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Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Names:

Curtiss-Wright Airports Corporation  Search this

Keystone Aircraft Corp  Search this

Extent:

212.29 Cubic feet (598 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Reports

Drawings

Financial records

Date:

1868-1972

bulk 1925-1949

Summary:

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

Scope and Contents:

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records collection contains approximately 212 cubic feet of material. The collection contains the following material:

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

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

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

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

Miscellaneous Research Files

Corporate & Financial Records [1923 to 1972]

Correspondence

Blueprint Drawings

Advertisements from Newspapers & Magazines in Scrapbooks

Engine Decals

Photographs

Negatives & Glass Plates

Arrangement:

This collection was arranged into Series and Subseries:

Series I: Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

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

Series II: Technical Reports

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

Series III: Glass Format Photography

Series IV: 1969 Accretion - Listing of Archival Material

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

Historical note:

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

Provenance:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, gift, XXXX, 1969

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

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

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Curtiss, General, Aircraft  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Curtiss-Wright aircraft  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Reports

Drawings

Financial records

Citation:

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

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0067

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21b19fbef-7db3-4c81-be86-3bb02ecbfee0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 6, Folder 14

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

M-263 [Four air-to-air views of barnstormer Ormer Locklear performing various wingwalking stunts on the wings of a Curtiss JN-4D Jenny while in flight over the Los Angeles, California, area; circa 1919-1920. Top right (A): Locklear does headstand over front edge of upper left wing; one-quarter front left side view from above of JN-4D. Top right (B): Locklear hangs upside down over front edge of lower left wing; one-quarter front left side view from above of JN-4D. Bottom left (C): Locklear stands in a lunging pose on upper left wing; one-half left front view from above of JN-4D. Bottom right (D): Locklear hangs by his knees from lower right wing bow; three-quarter right front view from above of JN-4D over an airfield.]

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.2: 8 x 10 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 8 x 10 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 6

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e2aa8ba7-a8b4-4045-8913-aa83cc931697

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref11485

Creator:

Talley, Manila Davis.  Search this

Names:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

United States. Civil Air Patrol  Search this

Extent:

0.23 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

bulk 1917-1967

bulk 1929-1942

Summary:

This collection consists of a scrapbook relating to Manila Davis Talley and her aviation career.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of one scrapbook which contains newspaper clippings, membership cards, programs, photographs, and pilot's licenses, mostly relating to Manila Davis Talley and her aviation career. The focus of the collection is on the years 1929-42, and highlights Talley's career as a salesperson for Curtis-Wright, and her association with the 99s and the Betsy Ross Corps. Also included is the scrapbook is information on the Women's National Air Races, the Women's National Air Meets, and Talley's work with the Civil Air Patrol. The scrapbook also includes clippings and other items related to Amelia Earhart, Jimmy Doolittle and General Balbo.

Arrangement:

Single item in original order.

Biographical / Historical:

Manila Davis Talley (1898-1973) soloed in October 1929 and received her pilot's license in April of 1930. She joined Curtis-Wright Corporation as a saleswoman in late 1929 or early 1930. Talley joined the 99s (international association of female pilots) in 1930 and was a founding member of Betsy Ross Corps, a private 1930s female auxiliary/reserve for the Army Air Corps. Talley was the third woman to go through Air Force War College, in December 1966.

Provenance:

Estate of Manila Davis Talley, Gift, Unknown, NASM.XXXX.0041

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

Women air pilots  Search this

Airplane racing  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Manila Davis Talley Scrapbook, NASM.XXXX.0041, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0041

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b3cfd97b-f6e7-454c-b17d-1c97c8b7f0e6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0041

Creator:

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company  Search this

Names:

Aerial Experiment Association  Search this

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Herring-Curtiss Co.  Search this

Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922  Search this

Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930  Search this

Herring, Augustus Moore, 1867-1926  Search this

Extent:

9 Cubic feet (18 document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Financial records

Drawings

Date:

1906-1947

Summary:

The years before World War I were spent in patent litigation for aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and Orville and Wilbur Wright.

