National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Remarks – Most of the letters congratulate Claudia Oakes for the publication of her book. On of the letters shows concern with regards to the lack of women information in the libraries.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
United States Women In Aviation Through World War I Collection, Acc. XXXX-0424, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Early Birds of Aviation (Organization). Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
The following listing represents the membership of The Early Birds of Aviation, Inc. as reflected in the roster of January 1, 1989, the latest in the collection.
Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927 Search this
Extent:
0.9 Cubic feet (2 legal document boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Publications
Correspondence
Programs
Clippings
Notebooks
Date:
1895-1925
bulk 1903-1915
Summary:
This collection consists of material relating to Manly's aeronautical career, specifically his work with Samuel Langley's Aerodrome. The material consists of programs, publications, newspaper clippings, work notebooks, waste books, (mostly letterpress) and correspondence between Manly and the aviation and Smithsonian communities, circa 1885-1925. Correspondents include the following personalities: Glenn Curtiss, Carl Myers, Charles Walcott, Frank Lahm, Cyrus Adler, Augustus Post, and Samuel Langley.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of material relating to Manly's aeronautical career, specifically his work with Samuel Langley's Aerodrome. The material consists of programs, publications, newspaper clippings, work notebooks, waste books, (mostly letterpress) and correspondence between Manly and the aviation and Smithsonian communities, circa 1885-1925. Correspondents include Samuel Langley, Charles Walcott and Richard Rathbun of the Smithsonian; Cyrus Adler, Glenn Curtiss, Benjamin D. Foulois, Carl Myers, Frank Lahm, and Augustus Post. Of particular interest is the correspondence between Manly and Smithsonian Secretary Charles Walcott on Manly's work on the preparation of the Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight for publication between 1908 to 1911; and his correspondence with Glenn Curtiss concerning the test flights of the rebuilt Great Aerodrome on Lake Keuka, Hammondsport, New York, in 1914, and the resulting controversy between the Smithsonian and Orville Wright.
Researchers may also wish to consult the National Air and Space Archives Division's Samuel P. Langley Collection (Accession No. XXXX-0494), and these collections held by the Smithsonian Institution Archives:
Record Unit 31, Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1866-1906, with related records to 1927.
Record Unit 34, Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1887-1907
Record Unit 7268, J. Elfreth Watkins Collection, 1869, 1881-1903, 1953, 1966 and undated.
Arrangement:
The Charles M. Manly Papers are organized in three series:
Series I --Letter Copy Books and Notebooks
Letter copy books were used to make and preserve copies of letters and memoranda --one placed a sheet of oiled paper under a page of the copy book, dampened the tissue copy page, then laid the original letter in the book under pressure for a few seconds. The quality of the copies ranges from quite readable to very faint. Because of the fragility of the paper, Archives Division staff should be consulted before working with the material.
The two notebooks in the series (Folder 4) were carried by Manly in his day to day work on the Aerodrome project and contain his notes on the progress of the work.
Series II --Correspondence
Letters in this series are arranged by year.
Series III --Additional Material
Newspaper clippings, Manly Family records, a photograph of Langley's Aerodrome No.5 in flight, and miscellaneous material.
Biographical/Historical note:
On May 9, 1898, Smithsonian Secretary Samuel P. Langley wrote to Professor Robert Thurston of Cornell University, looking for a "young man who is morally trustworthy ('a good fellow') with some gumption and a professional training" to serve as Langley's assistant in his aeronautical work. Thurston recommended a senior majoring in electrical and mechanical engineering, Charles Matthews Manly (1876-1927) of Staunton, Virginia. Langley hired Manly and placed him in charge of the construction of his Great Aerodrome, the large manned aircraft being built under the sponsorship of the Army's Board of Ordnance and Fortification. One of Manly's main contributions to the project was his vastly improved redesign of Stephen M. Balzer's five-cylinder water-cooled radial gasoline engine. Manly piloted the Great Aerodrome on its two unsuccessful launch attempts in 1903. He resigned from the Smithsonian in 1905. Manly served as a consulting aviation engineer for different government agencies and corporations, including the British War Office, 1915; the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 1915-1919 (from 1919-1920 as the assistant general manger); and as a member of the US Commission to the International Aircraft Conference, London, 1918. Manly also completed and edited Langley's Memoir on Mechanical Flight which was published by the Smithsonian in 1911. Manly was granted over fifty 50 patents relating to automotive transportation, power generation, and transmission. In 1929, Manly was posthumously awarded the Langley Medal for outstanding aeronautical achievements.
