A19760976000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition:
Thomas W. Haas We All Fly
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e7dfc5c3-84cb-4664-9e93-db8af19e6f32
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19760976000
Online Media:

George Nield At the Moving Beyond Earth Symposium

Creator:
Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-04-27T16:55:07.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more by:
LemelsonCenter
Data Source:
Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
LemelsonCenter
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_FIAzbYUrJ38

Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977

Creator:
Saarinen, Aline B. (Aline Bernstein), 1914-1972  Search this
Subject:
White, Stanford  Search this
Saarinen, Eero  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Motion pictures (visual works)
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Architecture -- United States  Search this
Architects -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Hills  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States  Search this
Women architectural critics  Search this
Women art critics  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Theme:
Architecture & Design  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5589
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211237
AAA_collcode_saaralin
Theme:
Architecture & Design
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211237
Online Media:

Total Station

Maker:
Sokkisha  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 10 in x 16 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 41.91 cm
overall: 10 in x 17 in x 13 1/4 in; 25.4 cm x 43.18 cm x 33.655 cm
Object Name:
total station
Place made:
Japan
Date made:
1998-1990
Credit Line:
Federal Aviation Administration
ID Number:
2012.0237.01
Accession number:
2012.0237
Catalog number:
2012.0237.01
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-c335-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1441119
Online Media:

Pamela A. Melroy Papers

Extent:
17.6 Cubic feet (50 containers)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Technical reports
Photographic prints
Newspaper clippings
Correspondence
Date:
1961-2008
bulk 1980s-2000s
Summary:
This collection consists of 17 cubic feet of papers relating to the life and career of astronaut Pamela A. Melroy.
Scope and Contents:
The Pamela A. Melroy Papers (acc. no. 2018-0034) reflect Melroy's extensive experience as a pilot, space explorer, Space Shuttle Columbia accident investigator and leader within various governmental/military roles. Her great contributions as an air force officer, astronaut and Space Shuttle commander are quite evident in this collection.

This collection encompasses Melroy's years spent as an officer with the United States Air Force (USAF), test pilot, Gulf War veteran, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut and one of the first female Space Shuttle commanders. The material contained in the collection ranges from the 1970s into the 2010s. It is a mixture of the following materials: correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports and briefings, technical manuals (mainly NASA/Space Shuttle-related), notebooks, photographs, presentations and speeches, books, booklets and guidebooks, brochures, pamphlets, journals, magazines, articles, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous materials. Additionally, there are newspapers, photograph albums and scrapbooks.

The processing archivist did discern some original order to these materials. This collection was already in a rough chronological order. The processing archivist did rehouse these materials utilizing archival-friendly file folders and legal-size document cases.

This collection is arranged into three series. The first series is composed of personal materials that include correspondence, photographs, postcards, business cards and transcripts. Each type of archival material is organized chronologically and then alphabetically. The second series consists of professional materials and is by far and away the largest segment of the Pamela A. Melroy Papers. This series is arranged as follows: Melroy's correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, manuals (mainly Space Shuttle program-related), notes and notebooks, presentations and speeches, books, guidebooks and booklets, brochures, pamphlets and catalogs, newsletters, magazines and journals, articles, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous materials. All the above material is also arranged chronologically and then alphabetically. The third series is composed of oversize materials. This material consists of newspapers (mainly focused on the Space Shuttle Columbia accident of 2003), as well as Melroy's three Space Shuttle flights, (STS-92, STS-112 and STS-120), photograph albums and scrapbooks.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into three series. The first series is composed of personal materials that include correspondence, photographs, postcards, business cards and transcripts. Each type of archival material is organized chronologically and then alphabetically. The second series consists of professional materials and is by far and away the largest segment of the Pamela A. Melroy Papers. This series is arranged as follows: Melroy's correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, manuals (mainly Space Shuttle program-related), notes and notebooks, presentations and speeches, books, guidebooks and booklets, brochures, pamphlets and catalogs, newsletters, magazines and journals, articles, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous materials. All the above material is also arranged chronologically and then alphabetically. The third series is composed of oversize materials. This material consists of newspapers (mainly focused on the Space Shuttle Columbia accident of 2003), as well as Melroy's three Space Shuttle flights, (STS-92, STS-112 and STS-120), photograph albums and scrapbooks.
Biographical / Historical:
Pamela Ann Melroy was born on September 17, 1961, in Palo Alto, California. As a member of a military family, she spent her childhood living in many towns but considers Rochester, New York her hometown. Melroy graduated from Bishop Kearney High School in Rochester in 1979. Four years later, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics and Astronomy from Wellesley College and subsequently, a Master of Science degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984.