Scope and Contents:

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation Archives - Patent Files collection consists primarily of materials relating to patents issued to and maintained by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries from the 1910s to the 1950s, though the bulk of the materials pre-date World War II. The majority of the collection is original patent certificates. Other materials include records of litigation proceedings, correspondence, memoranda, aircraft drawings and blueprints, reports, sales brochures, meeting minutes, and annual reports.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in four series: Patents, Patent File Wrappers, Patent Litigation, and Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records. Series I contains original patents and related materials issued or assigned to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation and related organizations. Covering the years between 1911 and 1939, the series is further divided into two subseries: United States Patents and International Patents. Series II consists of file wrappers prepared by the United States Patent Office, containing a complete record of the patent's history. The third series includes materials from Curtiss-Wright's numerous litigation proceedings in defense of its patents. The fourth series contains business records created by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation including photocopies of historic patent and stock documents, division minutes, and reports for the U.S. Navy Department.

Series I - Patents, 1911-1939

Subseries I - United States Patents, 1911-1939

Subseries II - International Patents, 1916-1935

Series II - Patent File Wrappers, 1916-1930

Series III - Patent Litigation, 1916-1947

Series IV - Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records, 1906-1945

Historical Note:

The years before World War I were spent in patent litigation for aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and Orville and Wilbur Wright. The Wright brothers claimed wing warping patents and sought to prevent Curtiss and others from manufacturing and selling aircraft and products based on these patents. During World War I, the aircraft manufacturing industry set up the Manufacturer's Aircraft Association, a patent pool in which all participants were allowed to use any patents to build aircraft for the war effort. After the war, Wright Aeronautical Corporation and the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company continued to be major players in the aircraft industry, long after Curtiss and the Wrights ended association with their namesakes.

In 1929, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company merged with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. After the merger, responsibility for engine and propeller manufacture was consolidated under the Wright name while Curtiss concentrated on airplanes. Although the two companies were merged by name and under the direction of a corporate headquarters located in New York City, the separation and specialization of the two divisions continued to cause problems for the company. The election of former Wright personnel to key corporate positions soon led to Wright becoming the dominant division. The Great Depression and the collapse of the market for commercial aviation revealed how reliant the aviation industry was on military production. Sales dropped and Curtiss-Wright was forced to close certain satellite plants and transfer some of their product lines to the St. Louis facility.

During the U.S. military build-up prior to World War II, existing Curtiss-Wright plants were expanded and new aircraft factories were built to meet the growing production demand. The company failed, however, to plan for the future after the war. In 1946, Curtiss-Wright had only two experimental military models at hand for postwar delivery and no assurance of production orders. Wright Aeronautical continued to build engines, but was no longer at the forefront of development. The eventual sale of the Airplane Division to North American included design rights to the former Curtiss-Wright airplanes. The Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured airframes, finally closed down in 1951.

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation still exists in the 21st century, but has become a diversified technology corporation in various markets, including aviation and defense.

Provenance:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, gift, 1987.

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:

Patent suits  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Financial records

Drawings

Citation:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Archives - Patent Files, Acc. 1987-0029, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1987.0029

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records - Patent Files

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2856fe9ac-89f2-4f30-ae6f-ec8eebb8ae47

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1987-0029

Creator:

Keys, Clement Melville, 1876-1952  Search this

Names:

Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America  Search this

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company  Search this

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.  Search this

Keys, Clement Melville, 1876-1952  Search this

Extent:

16.3 Cubic feet (32 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Financial records

Drawings

Date:

1916-1952

bulk 1928-1931

Summary:

Clement Melville Keys (1876-1952) was a financier and corporate organizer who promoted aviation through the post-World War I decade. In 1916 he came to the aid of the financially-troubled Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co. and was made an unsalaried vice president. Keys accompanied the American Aviation Mission to Europe in 1919, returning to purchase a controlling interest in Curtiss in 1920. He remained president of Curtiss until the 1929 merger with Wright Aeronautical Corp. to form Curtiss-Wright Corporation, whereupon he became president of the new company. In 1931, however, Keys resigned as chairman of T&WA following a bitter struggle for control of the airline. Mental collapse followed and Keys surrendered all his remaining aviation interests and left Curtiss-Wright in 1933.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists primarily of Keys' business records and correspondence from the 1920s and early 1930s. The bulk of the material relates to the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company/Curtiss-Wright Corporation and related firms, as well as Transcontinental Air Transport. The material includes business (operating) correspondence and records relating to Keys' financial interests.

