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Creator:

Verville, Alfred V.  Search this

Verville Aircraft Company  Search this

Former owner:

Buhl (Buhl-Verville Aircraft Co, Buhl Aircraft Co)  Search this

Names:

Sperry Co.  Search this

Extent:

55.67 Linear feet (106 containers: 92 legal size document boxes, 2 shoeboxes, 11 flatboxes, 1 large format folder)

5 Film reels (1 35mm, two 16mm, and 2 8mm films)

50.008 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Film reels

Date:

1886-1969

Summary:

This collection contains Verville's personal papers. The material relates mainly to his various aeronautical concerns as well as his involvement with military aviation. The collection includes a large number of photos tracing the development of Curtiss aircraft and Naval Aviation, and especially documenting the design, construction, and flights of a replica of the Navy's first aircraft, the Curtiss A-1 'Triad', built under Verville's direction by the Bureau of Aeronautics to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Naval Aviation in 1961. Also included are a large number of blueprints and photos of Verville-designed aircraft, especially those developed by the Verville Aircraft Co. in 1928 - 1931

Scope and Contents:

Contents of this collection include blueprints, drawings, technical manuals, reference material, correspondence, financial information, event programs, photographs, newspapers and clippings, magazines, pamphlets, brochures, journals, books.

The researcher should note that the collection also contains 35mm, 16mm and 8mm films. These films are not included in the container list but a NASM Archives staff person can assist you regarding access.

Arrangement:

Organized into series:

SERIES 1: Correspondence

SERIES 2: Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (IAS) - Navy National Naval Aviation Meeting 1961 commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation in San Diego CA featuring the A-1 Replica

SERIES 3: Technical Materials

SERIES 4: Drawings

SERIES 5: Other Papers

SERIES 6: Publications

SERIES 7: Photographs

SERIES 8: Scrapbooks, Oversize Materials

SERIES 9: Additional Material

This collection was arranged at the time of processing to better reflect its main areas of subject matter as there was very little original order preserved. Original folder titles were kept when they appeared; archivists' folder titles are in brackets. Archivist's description appears below folder titles.

Series 9 represents an accrual of documents found within the archive in 2024.

Biographical / Historical:

Alfred Victor Verville (1890-1970), aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, was responsible for a number of important inventions in aircraft design, including welded-steel-frame fuselages and retractable landing gear. He began work with the Curtiss Aeroplane Co in 1914 and, by the end of World War I had moved through a number of manufacturers, including Curtiss (1914), T-M Airplane Co (1915), General Airplane Co (1915-17), and Fisher Body Corp, Airplane Division (1917-18). In 1918 he became involved in military aviation at the United States Army Air Corp Engineering Division, McCook Field , OH (1918-25) and served as advisor to Colonel William Mitchell during his inspection trip to Europe (1922). In 1925 he co-founded the Buhl-Verville Aircraft Co (1925-27) before striking out on his own with the Verville Aircraft Co (1928-31). Through the 1930s and 1940s he acted in a number of capacities, including periods as a consultant (1932, 1939-41); at the Bureau of Air Commerce, United States Department of Commerce (1933-36); Douglas Aircraft (1937-38); Curtiss Wright Corp (1941-42), Snead Aircraft, Technical Division (1942); and Drexel Aviation Co (1942-45). In 1945 he served as a member of the Naval Technical Mission to Europe and later joined the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics (1946-61). He retired in 1961, but continued to support aviation and aeronautics until his death.