Melroy was commissioned through the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program while still attending graduate school. Upon completion of her Master's degree program at MIT, she attended undergraduate pilot training at Reese Air Force Base in Texas. After graduating from this program in 1985, Melroy was sent to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. While stationed there from 1985 to 1991, she flew the Boeing KC-10 aircraft as a co-pilot, aircraft commander and instructor pilot. Also, she flew combat missions in Iraq during 1990-91 (Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm). In time, she also graduated from the USAF's exclusive test-pilot school. All told during her 24-year career with the USAF, Melroy logged more than 6,000 hours of flight time in more than 50 different types of aircraft. She reached the rank of Colonel upon her retirement from the service in 2007.

Melroy started her career as an astronaut in late 1994 when she was selected as an astronaut candidate (ASCAN) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She was initially assigned to various astronaut support roles such as tasks involving Space Shuttle launch and landings. She also performed Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) duties in Mission Control. In 2003, Melroy served on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia accident reconstruction team as the lead for the crew compartment module and operated as deputy project manager for the Columbia Crew Survival Investigation Team.

Melroy was one of only two women to be in command of a Space Shuttle flight. She was the pilot of two Shuttle missions, STS-92 in 2000 and STS-112 in 2002. She served as mission commander on STS-120 in 2007. All three of her spaceflights involved assembling components on orbit for the International Space Station (ISS). Melroy logged a total of 924 hours in space.

Upon her more than 20 years of service to the USAF and NASA, Melroy assumed leadership roles with several public and private sector entities. This included organizations such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Lockheed Martin and Australia's Nova Systems, Ltd. She also worked as an advisor to the Australian Space Agency and as an independent consultant to the National Space Council's Users Advisory Group. In 2021, Melroy was selected as NASA's deputy administrator. In her current role, she assists the administrator in making final agency policies and decisions. Also, she acts for the NASA administrator in his absence by performing all necessary functions to govern agency operations.
Provenance:
Pam Melroy, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0034
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:
Astronautics  Search this
United States Air Force  Search this
Astronauts  Search this
Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)  Search this
Technical manuals  Search this
McDonnell Douglas KC-10  Search this
International Space Station (ISS)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Technical reports
Photographic prints
Newspaper clippings
Correspondence -- 21st century
Citation:
Pamela A. Melroy Papers, NASM.2018.0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2018.0034
See more items in:
Pamela A. Melroy Papers
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a22e1f52-ea7e-48df-9823-34270840f9ea
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2018-0034
Online Media:

FAA aviation news a DOT/FAA flight standards safety publication

Title:
Aviation news
FAAviation news
Federal Aviation Administration aviation news
Author:
United States Flight Standards Service Accident Prevention Program Branch  Search this
United States Flight Standards Service  Search this
Physical description:
volume illustrations (some color) 28-29 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1987
2010
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Aeronautics--Safety measures  Search this
Call number:
HE9761.1 .F101
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_570235

ADS-B Transceiver (UAT), Apollo, Capstone

Manufacturer:
Garmin International Inc.  Search this
United Parcel Service Aviation Technologies  Search this
Materials:
Aluminum
Paint
Plastic
Adhesive
Copper Alloy
Steel
Stainless Steel
Ink
Glass
Dimensions:
3-D: 19.9 × 41.5 × 7.7cm, 3.1kg (7 3/4 in. × 1 ft. 4 1/4 in. × 3 in., 6.8lb.)
Type:
AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transfer Federal Aviation Administration.
Inventory Number:
A20070054000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition:
Thomas W. Haas We All Fly
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94963cda5-6ae8-49a3-894c-312c44ecad43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20070054000

Airport master plans

Author:
United States Federal Aviation Administration Airports Service  Search this
Physical description:
v, 78 pages illustrations, maps, plans 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1971
Topic:
Airports--Planning  Search this
Aéroports--Planification  Search this
Call number:
TL525.3.P5 U53
TL525.3.P5U53
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8845