The collection is divided into three series. The first series consists of materials dated through Keys' withdrawal from his aviation interests in 1932, followed by a second series of materials post-dating 1932. The final series consists of a small number of legal-sized documents not marked by Keys or his secretary and not otherwise placeable in either of the first two series. Because of the small amount of legal-sized material in the collection, the bulk of the collection has been stored in letter-sized containers; all legal-size documents have been placed in legal-sized containers at the end of the collection (Boxes 29-31) and a cross-reference note entered in the appropriate place in basic folder list. Larger materials have been placed in a single oversized box (Box 32) with cross-references in the folder list as appropriate.

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 processing of the Keys papers began as an intern project. The intern, however, was unable to complete the work before the end of the intemship period and I was assigned to rebox the materials that had been left unprocessed so that higher priority activities could continue. The long-term plan was that I would finish processing the collection when other projects had been completed. At this time I discovered two things: first, many of the documents had been marked for filing, apparently by Keys or Mr. Swan, his confidential secretary; second, much of the material was no longer in this order. When my work load allowed me to return to the processing of the Keys Papers, I surveyed the collection. The remaining original folder labels and cross-reference sheets appeared to confirm my first discovery - many of the documents had been marked for filing.

Most of my work since has been directed at undoing the mishandling from the initial work, most of which occurred in the files relating to the Curtiss group of companies. Almost all of the items dating from mid-1928 onwards carry some sort of filing marks: these items have been reorganized into the indicated filing units (see folder list, below). Unfortunately, enclosures often were not marked: some of these were refiled in 1987 and their provenance is, therefore, lost. A close textual analysis of the collection would be necessary to reunite enclosures with their cover letters; current work load and staff levels preclude this labor-intensive operation.

Almost all of the items dating from mid-1928 onwards carry some sort of filing marks: these items have been reorganized into the indicated filing units (see folder list). Unfortunately, enclosures often were not marked: some of these were refiled in 1987 and their provenance is, therefore, lost. A close textual analysis of the collection would be necessary to reunite enclosures with their cover letters; current work load and staff levels preclude this labor-intensive operation.

Materials pre-dating mid-1928 or otherwise unmarked have been filed by "best guess" from the correspondents and subject of the letters. Some materials doubtless remain misfiled. Researchers should examine folders that seem even marginally related to their topic for unmarked but related documents.

Titles appearing in brackets [ ] are the archivist's.

Series 1

Materials through 1932

Series 2

Post-1932 Material

Series 3

Miscellaneous Materials

Biographical / Historical:

Clement Melville Keys (1876-1952) was a financier and corporate organizer who promoted aviation through the post Word War I decade. Canadian-born, Keys graduated from Toronto University (B.A. 1897) and taught classics before coming to the United States in 1901 (naturalized, 1924). He went to work for the Wall Street Journal, first as a reporter (1901-1903), then as railroad editor (1903-1905) before becoming financial editor for World's Work (1905-1911). In 1911 he founded C. M. Keys & Co., an investment counseling firm and bond dealer. In 1916 he came to the aid of the financially-troubled Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co. and was made an unsalaried Vice President. Keys accompanied the American Aviation Mission to Europe in 1919, returning to purchase a controlling interest in Curtiss in 1920. He remained president of Curtiss until the 1929 merger with Wright Aeronautical Corp. to form Curtiss-Wright Corporation, whereupon he became president of the new company. During his tenure as president of Curtiss (1920-1929) and its successor, Curtiss-Wright Corp. (1929-1933), Keys brought the company from the brink of bankruptcy to a position as one of the leading aircraft manufacturers in the world. Curtiss also became the center of a group of aviation-related companies which served to market and operate Curtiss aircraft. At the same time, Keys expanded his own holdings until he was at the head of twenty-six corporations, including aviation holdings companies, such as North American Aviation and National Aviation Corp., as well as the first American transcontinental air service, Transcontinental Air Transport (later Transcontinental & Western Airline). In January 1932, Keys withdrew from all his aviation interests, citing ill health. He remained connected with C. M. Keys & Co., concentrating mainly on financial and real estate interests. Upon retiring from Keys & Co. in 1942, he started a new company, C. M. Keys Aircraft Service Co. and, after World War II, helped organize Peruvian International Airways, which began operating in South America in 1947.