Provenance:

Alfred Verville, gift, 1954

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:

Verville Aircraft  Search this

Alfred V. Verville  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Buhl-Verville Aircraft Co  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Citation:

Alfred Victor Verville Papers, Acc. XXXX-0173, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0173

See more items in:

Alfred Victor Verville Papers

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23776ee1d-329f-45da-8290-8158702e1cc5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0173

Extent:

0.2 Cubic feet (1 slim letter document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1937-1987

bulk 1947-1965

Summary:

Photography in this collection was collected by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Air Transport Curator R. E. G. (Ron) Davies from a variety of unidentified sources, presumably for integration into his airline reference files. It includes a mixture of black and white and color formats from 35 mm roll film to 4.75 x 6 inch sheet film. Aircraft pictured are predominantly airliners in use in the post-World War II period, circa 1947-1965, and include views of British, European, and American airliners at airports in the United Kingdom, and passenger and cargo aircraft belonging to various Central and South American airlines photographed at Miami International Airport (Florida, USA).

Scope and Contents:

Original and copy photography in this collection includes a mixture of color positives (transparencies), color negatives, and black and white negatives predominantly in 35mm roll film format, either as cut strips or as individual frames (no complete rolls). The collection also includes some medium format sheet film in 4.75 x 6 inch, 4 x 5 inch, and 120 format sizes. A small amount of film was found in annotated enclosures, but the bulk of the material was unidentified.

A large number of the photographs in this collection appear to have been taken of British, European, and American airliners on the ground at international airports in Britain (UK), with a few views of Royal Air Force or British government aircraft. An equally large number of photographs show passenger and cargo aircraft belonging to various Central and South American airlines; these are predominantly seen on the ground at Miami, Florida (USA), although some were likely taken at other locations in the Caribbean area. Views taken in Florida also include various American airliners and a few US civil, military, and government aircraft. Views taken in Central America include a few photographs of military cargo aircraft belonging to the Colombian (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana) and Salvadoran (Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña) air forces. Aircraft types pictured include a large number of World War II military cargo aircraft modified for civilian service, particularly the Curtiss C-46 Commando and—to a lesser extent—the Douglas C-47 (DC-3) Skytrain (Dakota) and Douglas C-54 (DC-4) Skymaster. Other post-WWII American airliners such as the Lockheed Constellation family, various Douglas models (DC-6, DC-7, DC-8, DC-10) and the Martin (Glenn L.) Model 404 (4-O-4) are also seen, as well as various British airliners including the Bristol 175 Britannia, Handley Page Hermes and Dart Herald H.P.R.7, Britten Norman BN-2A-III Trislander, and Vickers Viking and Viscount. A small group of photographs focuses on flying boats used by various small airlines, particularly the Short S.25 Sunderland and S.45A Solent models.

Arrangement:

Photography is organized by format. Images found together have been grouped in the same folder or sheet. Cut strips or individual frames which appear to be from the same roll of 35mm film are presented in frame number order.

Biographical / Historical:

The post-World War II period saw an explosion in the number of new national and international airlines, many making use of readily available surplus military aircraft such as the Douglas C-47 and Curtiss C-46 modified to serve as passenger and cargo aircraft in regularly scheduled and charter operations. This period also saw the introduction of four-engine pressurized airliners such as the Lockheed Constellation and Douglas DC-6, providing airline passengers with a faster, more comfortable air travel experience.

Photography in this collection was collected by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Air Transport Curator R. E. G. (Ron) Davies from a variety of unidentified sources, presumably for integration into his airline reference files. This material was transferred to the NASM Archives from the NASM Aeronautics Department following Davies' retirement.

Related Materials:

See related collection R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection, NASM.XXXX.0604.

Provenance:

NASM Aeronautics Department, transfer, 1989, NASM.XXXX.1224

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 -- 20th century  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Airports  Search this

Curtiss C-46 Commando  Search this

Douglas DC-3 Family  Search this

Douglas C-47 Skytrain Family  Search this

Douglas C-54 Skymaster Family  Search this

Douglas DC-6  Search this

Douglas DC-7  Search this

Lockheed Model 749 Constellation  Search this

Lockheed Model 1049D Super Constellation  Search this

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Family  Search this

Citation:

Mid-Century Airliners Photography, NASM.XXXX.1224, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1224

See more items in:

Mid-Century Airliners Photography

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ca6c932d-5bc3-4515-a60e-5c6505f500e1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-1224

Creator:

Lord, Dentsu & Partners  Search this

Extent:

1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 2 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Proofs (printed matter)

Date:

1981-1989

Summary:

Flying Tigers is a national and international cargo and express mail carrier based in Los Angeles, California . The collection consists of mechanicals, proofsheets, advertising slicks, promotional material and other collateral l created by Lord, Dentsu & Partners for the Flying Tigers account between 1981 and 1988.

