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"Little America" Antarctica (Konter) Collection

Creator:
Gray, Adelaide  Search this
Names:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957  Search this
Konter, Richard "Dick"  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Clippings
Postcards
Place:
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration
Arctic regions -- Aerial Exploration
Date:
1928-1930
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of newspaper articles, letters with envelopes, New Zealand postcards, radiograms, and Christmas cards from Konter to his New York Landlady, Mrs. Adalaide Gray (who Konter called 'Ma'), and to Mr. Ed Iovanna. The envelopes and postcards bear the postmarks and stamps of the expedition. There are also three photographs: one of Byrd and Bennett; one of Adalaide Gray; and one of Konter.
Biographical / Historical:
Richard 'Dick' Konter was a seaman on the 'City of New York,' the ship that carried Admiral Richard Byrd to his 'Little America - Antarctica' expedition. Mr. Konter, known as Ukulele Dick, was the recreation officer for this trip and not only played the ukulele for the rest of the crew during leisure time, but also took records and pinola rolls on the trip for the crew to enjoy.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Muriel Yarger, gift, 1998, 1999-0003, pending
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
America -- Discovery and exploration  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Photographs
Clippings
Postcards
Identifier:
NASM.1999.0003
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23544b17a-584d-4bc8-8ce3-8a956ff1df87
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1999-0003

Admiral Byrd of Antarctica / by Michael Gladych

Author:
Gladych, Michael  Search this
Subject:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Type:
Books
Date:
1960
[c1960]
Call number:
G585.B8 G5X
G585.B8G5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_44327

Alone / Richard E. Byrd ; decorations by Richard E. Harrison

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Harrison, Richard Edes  Search this
Donor:
Dibner, Bern DSI  Search this
Subject:
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (2nd : 1933-1935)  Search this
Physical description:
ix, [3], 296 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Antarctica
Date:
1938
Topic:
Solitude  Search this
Call number:
G585.B8 A33 1938X
G585.B8A33 1938X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_294293

Alone [by] Richard E. Byrd; decorations by Richard E. Harrison

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Subject:
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (2nd : 1933-1935)  Search this
Physical description:
ix p., 2 l., 3-296 p. illus. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Antarctica
Date:
1938
Topic:
Solitude  Search this
Call number:
G875.B9 A2X
G875.B9A2X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_24177

Assault on eternity : Richard E. Byrd and the exploration of Antarctica, 1946-47 / by Lisle A. Rose ; photos. selected by Richard R. Conger

Author:
Rose, Lisle Abbott 1936-  Search this
Conger, Richard R  Search this
Subject:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (4th : 1946-1947)  Search this
Physical description:
x, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
1980
C1980
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Call number:
G585.B8R67 1980X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_287733

Banquet Programs Collection

Names:
Wright Brothers  Search this
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957  Search this
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937  Search this
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974  Search this
Extent:
0.35 Cubic feet (7 folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ephemera
Date:
1907-1977
Summary:
This collection consists of approximately 0.35 cubic feet of banquet programs, menus, and similar items from aviation-themed events.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of approximately 0.35 cubic feet of banquet programs, menus, and similar items from aviation-themed events. Some are from events honoring individual pilots such as Charles Lindbergh, Richard Byrd, the Wright Brothers, and Amelia Earhart, and some are from events held by organizations including the Aero Club of America, the Early Birds of Aviation, the Manufacturers Aircraft Association, and the 31st Division Air Corps of the Alabama National Guard. Additional programs relate to specific events including the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, various air racing events and record setting flights, memorial dedications, and air route inaugurations.
Arrangement:
Items in this collection have been organized by topic with a miscellaneous folder at the end. Folders are arranged alphabetically by organization name or by last name when the topic is a particular person. Within each folder, items are arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical:
During the early flight period, World War I, and on into the 1920s and 1930s, numerous famous flights by pioneering pilots represented the cultural acceptance of the airplane from an entertaining novelty into an instrument of commerce, a weapon of war, and a vehicle for spectacle. In response, there emerged a new form of technological enthusiasm called "air-mindedness." To be airminded meant the zealous support of aviation to bring about the next great era in human civilization, which many people called the "Air Age." With such a great interest in aviation, many of the pilots during this era were treated as celebrities whose activities were followed with interest by the press as well as the public. Pilots making trailblazing flights were often fêted with parades, banquets,and other events in order to celebrate their achievements, and many aviation events were similarly celebrated. Also during this time period, numerous aviation-related societies and clubs were formed and their members would meet for dinners and other social occasions.
General:
In cases where identical duplicate items exist in the collection, only one representative version was scanned to appear in the slideshow. In cases where duplicate items had differences (such as signatures on the cover or an enclosure not present in the other versions), only the parts that differ were scanned.
Provenance:
Unknown, Material found in collection is likely from various donors, NASM.XXXX.0116.
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
Air pilots  Search this
Women air pilots  Search this
Genre/Form:
Ephemera
Citation:
Banquet Programs Collection, NASM.XXXX.0116, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0116
See more items in:
Banquet Programs Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21b296356-2018-4ee6-9e9e-23a59e20b08e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0116
Online Media:

Byrd flights in Arctic and across Atlantic

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
MacMillan, Donald Baxter 1874-1970  Search this
Physical description:
1 v.(various pagings) illus. (part col.)
Type:
Books
Place:
Arctic regions
Date:
N.d.]
Topic:
Transatlantic flights  Search this
Call number:
G608 .N27
G608.N27
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_50859

Dangerous crossings : the first modern polar expedition, 1925 / John H. Bryant and Harold N. Cones

Author:
Bryant, John FAIA  Search this
Cones, Harold N  Search this
Subject:
MacMillan, Donald Baxter 1874- Travel  Search this
McDonald, Eugene F. b. 1886 Travel  Search this
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957 Travel  Search this
MacMillan Arctic Expedition (1925)  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 206 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Arctic regions
Date:
2000
C2000
Topic:
Discovery and exploration  Search this
American  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_616300

Dick Byrd-air explorer; an intimate story of a great air explorer, whose spectacular flights to the North and South poles, across the Atlantic ocean and other adventures have thrilled red-blooded men and boys the world over, by Fitzhugh Green ... with 31 illustrations

Author:
Green, Fitzhugh 1888-1947  Search this
Subject:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 267 p. front., plates, ports. 20 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1928
Topic:
Aeronautics--Flights  Search this
Call number:
TL540.B8 G7X
TL540.B8G7X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_68514

Discovery : the story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition / by Richard Evelyn Byrd ... ; introduction by Claude A. Swanson ... ; with illustrations and maps

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Former owner:
Burden, William A. M (William Armistead Moale) 1906-1984 DSI  Search this
Subject:
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (2nd : 1933-1935)  Search this
Physical description:
[2], xxi, [3], 405, [3] p., [46] p. of plates : ports., maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Antarctica
Date:
1935
Call number:
G850 1933 .A3
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_461976

Discovery : the story of the second Byrd Antarctic expedition / by Richard Evelyn Byrd ; introduction by Claude A. Swanson ; with illustrations and maps

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Swanson, Claude Augustus 1862-1939  Search this
Subject:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (2nd : 1933-1935)  Search this
Physical description:
xxi, [3], 405 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Antarctica
Date:
1935
Topic:
Explorers  Search this
Discovery and exploration  Search this
American  Search this
Call number:
G585.B8 A35 1935
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_997969

Exploring with Byrd; episodes from an adventurous life, compiled and revised by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd ... Illustrated with photographs

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Subject:
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1st : 1928-1960)  Search this
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (2nd : 1933-1935)  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 241 p. front., plates, ports. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1937
Topic:
Aeronautics--Flights  Search this
Call number:
G875.B9 A3X
G875.B9A3X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_52647