Provenance:
Brian Bailey, gift, 1998, 1999-0004, deed pending.
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.
Image CW5G-0998 [Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 2 White Wing; Baldwin, Frederick Walker "Casey"; McCurdy, John A. D.; Curtiss, Glenn Hammond; Selfridge, Thomas Etholen; Post, Augustus]
Members of the Aerial Experiment Association pose with Augustus Post (far right), probably at Hammondsport, New York, May 1908. Left to right: Frederick Walker "Casey" Baldwin, John A. D. McCurdy, Glenn H. Curtiss, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Etholen Selfridge, and Post. Selfridge's dog Jack lies at the feet of Baldwin. Aircraft wingtip seen at extreme left is probably the Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No 2 White Wing.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
"1912." [Envelope also labeled "25".] [Close-up view of Augustus Post at the controls of the Curtiss No.1 Gold Bug (Golden Flier). Date is likely actually 1910.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
[No caption. Envelope also labeled "25".] [Right side view of Curtiss No.1 Gold Bug (Golden Flier) on the ground, Augustus Post at the controls.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
"1200. 1908" [Close-up view of aircraft surrounded by unidentified men, Augustus Post can be seen through wings of the aircraft.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0828 [Post, Augustus; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"T-828. 9-18-19. Men + Car" [View of Augustus Post (left) and two unidentified men examining instruments in the cockpit of the Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham) at Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York in connection with Roland Rohlf's altitude record-setting flight. James C. "Bud" Mars can be seen standing on ground beside aircraft, resting hand on fuselage.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0834 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Equipment, Barometers and Barographs; Post, Augustus]
"T-834. People" [View of Roland Rohlfs handing barograph down from cockpit of aircraft after making world altitude record setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. A crowd surrounds the aircraft, Augustus Post on ground, fourth from left.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0835 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Post, Augustus]
"T-835. People" [ View of Roland Rohlfs (right) examining paper from cockpit after making world altitude record setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. Augustus Post visible on left.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0836 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Equipment, Barometers and Barographs; Post, Augustus; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"T-836. People" [View of Roland Rohlfs (second from right) and a small group of people examining barographs from aircraft after making world altitude record-setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. James C. "Bud" Mars (third from right) and Augustus Post (fourth from right) can both be seen holding the instruments.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0837 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; Equipment, Barometers and Barographs; Post, Augustus; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"T-837. 9-18-19. People" [View of Roland Rohlfs (second from right) and a small group of people examining barographs from aircraft after making world altitude record-setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. James C. "Bud" Mars (third from right) and Augustus Post (fourth from right) can both be seen holding the instruments.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Image CW5G-T-0838 [Rohlfs, Roland; Curtiss 18-T Wasp (Curtiss-Kirkham); Events, 1919 Events, Records; Air Transport, Airports, USA, New York, Garden City, Roosevelt Field; ; Equipment, Barometers and Barographs; Post, Augustus; Mars, James C. "Bud"]
"T-838. 9-18-19. People" [View of Roland Rohlfs (second from right) and a small group of people examining barographs from aircraft after making world altitude record-setting flight, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York. James C. "Bud" Mars (third from right) and Augustus Post (fourth from right) can both be seen holding the instruments.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
"1911." [Envelope also labeled 25.] [View of preparations for launching aircraft from a cable device. Theodore Gordon "Spuds" Ellyson visible at the controls, John H. Towers visible at far left, Augustus Post visible near stand, holding cable.]
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, Acc. XXXX-0067, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