Scope and Contents:

Flying Tigers is a national and international cargo and express mail carrier based in Los Angles, California . The collection consists of mechanicals, proofsheets, advertising slicks, promotional material and other collateral l created by Lord, Dentsu & Partners for the Flying Tigers account between 1981 and 1988. For the most part, the materials are arranged chronologically by date of creation.

Arrangement:

2 series: (1) promotional material and collateral; (2) advertising proof sheets and mechanicals. Topically arranged.

Materials in the Archives Center, national Museum of American History:

Researchers interested in advertising reflecting entrepreneurialism and changes in the air freight industry in the United States should also consult the Federal Express Advertising Collection, which includes advertising and oral histories documenting the founding and evolution of that corporation through the 1980s.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Center for Advertising History by the Los A ngeles office of Lord, Dentsu & Partners in July 1992.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

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

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial -- Freight  Search this

advertising  Search this

Genre/Form:

Proofs (printed matter)

Citation:

Lord, Dentsu & Partners Flying Tigers Advertising Collection, 1981-1989, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0455

See more items in:

Lord, Dentsu & Partners Flying Tigers Advertising Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c45737bc-e6d3-46b8-a47e-9522e114b5b9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0455

Creator:

Glenn L. Martin Company  Search this

Names:

Glenn L. Martin Company  Search this

Martin, Glenn L., 1886-1955  Search this

Extent:

119.9 Cubic feet (110 records center boxes)

114.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Manuals

Date:

1932-1972

Scope and Contents:

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

Biographical / Historical:

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

General:

This collection also contains 26 photo logs and tech manuals.

Provenance:

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

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

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

Topic:

Martin Model 130 Clipper  Search this

Aircraft industry  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Manuals

Identifier:

NASM.1989.0141

See more items in:

Martin Aircraft Company Photograph Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

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

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1989-0141

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

Author:

Booz, Allen Applied Research Inc  Search this

United States Department of Transportation  Search this

Physical description:

2 v illus 27 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1971

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics--Research  Search this

Technology transfer  Search this

Aéronautique--Recherche  Search this

Transfert de technologie  Search this

Transports aériens  Search this

Call number:

TL552 .B725

TL552.B725

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_8284

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

Author:

United States Department of Transportation  Search this

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Physical description:

2 v illus 27 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

États-Unis

Date:

1971

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Compagnies de transport aérien  Search this

Commercial aircraft  Search this

Call number:

HE9803 .A4A45X

HE9803.A4A45X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_8977

Interviewer:

Ellsworth, Scott, Dr.  Search this

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Fallon McElligott Advertising Agency  Search this

Federal Express Corporation  Search this

Names:

Ally & Gargano, Inc.  Search this

Collector:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Interviewee:

Ally, Carl  Search this

Altenburg, Nancy  Search this

Burnham, Patrick  Search this

Frazier, Sharon  Search this

Gargano, Amil  Search this

Kelly, Patrick  Search this

Miller, William B.  Search this

Moschitta, John (actor)  Search this

Oliver, Tom  Search this

Presley, Carol  Search this

Sedelmaier, Joe (filmmaker)  Search this

Smith, Fred  Search this

Tesch, Mike  Search this

Williams, Carl  Search this

Extent:

6.6 Cubic feet (20 boxes)

Container:

Map-folder 5

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Oral history

Commercials

Videotapes

Clippings

Storyboards

Posters

Audiocassettes

Abstracts

Advertisements

Audiotapes

Place:

Memphis (Tenn.)