The U.S. commuter airline industry its current status and future outlook

Author:
Waldo & Edwards  Search this
United States Office of Aviation Economics  Search this
Physical description:
47 pages 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1970
Topic:
Aeronautics, Commercial--Passenger traffic  Search this
Airlines  Search this
Compagnies de transport aérien  Search this
Lignes aériennes  Search this
Transports aériens--Trafic des voyageurs  Search this
Transports aériens--Voyageurs  Search this
Call number:
HE9787.5.U5 W16 1971
HE9787.5.U5W16 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8963

jacket

Referenced:
Federal Aviation Administration  Search this
Maker:
Port and Company  Search this
Physical Description:
nylon; cotton (overall material)
blue; gold (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 28 in x 63 1/2 in; 71.12 cm x 161.29 cm
Object Name:
jacket
Associated Place:
United States: New Jersey, Newark
Associated Date:
2019-01
Classified:
Protest and Civil Disobedience  Search this
General subject association:
Air Travel  Search this
Safety  Search this
Subject:
Government  Search this
ID Number:
2019.0261.01
Accession number:
2019.0261
Catalog number:
2019.0261.01
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Clothing & Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-2900-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1970459

NO Safety Oversight of your flight today - ALL FAA Safety Inspectors FURLOUGHED

Referenced:
Federal Aviation Administration  Search this
Maker:
Jessie, Michael  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
black; red; yellow; white (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 18 in x 24 in; 45.72 cm x 60.96 cm
Object Name:
poster, protest
Place made:
United States: New Jersey
Associated Place:
United States: New Jersey, Newark
Date made:
2019-01
Used:
2019-01
Classified:
Protest and Civil Disobedience  Search this
General subject association:
Safety  Search this
Air Travel  Search this
ID Number:
2019.0261.02
Accession number:
2019.0261
Catalog number:
2019.0261.02
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-2901-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1970464

Airbus A380 Washington DC Fly-Over Photography

Creator:
Long, Eric  Search this
Names:
Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this
Extent:
2.329 Gigabytes
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Cd-roms
Digital images
Date:
2007-03-26
Summary:
Photographs taken by National Air and Space Museum photographer Eric F. Long of the Airbus A380 during a commercial route proving flight over Washington, DC on March 26, 2007.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of 57 digital, color images relating to the Airbus A380 during a commercial route proving flight on March 26, 2007. Captured by National Air and Space Museum (NASM) photographer Eric Long, images depict the aircraft taxiing, taking off, flying over Washington DC and the NASM Udvar-Hazy Center, and landing at Dulles International Airport (IAD). There are also images of the interior of the aircraft and a preflight planning meeting with crew of the aircraft, Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration, helicopter pilot Tom Pumpelly, and videographer Leo Shefer.
Arrangement:
Arranged by aircraft's flight movements.
Biographical / Historical:
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body airliner measuring 238 feet in length, 79 feet in height, and featuring a wingspan of 261 feet. It was the result of an international project between France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom to build the largest high-capacity aircraft in aviation history. As the world's first fully double-deck passenger aircraft, the A380 has the capacity to carry approximately 550 passengers. It made its inaugural commercial flight flew on April 27, 2007. To demonstrate the practicality, reliability, and effectiveness of the aircraft's systems, a series of commercial route proving flights were made from the Lufthansa base in Frankfurt, Germany in 2007. As part of one of these exercises, A380 development aircraft MSN7 visited Hong Kong on March 25 before journeying to Washington, DC the following day and returning to Germany on March 27th.

Photographs in this collection were made by National Air and Space Museum photographer Eric F. Long. Initially hired with Smithsonian's Photo Services Division in 1983, he completed assignments for many of the Smithsonian museums. When Photo Services disbanded in 2006, Long was permanently assigned to the National Air and Space Museum where he photographed artifacts while continuing his work with other museums. Retiring in 2023, Long dedicated over 40 years serving the mission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Provenance:
Eric Long, Gift, 2007, NASM.2007.0033
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
Airplanes  Search this
Genre/Form:
CD-ROMs
Digital images
Citation:
Airbus A380 Washington DC Fly-Over Photography, NASM.2007.0033, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2007.0033
See more items in:
Airbus A380 Washington DC Fly-Over Photography
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg275f4c067-ba4d-4f02-943a-b0be181536e9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2007-0033
Online Media:

Beacon and Tower, Airway

Materials:
Steel, aluminum, copper, glass, paint
Dimensions:
3-D: 185.4 × 172.7 × 454.7cm, 438.6kg (73 in. × 68 in. × 14 ft. 11 in., 967lb.)
Type:
EQUIPMENT-Ground Control Apparatus
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Credit Line:
Transferred from the Federal Aviation Administration
Inventory Number:
A19730705000
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition:
America by Air
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ee4848b6-eed9-445c-b0b1-4b4542a7a199
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19730705000
Online Media:

Margaret Weitekamp at the Lemelson Center's Moving Beyond Earth Symposium

Creator:
Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-07-12T14:39:34.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more by:
LemelsonCenter
Data Source:
Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
LemelsonCenter
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_Ze4vTCwtapI

Civil Aeronautics Administration Aircraft Specifications

Extent:
1.18 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1940-1951
Summary:
The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) required that all civilian aircraft manufacturers obtain aircraft type certificates. A manufacturer had to submit a list of the aircraft's specifications (measurements, weight, and capabilities) to prove the craft's airworthiness. This collection contains CAA files on specifications of airplanes, helicopters, airships, gliders, and floats from 1940-1951.
Scope and Contents:
The Civil Aeronautics Administration required that all civilian aircraft manufacturers obtain aircraft type certificates. A manufacturer had to submit a list of the aircraft's specifications (measurements, weight, and capabilities) to prove the craft's airworthiness. This collection contains CAA files on specifications of airplanes, helicopters, airships, gliders, and floats from 1940-1951. The items are arranged numerically within type of aircraft. A CAA inspection handbook with revisions through 1948 is located at the end of the specifications.In addition, there are two folders labeled "AIRCO" which contain miscellaneous hand-written notes and photographs.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Biographical / Historical:
The Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) was created by act of Congress in 1938, taking over the duties of the Department of Commerce Aeronautics Branch (est. 1926) and its successor, the Bureau of Air Commerce, and the aviation-related responsibilities of the Post Office Department and the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Authority consisted of two branches: the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), responsible for regulating air commerce and accident investigations, and the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), responsible for air safety, control of air traffic, operation of Federal Airways communication systems, and airport improvement. In 1940, the Authority was split, with the CAB remaining an independent body, while the CAA was placed under the Commerce Department. In order to keep pace with rapid growth in civil aviation after World War II, which provide beyond the capabilities of the CAA, Congress established the Federal Aviation Administration in 1958 as an independent body incorporating the CAA, the Airways Modernization Board, and portions of the CAB.
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
Citation:
Civil Aeronautics Administration Aircraft Specifications, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0175, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0175
See more items in:
Civil Aeronautics Administration Aircraft Specifications
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a5bfec47-414e-4903-a3e8-5a53daf8026e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0175

Aline and Eero Saarinen papers

Creator:
Saarinen, Aline B. (Aline Bernstein), 1914-1972  Search this
Names:
Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961  Search this
White, Stanford, 1853-1906  Search this
Extent:
14.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Motion pictures (visual works)
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1906-1977
Summary:
The Aline and Eero Saarinen papers measure approximately 14.2 linear feet and date from 1906 to 1977. The bulk of the collection consists of Aline Saarinen's papers which document her relationship with her husband Eero Saarinen and other aspects of their personal lives, as well as Aline's work as an art and architectural critic, author, and television correspondent. Papers include research files for published and planned books (in which can be found scattered original letters of Stanford White, John Quinn and Edward Root) and other projects, NBC correspondent files, writings, committee files, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and miscellaneous personal papers.
Scope and Content Note:
The Aline and Eero Saarinen papers measure approximately 14.2 linear feet and date from 1906 to 1977. The bulk of the collection consists of Aline Saarinen's papers which document her relationship with her husband Eero Saarinen and other aspects of their personal lives, as well as Aline's work as an art and architectural critic, author, and television correspondent. Papers include research files for published and planned books (in which can be found scattered original letters of Stanford White, John Quinn and Edward Root) and other projects, NBC correspondent files, writings, committee files, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and miscellaneous personal papers.

The portion of the collection relating to personal aspects of Aline and Eero Saarinen's lives consists of: Aline Saarinen's diary, guest book, notebooks, personal writings, biographical material, awards and honorary degrees; scattered papers of Eero Saarinen, including biographical material, drawings of furniture designs, various sketches and drawings, and some project timelines and notes; correspondence between Aline and Eero Saarinen (the bulk of which dates from the year they met and married), as well as general and family correspondence received by Aline Saarinen and some miscellaneous and personal correspondence of Eero Saarinen; printed material, mostly clippings, documenting aspects of the life, work, and achievements of both Aline and Eero Saarinen; and photographs, including ones of Aline Saarinen, Eero Saarinen, Aline and Eero Saarinen together, and family members, as well as ones from various trips and of various residences, and various slides.