Provenance:

Donated by Elizabeth Keys Stoney.

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

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Financial records

Drawings

Citation:

Clement Melville Keys Papers, Accession XXXX-0091, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0091

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Clement Melville Keys Papers

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg28e00e54d-1905-41ce-8b49-47f970892346

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0091

Creator:

Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930  Search this

Names:

Aerial Experiment Association  Search this

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company  Search this

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Herring-Curtiss Co.  Search this

Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922  Search this

Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930  Search this

Herring, Augustus Moore, 1867-1926  Search this

Extent:

2.7 Cubic feet (6 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Financial records

Date:

1905-1931

bulk 1911-1930

Summary:

This collection consists of documents and memorabilia relating to Curtiss during the years of his active aviation pursuits. The bulk of the material relates to patent suits, including Wright v. Curtiss, Herring v. Curtiss, and Curtiss v. Janin.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the personal papers of Glenn H. Curtiss. These papers relate to his career as an aviation pioneer and aircraft manufacturing business owner. This collection also includes a small amount of personal correspondence. Moreover, materials pertaining to patents filed by Curtiss and the Wright brothers, as well as legal documents and testimony, are found in this collection.

Arrangement:

Series 1: Professional materials

Subseries 1.1: Corporate correspondence

Subseries 1.2: Personal correspondence

Subseries 1.3: Miscellaneous corporate materials

Subseries 1.4: Patent materials

Subseries 1.5: Reports

Subseries 1.6: Photographs

Subseries 1.7: Menus, programs and tributes

Subseries 1.8: Books, journals, newsletters, and miscellaneous materials

Subseries 1.9: Newspaper clippings and articles

Series 2: Legal materials

Subseries 2.1: Curtiss versus Herring

Subseries 2.2: Curtiss versus Wright Brothers

Subseries 2.3: Lena P. Curtiss versus Herring

Biographical/Historical note:

Glenn Hammond Curtiss (1878-1930) is best known as an aviation pioneer and inventor and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co. Initially a bicycle repairman and designer, by 1902 Curtiss had begun to manufacture motorcycles using a lightweight internal combustion engine of his own design and founded the Curtiss Manufacturing Co. By 1904 Curtiss' engine had been co-opted by Thomas Baldwin for his airship experiments. This activity led to a connection between Curtiss and Alexander Graham Bell and, in 1907, to the foundation of the Aerial Experiment Association. In 1909 Curtiss joined with Augustus M. Herring to form the Herring-Curtiss Co to manufacture powered vehicles, but Herring's unsubstantiated claims to priority over the Wright Brother's aeronautical patents led to the Wright and Curtiss patent suits which continued until the merger of Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor with Wright Aeronautical in 1929. Curtiss and Herring split after the Wright's filed suit and Herring sued Curtiss, claiming that Curtiss had failed to turn his air race winnings over to the company. Despite these, and other, suits, Curtiss continued to advance the cause and technology of aviation, founding the first public flying school (1910) and later a chain of schools across the US, inventing the aileron (1909), the dual-control trainer (1911) and the hydroaeroplane (1911). In 1920 Curtiss retired from active aviation pursuits. After Curtiss died, his wife continued the legal fight on her husband's behalf until a judge decided in Herring's favor (1931).