Minneapolis (Minn.)

Chicago (Ill.)

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Date:

1972-1989

Summary:

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

Scope and Contents:

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

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1, Research Files, 1972-1988

Subseries 1.1, Federal Express Clippings Files

Subseries 1.2, Federal Express Research Reports

Subseries 1.3, Research Files

Series 2, Interviewee Files, 1988

Series 3, Oral History Interviews, 1988

Subseries 3.1, Original Interviews

Subseries 3.2, Researcher Copies

Subseries 3.3, Masters

Series 4, Television Advertising, 1973-1989

Subseries 4.1, Television Commercials

Subseries 4.2, Storyboards

Subseries 4.3, Slides and Photographs

Series 5, Print Advertising, 1972-1988

Subseries 5.1, Federal Express Print Advertising

Subseries 5.2, Federal Express Mechanicals

Subseries 5.3, Slides of Mechanicals and International Marketing

Subseries 5.4, Federal Express Posters

Subseries 5.5, Print Reference Materials

Series 6, Public Relations Materials, 1973-1988

Series 7, Company Publications, 1973-1988

Series 8, Miscellaneous, Undated

Biographical / Historical:

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

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

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

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

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

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Ally and Gargano, Inc. Print Advertisements (AC0938)

Provenance:

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

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

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

Topic:

Television advertising  Search this

Advertising campaigns  Search this

advertising -- History  Search this

Broadcast advertising  Search this

Service industries  Search this

Overnight delivery service  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- Freight  Search this

Business -- History  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews -- 1970-1990

Oral history

Commercials

Videotapes

Clippings

Storyboards

Posters

Audiocassettes

Abstracts

Advertisements

Audiotapes

Citation:

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

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0306

See more items in:

The Federal Express Advertising History Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

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

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0306

Author:

Loening, Grover 1888-1976  Search this

Physical description:

iv, 41 p illustrations, ports 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

1969

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Call number:

TL521 .L82

TL521.L82

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_6991

Author:

Behrens, June  Search this

Author:

Jacobs, Lou  Search this

Physical description:

63 p illus 21 x 24 cm

Type:

Juvenile literature

Ouvrages pour la jeunesse

Juvenile works

Date:

1970

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial--Freight  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial--Freight--Juvenile literature  Search this

Transports aériens--Marchandises  Search this

Call number:

HE9788 .B32X

HE9788.B32X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_7259

Creator:

Pickerill, Elmo Neale, 1885-1968  Search this

Names:

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

Long Island Early Fliers Club  Search this

OX5 Aviation Pioneers.  Search this

Radio Corporation of America.  Search this

Veterans Wireless Operators Association.  Search this

Extent:

2.55 Cubic feet ((4 legal document boxes) (3 shoeboxes))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Newsletters

Publications

Photographs

Date:

1907-1968

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains photographs (some with captions) with corresponding negatives, publications, periodicals, Early Bird newsletters and stationary, biographical material, and correspondence from friends and contemporaries.

Biographical / Historical:

Elmo Neale Pickerill (1885 - 1968) was born in Greenridge, Missouri. In 1910 he made his first solo flight while establishing air to ground wireless radio communication. Pickerill was an officer in the aviation section of the Army Signal Corps during World War I. He joined RCA in 1920 and retired in 1950. Pickerill was not only a member, but held officer positions in the following organizations: The Early Birds, Long Island Early Fliers Club, the OX5 Club, and the Veterans Wireless Operators Association. He was most noted for his work with the Early Birds.

