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Collection Creator:
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Boxe
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1906-1945
Scope and Contents:
This series consists of business records collected and released by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Included are photocopies of twenty-three historical Curtiss-Wright documents including the Wright brothers' original patent certificate and other Wright patents, Glenn Curtiss' original patent for the first flying boat, and stock certificates issued to Wright Aeronautical Corporation. The location of the original documents is unknown. The series holds research reports and documents submitted to the U.S. Navy Department Bureau of Aeronautics. The series also contains the 1944 and 1945 minutes and reports from the Curtiss-Wright Patent Department and Development Division Technical Committee. Materials are arranged chronologically.
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 Archives - Patent Files, Acc. 1987-0029, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1987.0029, Series 4
See more items in:
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Records - Patent Files
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24960cefc-4323-4d39-9acb-05e5084f6363
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1987-0029-ref22