The bulk of the collection consists of material, including research and writing files, NBC correspondent files, and committee files, stemming from Aline Saarinen's various professional activities. Writings include manuscripts, typescripts, notes, notecards, and clippings of Aline Saarinen's various articles, lectures and speeches on art and architecture, scripts for television, creative and college writing. Research files include material for Saarinen's published book on art collectors, The Proud Possessors, and her planned, but never completed, biography of the architect, Stanford White. Research material for The Proud Possessors includes files of notes, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and printed material on art collectors, and related material such as scrapbooks of correspondence and clippings in response to the book. Files also include scattered original material, such as correspondence and photographs, belonging to the collectors, John Quinn and Edward Root. Research material on Stanford White includes correspondence, notebooks, writings, printed material, photographs, and copies of architectural drawings. Also found is scattered original material belonging to Bessie White, Stanford White, and the firm of McKim, Mead and White. NBC material consists of files, including correspondence, printed material, notes, scripts, motion picture films and video transfers, and photographs, kept by Aline Saarinen while working as a television correspondent. Also found are miscellaneous research files on artists that may relate to television or other projects and files stemming from her involvement in various arts-related and other committees.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into two series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Aline and Eero Saarinen Personal Papers, 1928-1977 (Boxes 1-4, 15, OV 16; 3.7 linear feet)

Series 2: Aline Saarinen Professional Papers, 1906-1969 (Boxes 4-15, OV 16, FC 17-18; 10 linear feet)
Biographical Note:
Aline Bernstein Saarinen was born on March 25, 1914 in New York City. She attended Vassar College, where she took art courses and became interested in journalism, and graduated with a B.A. in 1935. She went on to receive her M.A. in the history of architecture from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University in 1941. She married Joseph H. Louchheim in 1935, and they had two sons, Donald and Harry (or Hal). They divorced in 1951.

Aline joined the staff of Art News Magazine in 1944 and served as managing editor from 1946 to 1948. She edited and provided commentary for the book, 5000 Years of Art in Western Civilization, which was published in 1946. She served as associate art editor and critic at The New York Times from 1948 to 1953 and then as associate art critic from 1954 to 1959. She received awards for her newspaper work, including the International Award for Best Foreign Criticism at the Venice Biennale in 1951, the Frank Jewett Mather Award for best newspaper art criticism in 1953, and the American Federation of Arts Award for best newspaper criticism in 1956.

In 1953, Aline interviewed the architect Eero Saarinen for an article. Eero was born in 1910 in Kirkkonummi, Finland, and received his B.F.A. in Architecture from Yale University in 1934. He began work as an architect in his father Eliel Saarinen's firm and went on to start his own firm, Eero Saarinen and Associates. Among his best-known works are the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, the Trans World Air Lines Terminal Building at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, and Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia.

Aline and Eero became romantically involved shortly after they met and were married in December 1953. The following year, they had a son, Eames (named after Eero's friend, the designer and architect Charles Eames). After their marriage, Aline relocated to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where she continued to work as associate art critic for The New York Times and where she served as Director of Information Service in the office of Eero Saarinen and Associates (from 1954 to 1963).

In 1957, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship to work on a book about major American art collectors, The Proud Possessors, which was published by Random House in 1958. Thereafter, she began work on a biography of the architect, Stanford White, also for Random House; this work continued for several years, but the book was never completed. Over the years, she wrote numerous freelance articles on art, architecture, socio-cultural history, travel, and theater for magazines such as Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, Saturday Review of Literature, Reader's Digest, and Cosmopolitan.

After Eero's sudden death in 1961, Aline edited the book, Eero Saarinen on His Work (1962). She then embarked upon a new career in television, appearing on shows such as "Today" and "Sunday" where she reported on manners, morals, culture, and the arts, and eventually becoming, in 1964, an NBC News correspondent for such shows as "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" and "The Frank McGee Report" in addition to the shows on which she was already appearing. In 1971, she was appointed chief of the NBC News Paris Bureau, becoming the first woman to hold such a position in television.

In the 1960s, Aline served on various arts-related committees, including the Design Advisory Committee of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Fine Arts Commission, and the New York State Council of the Arts. She received honorary degrees from the University of Michigan in 1964 and Russell Sage College in 1967.