Provenance:

Eugene M. Baker, gift, 1997, 1997-0023, NASM

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

Radio in aeronautics  Search this

Radio  Search this

Radio -- History  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Aeronautical instruments  Search this

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Newsletters

Publications

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.1997.0023

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e26782d0-4150-4179-af7c-0de0d901ff44

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0023

Creator:

Seele, Jean W. (Jean Warren), 1924-1993  Search this

Names:

Aero Commander (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Aeronca (Aeronautical Corp of America)  Search this

Arrow Aircraft & Motors Corp  Search this

Beech Aircraft Corp  Search this

Bell Aircraft Corporation  Search this

Bellanca Aircraft Corporation  Search this

Boeing Company  Search this

Bucker (Bucker Flugzeugbau GmbH)  Search this

Callair (Call Aircraft Co)  Search this

Cessna  Search this

Consolidated Aircraft Corp  Search this

Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp)  Search this

Dassault (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Douglas Aircraft Corp  Search this

Erco (Engineering and Research Corporation)  Search this

Experimental Aircraft Association  Search this

Fairchild Aircraft Corp  Search this

Fleet Aircraft Ltd.  Search this

Ford Motor Company. Airplane Division  Search this

Goodyear Aircraft Corp  Search this

Great Lakes Aircraft Corp  Search this

Grumman Aerospace Corporation  Search this

Hawker Siddeley (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Heinkel (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Jodel (Societe des Avions Jodel)  Search this

Junkers (Junkers Flugzeug Werke AG)  Search this

Lawson Aircraft Corp  Search this

Lawson Airplane Co.  Search this

Lockheed Aircraft Corp  Search this

National Antique Airplane Association  Search this

Pazmany Aircraft Corp (Ladislao Pazmany)  Search this

Piaggio (Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio SpA)  Search this

Piper Aircraft Corp.  Search this

Pitcairn (Pitcairn-Cierva)  Search this

Pitts Aviation Enterprises, Inc.  Search this

Porterfield Aircraft Corp  Search this

Republic  Search this

Saab (Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget AB)  Search this

Sikorsky (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Stearman Aircraft Co.  Search this

Stinson (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Swearingen Aircraft  Search this

Vickers (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Vought (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Waco Aircraft Company  Search this

de Havilland Aircraft Company, Ltd.  Search this

Hughes Aircraft Co  Search this

Seele, Jean W. (Jean Warren), 1924-1993  Search this

Extent:

12.11 Cubic feet ((1 shoebox) (7 slide and card cabinets))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color slides

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Photographs

Date:

[ca. 1950s-1970s]

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of approximately 6000 color slides and over 2000 negatives/prints (a mixture of color and black and white) of civil and military aircraft taken by Seele, circa 1950s-1970s. The shots were taken in the United States, specifically in the Midwest. Aircraft from the following manufacturers are represented: Aero Commander, Arrow, Aeronca, Beechcraft, Bell, Bellanca, Boeing, Bristol, Bucker, Callair, Cessna, Consolidated, Convair, Curtiss, Dassault, de Havilland, Davis, Dart, Douglas, ERCO, Fairchild, Fleet, Ford, Goodyear, Great Lakes, Grumman, Howard, Hawker Siddeley, Hughes, Heinkel, Jodel, Junkers, Lockheed, Ling-Temco-Vought, Lawson, Parsons, Pitts, Pitcarin, Piper, Pazmany, Piaggo, Porterfield, Republic, SAAB, Sikorsky, Stampe, Stearman, Stinson, Swearingen, Taylor, Vickers, and Waco. In June of 2001 the Smitihsonian's Museum of American History transferred an additional shoebox of Seele photography that had been sent directly to them from the widow. This color images included balloon events as well as aircraft shots. The ballooning images are color prints taken mostly around Topeka, Kansas, while the aircraft images are color transparencies of aircraft taken, again, mostly around Topeka.

Biographical / Historical:

Jean Warren (J. W.) Seele (1924-1993) was born in Topeka, Kansas, and spent almost his entire life there. After his graduation from Topeka High School he was enrolled for about one and a half years at the Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Although he worked for a few years at Bendix Aviation Corp, Kansas City Division during the 1950s, most of his professional career was spent as an engineering technician for the Kansas Department of Transportation. While he was not directly employed in the aviation field, Seele's hobby was photographing aircraft. Over a twenty year period, Seele photographed aircraft and at various times he was the official photographer for the National Antique Airplane Association, and for the annual fly-in sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association at Rockford, Illinois. Seele's photographs often appeared in the publications of both organizations, and several of this photographs also appeared in Jane's All the World's Aircraft during the 1970s.