Provenance:

Glenn H. Curtiss, Jr., gift, 1963, XXXX-0053

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Permissions Requests

Topic:

Patent suits  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Financial records

Citation:

Glenn H. Curtiss Collection, Acc. XXXX-0053, National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Inst.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0053

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Glenn H. Curtiss Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg241da46ce-3f1e-4ec7-af81-133ce026131c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0053

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Extent:

6 Pages

Container:

Box 98, Folder 28

Type:

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

6/23/1933

Scope and Contents note:

Models covered: XF13C-1. Curtiss-Wright models covered: L-21-5.

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 2: Technical Reports / 2.2: Buffalo, New York Plant Reports

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d71571ed-81e6-4404-bf16-faedff87377f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref1000

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 19

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1509 - 4-19-20" [Close-up, partial one-half right rear view of aircraft on the ground, unidentified female pilot posed standing on aircraft's 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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f735ac71-a459-4baf-b893-6933f90212f0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10000

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 20

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1510 - 4-19-20" [Close-up view of tail of aircraft, unidentified woman in flying helmet posed beside it.]

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg233b081e4-7d95-43f0-b770-cdec86fc60aa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10001

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 21

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1511 - 4-19-20." [Close-up, partial three-quarter right front view of aircraft on the ground, unidentified woman in flying helmet posed holding aircraft's propeller.]

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d27b3b01-ca65-425c-abbe-2949ebbf5333

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10002

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 22

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1512 - 4-19-20" [Close-up, partial one-half right front view of aircraft on the ground, unidentified woman in flight clothing posed standing on wheel of 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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2754163da-d8b9-4d41-b072-2b228da7b5d1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10003

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 23

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1512 - 4-19-20" [Close-up, partial one-half right front view of aircraft on the ground, unidentified woman in flight clothing posed standing on wheel of 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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2cf311191-339d-4b44-bcba-124930c0e7dd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10004

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 24

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1513 - 4-19-20" [Close-up view of aircraft on the ground, unidentified woman in fur coat and flying helmet posed by nose.]

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f80d7fd4-9392-4666-b4ab-9cac1f29bf80

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10005

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 25

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1514 - 4-19-20" [Close-up rear view of aircraft on the ground, unidentified woman in flying helmet posed by tail.]

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2262ee98e-a91b-4e0f-9a4f-12ec75ef2d35

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10006

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 26

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1515. 4-19-20" [Close-up view of aircraft on the ground, female pilot standing in rear cockpit.]

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg291291dc0-146c-489f-ad94-07c37fd362d8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10007

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 16, Folder 27

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"T-1516. 4-22-20" [View taken outside at the Curtiss factory in Garden City, Long Island, New York.]

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 16

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21d40bbc4-3ccc-453b-9376-f3816a962163

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10008

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 17

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg264edcb25-6e3d-4850-a6f8-9b252b7812ff

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10009

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 17, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"133. Nasummara [?, name is illegible] - Aviator" [labeled "133" on plate; also labeled "T137" on plate] [Close-up view of pilot, possibly Tokuji Nakamura, at the controls of an unidentified 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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 17

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2de255915-a24a-45cd-9229-e5cd115e11bd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10010

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 17, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"134. Sir Haldeman von Figyelmessy" [labeled "134" on plate; also labeled "T131" on plate. Informal close-up view of Sir Haldeman Figyelmessy at the controls of an unidentified 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.

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 17

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20e07e949-d5af-45c4-aed7-3993eb844f1c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10011

Collection Creator:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation  Search this

Container:

Box 17, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Scope and Contents:

"135. Art [Lym]. Chinese Aviator" [Close-up view of Chinese-American pilot Arthur F. Lym (Arthur Fook Yuen Lyn, Lin Fuyuan, Art Lin, Lim Fook Yin) at the controls of an unidentified Curtiss aircraft, probably at San Diego, California, in 1913.]

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.

See more items in:

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records / Series 3: Glass Format Photography / 3.1: 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negatives / 5 x 7 Inch Glass Plate Negative Box 17

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg221705a53-9bca-4006-9d0c-289bacc6b60a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0067-ref10012