Aline Saarinen died from a brain tumor on July 13, 1972.

This biographical notes draws from the one on Aline Bernstein Saarinen by Seymour Brody in Jewish Heroes and Heroines of America: 150 True Stories of American Jewish Heroism, and from the one on Eero Saarinen in the Guide to the Eero Saarinen Collection at Yale University Library.
Related Material:
Also found in the Archives are: the Museum of Modern Art exhibition correspondence concerning Eero Saarinen, 1958-1959; the Lily Swann Saarinen papers, 1924-1974; an oral history interview with Lily Swann Saarinen, 1979-1981; and an oral history interview on Aline Saarinen with Charles Alan, 1973 February 17.

Other related material includes: Eero Saarinen Collection, Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
Separated Material:
Two exhibition catalogs and various clippings that were donated as part of the collection were transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum Library in 1981.
Provenance:
The Aline and Eero Saarinen papers were donated in 1973 by Charles Alan, Aline Saarinen's brother and executor of her estate, and microfilmed. In 1966 five photographs of Eliel Saarinen's home in Helsinki, Finland were donated by Florence Davis and were subsequently integrated into the collection. The NBC material was donated in 1974 by NBC Studios via Charles Alan. Additional material, which had originally been donated to the Parrish Museum by Aline Saarinen, was donated to the Archives in 1991 by the Museum.
Restrictions:
The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website. Use of material not digitized requires an appointment.
Rights:
NBC TV scripts or film prepared for television: Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from NBC Studios. Contact Reference Services for more information.
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Architectural historians -- Michigan  Search this
Topic:
Architecture -- United States  Search this
Architects -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Hills  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States  Search this
Women architectural critics  Search this
Women art critics  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Motion pictures (visual works)
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Aline and Eero Saarinen Papers, 1906-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.saaralin
See more items in:
Aline and Eero Saarinen papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ab34d23d-c985-4fd3-a40e-682175cb4a4d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-saaralin
Online Media:

Robert J. Collier Trophy

Materials:
Bronze, Paint, Wood, Synthetic Fabric
Dimensions:
3-D (Total, including both bases): 64.8 × 64.8 × 215.9cm (2 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 7 ft. 1 in.)
3-D (Middle section): 64.8 × 64.8 × 38.1cm (2 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 3 in.)
3-D (Top section): 54.6 × 54.6 × 71.1cm (1 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 4 in.)
Crates measured on 06/15/2023 by Jessica Bulger
A19520061000A
72" (h) x 38" (w) x 31" (d)
Guessed weight: 400 lbs.
A19520061000B
39" (h) x 31" (w) x 28" (d)
Type:
AWARDS-Trophies
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1911 to present
Credit Line:
Donated by the National Aeronautic Association
Inventory Number:
A19520061000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition:
Trophy Case
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a7b85dc9-5b7f-406b-9d1e-cb553ef1bb57
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19520061000

Planning the metropolitan airport system prepared by a joint committee of the Federal Aviation Administration and Airport Operators Council International in cooperation with the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Highway Administration

Author:
United States Federal Aviation Administration  Search this
Airport Operators Council International  Search this
Physical description:
iv, 108 pages illustrations 22 x 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1970
Topic:
Airports--Planning  Search this
Aéroports--Planification  Search this
Call number:
TL725.3.P5 U53
TL725.3.P5U53
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6609

F.A.A. flight test guides plus typical written exam for pilots by the Aeronautical Staff of Aero Publishers, inc

Author:
Aero Publishers, inc  Search this
Physical description:
iv, 80 p illustrations (part color), folded color map (inserted) 29 cm
Type:
Examinations, questions, etc
Examinations
Date:
1970
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes--Piloting  Search this
Avions--Pilotage  Search this
Call number:
TL546.5 .F2X
TL546.5.F2X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6177

Pilot warning instruments proceedings

Author:
Pilot Warning Instruments Symposium (1967 : Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States Federal Aviation Administration Systems Research and Development Service  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 195 p illustrations, forms 27 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
Date:
1968
Topic:
Aeronautical instruments  Search this
Aeronautics--Safety measures  Search this
Aéronautique--Sécurité--Mesures  Search this
Aéronautique--Instruments  Search this
Call number:
TL697.S3 P64 1967
TL697.S3P64 1967
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6254

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