General:

Additional materials: photographs taken by Seele of the Kansas countryside, including many of threshing demonstrations, were transferred to the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History.

Provenance:

Charline Seele, Gift, 2000, 2000-0057, NASM, except for images not taken by Seele.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

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

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States  Search this

Balloons  Search this

Photography  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Photographs

Identifier:

NASM.2000.0057

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Jean Warren (J. W.) Seele Aircraft Photography Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg238db35a6-d677-42a9-b258-4d94977ef9c8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2000-0057

Author:

Symposium on the Future of World Air Transport (1968 : Munich)  Search this

International Air Transport Association  Search this

Physical description:

118 pages illustrations 29 cm

Type:

Congresses

Congrès

Congress

Actes de congrès

Conference papers and proceedings

Date:

1969

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Transports aériens  Search this

Call number:

HE9765 .S9891 1968

HE9765.S9891 1968

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_5922

Author:

Whitehouse, Arch 1895-1979  Search this

Physical description:

xiii, 353 p illustrations, 2 double maps, ports 21 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

United States

États-Unis

Date:

1971

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Airlines--History  Search this

Compagnies de transport aérien--Histoire  Search this

Airlines  Search this

Call number:

HE9803.A35 W59

HE9803.A35W59

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_6014

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

Extent:

0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder, 54 photographs)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

circa 1970 to 1981

Summary:

This collection consists of 54 photographs made by an unknown photographer between approximately 1970 and 1981, predominantly in a small 3.5 x 3.5 inch color print "snapshot" format. Most of the images are of airliners and are believed to have been taken from an observation deck at Manchester (Ringway) Airport, England (UK). Most images are soft-focus and have suffered yellowing and serious magenta-shift color fading overall.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of 54 photographs made by an unknown photographer between approximately 1970 and 1981, predominantly in a 3.5 x 3.5 inch color print "snapshot" format, but also including two 3.5 x 3.5 inch black and white prints and six 3.5 x 4.5 inch color prints. Most of the images are believed to have been taken from an observation deck at Manchester (Ringway) Airport, Cheshire, England (UK); a few appear to have been taken at the 1981 Leicester International Air Display; a very few were taken at airports outside of the UK including Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Charlottesville, North Carolina (USA). Aircraft pictured include the following: Aero Spacelines Super Guppy; Aérospatiale SN 601 Corvette; Agusta AB.206B Jet Ranger III (Agusta-Bell); BAC One-Eleven Family; Boeing Models 707, 727, 737, and 747; Bölkow/MBB Bo 105C; Britten Norman BN-2A-III Trislander; de Havilland (Canada) DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300; de Havilland D.H.106 Comet Mk.4; Douglas DC-8 and DC-9; Handley Page Dart Herald H.P.R.7; Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Family (Model 93); McDonnell Douglas DC-10; Nihon (Kokuki Seizo) YS-11A-500; Shorts S.C.7 Skyvan Series 3M; Tupolev Tu-134A Crusty; Vickers (UK) Vanguard Type 952; and the Vickers (UK) VC2 Viscount Types 802 and 806. British airlines pictured include Britannia Airways, British Airways, British Caledonian Airways, British Island Airways (BIA), British Midland Airways (BMA), Court Line Aviation Ltd, Dan-Air, Invicta International Airlines, Laker Airways Ltd, and LoganAir. Foreign airlines pictured include Air France (France), Air Spain (Spain), Alitalia (Italy), Aviaco Lineas Aereas (Spain), Aviogenex (Yugoslavia), Canadian Pacific Air Lines (CP Air)(Canada), Caribbean Airways (Barbados), KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) (Netherlands), LOT (Poland), Pan Adria (Yugoslavia), Pan American Airways (Pan Am) (USA), Piedmont Airlines (USA), Trans World Airlines (TWA) (USA), and Wardair Canada Ltd (Canada).

Most images are soft-focus and have suffered yellowing and serious magenta-shift color fading overall. Slightly more than half have some annotations on the reverse of the print.

Arrangement:

Photographs are presented in original order.

Biographical / Historical:

Manchester (Ringway) Airport, located in the Ringway parish of Cheshire, England, south of the city of Manchester, dates from the late 1930s. During World War II it served as a base for the Royal Air Force (RAF Ringway). After the war it was returned to civilian use, growing in size and operations until it became the largest UK airport outside of London in terms of total passenger traffic.

Provenance:

Unknown, tranferred from R. E. G. Davies, NASM Aeronautics Department, circa 1989, NASM.XXXX.1223

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  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Airports  Search this

Citation:

British Airliners [Manchester Airport] Color Photography, Acc. NASM.XXXX.1223, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1223

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British Airliners [Manchester Airport] Color Photography

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2098df68f-4e81-4613-ba2f-a39db541a148

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-1223

Author:

Stroud, John 1919-  Search this

Physical description:

ix, 318 pages illustrations 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Soviet Union

Russia

URSS

Date:

1968

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeroplane industry and trade  Search this

Transport planes  Search this

Transports aériens  Search this

Call number:

TL685.7 .S92

TL685.7.S92

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_2582

Author:

Porch, Harriet E  Search this

Physical description:

xv, 96 pages maps (part folded) 28 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

China

Chine

Date:

1968

Topic:

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Transports aériens  Search this

Call number:

HE9870.A35 P83

HE9870.A35 P83

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_3139

Creator:

Wynn, Edward J., 1914-  Search this

Names:

Pan American World Airways, Inc.  Search this

Royal Canadian Air Force  Search this

Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.  Search this

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command  Search this

Wynn, Edward J., 1914-  Search this

Extent:

0.23 Cubic feet (1 flatbox; 1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photograph albums

Publications

Date:

1939-[ca. 1940s]

Summary:

Edgar J. Wynn (1913--1947) was a barnstormer and civilian air transport pilot who served in both the Royal Canadian Air Force and later the US Air Force. This collection consists of several copies of a publication written by Wynn as well as a photo album.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of several copies of Edgar J. Wynn's So You're Going to Fly the Big Stuff and a photo album. The album measures approximately 10 x 11 inches and contains images dating mainly from 1939 to 1941, many taken in Canada or New York. The album also contains extensive captioning by Wynn. Aircraft shown in the album include the Luscombe Model 8; Waco F-2; Douglas DC-3; Consolidated B-24 Liberator; North American Harvard; and the Sikorsky S-42 Clipper.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by type of material.

Biographical / Historical:

Edgar J. Wynn (1913--1947) learned to fly at age 16, and barnstormed in the east and middle west of the United States until the outbreak of World War II. In 1940 Wynn joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he was an instructor. After a few months, however, Wynn resigned his commission to take a job as a civilian ferry pilot. After forty-odd flights across the North Atlantic as a ferry pilot, he shifted to Pan American Airways (Pan Am) where he ferried bombers to Africa by the South Atlantic Route. He later switched to Trans World Airlines (TWA) where he had the privilege of piloting Eleanor Roosevelt. After his stint with TWA he became a captain in the US Air Force Air Transport Command. Wynn wrote several books about flying transport aircraft including Bombers Across and So You're Going to Fly the Big Stuff.

Provenance:

Gardette L. Cumpston, Gift, 1993, NASM.1993.0029.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

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

Topic:

Aeronautics, Military  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Air pilots  Search this

Airplanes -- Ferrying  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photograph albums

Publications

Citation:

Edgar J. Wynn Collection, NASM.1993.0029, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.1993.0029

See more items in:

Edgar J. Wynn Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg259ddc3ee-4002-46ed-854c-bbc106ce6345

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-1993-0029