French Balloon Scrapbook

Names:
Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809  Search this
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957  Search this
Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810.  Search this
Udet, Ernst, General  Search this
Extent:
0.35 Cubic feet (1 flat box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Date:
1700s to 1930s
Summary:
This collection consists of a scrapbook, largely concerned with ballooning in France. Many items in the scrapbook are illustrations of early balloon flights, and there are illustrations of imaginary air vehicles, some of which are quite fanciful. The scrapbook also contains content pertaining to airships and aircraft.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a scrapbook, largely concerned with ballooning in France. Many items in the scrapbook are illustrations of early balloon flights, and there are illustrations of imaginary air vehicles, some of which are quite fanciful. Most of the text in the scrapbook is in French, although some of the text is in English and there is a very small amount in German. The scrapbook also contains some material on early aircraft and aviation up through the early 1930s. The scrapbook features information on balloons and ascensions relating to Sadler (James), Coutelle (Jean), Garnerin (André), Garnerin (Elisa), Blanchard (Jean-Pierre), Blanchard (Madeleine-Sophie), Blanchard-Jeffries, Nadar (Félix Tournachon), and the Montgolfier Brothers. Content also pertains to airships, including Renard (Charles) & Krebs (Arthur), "La France;" SCA (Stabilimento di Costruzione Aeronautiche), N.1 "Norge;" and the LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin." Aircraft shown in the scrapbook includes the Dewoitine D.1 C1, Blériot XI, Blériot XII, Curtiss and Wright biplanes, Breguet-Richet Gyroplane, Breguet Bre.280 T, Dornier Do R Superwal (Super Whale), and the Short S.5 Singapore Mk.I. Notable people depicted in the scrapbook, other than those previously listed, include Ernst Udet, Dieudonné Costes, Jacques-Louis Dusmesnil, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Georges Pelletier d'Oisy, and Maurice Bellonte.

Note: Blank pages have not been digitally reproduced in slideshow, any gaps in numbering are due to their omission. Pages have been rotated to the orientation of their contents for easier viewing.
Arrangement:
Collection is in original order.
Provenance:
F. R. Wright, Purchase, 1943, NASM.XXXX.0254.
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
Balloons  Search this
Airships  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Citation:
French Balloon Scrapbook, NASM.XXXX.0254, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0254
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b198f7fc-7c30-4b4c-9733-2ba207cf876e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0254
Online Media:

Into the home of the blizzard, by Commander Richard E. Byrd. On the eve of his departure for the Antarctic Commander Byrd explains why he attempts the exploration of the frozen continent by air and discusses problems he must solve

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Subject:
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1st : 1928-1930)  Search this
Physical description:
[18] p. illus
Type:
Books
Place:
South Pole
Antarctica
Date:
1928
Topic:
Aeronautics--Flights  Search this
Call number:
G850 1928 .B91
G850 1928.B91
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_18979

Langley Medal Awarded to Byrd and Manly

Subject:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Manly, Charles Matthews 1876-1927  Search this
Board of Regents  Search this
Samuel P. Langley Gold Medal for Aerodromics  Search this
Date:
December 12, 1929
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Awards  Search this
Honor  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_703

Letters

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Donor:
Dibner, Bern DSI  Search this
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Author:
Burndy Library Manuscripts Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI  Search this
Physical description:
4 items
Type:
Manuscripts
Manuscripts (documents).)
Sources
Date:
1925
1925-1951
Topic:
Science--History  Search this
Technology--History  Search this
History  Search this
Science  Search this
Technology  Search this
Call number:
MSS 000207 A
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_169176

Little America : aerial exploration in the Antarctic : the flight to the South pole / by Richard Evelyn Byrd ... ; with 74 illustrations and maps

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Gould, Laurence McKinley 1896-1995  Search this
Subject:
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1st : 1928-1930)  Search this
Physical description:
[2], xvi, 436 p., [22] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., ports., maps ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Antarctica
South Pole
Date:
1930
Topic:
Aeronautics--Flights  Search this
Call number:
G850 1928 .B93 1930
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_464303

Little America, aerial exploration in the Antarctic, the flight to the South Pole, by Richard Evelyn Byrd, with 74 illustrations and maps

Author:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Gould, Laurence McKinley 1896-1995 Geological sledge trip 1930  Search this
Subject:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn 1888-1957  Search this
Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1st : 1928-1930)  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 422 p. front., plates, ports., maps (part fold.) 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Antarctica
South Pole
Date:
1930
Topic:
Aeronautics--Flights  Search this
Call number:
CT275.B9846 A1 1930
G850 1928 .A3 1930X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_24150

Mary E. "Mother" Tusch Collection

Creator:
Tusch, Mary E. "Mother"  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
United States. Army School of Military Aeronautics  Search this
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957  Search this
Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992  Search this
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974  Search this
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973  Search this
Tusch, Mary E. "Mother"  Search this
Extent:
5.51 Cubic feet (6 document boxes; 1 legal-size document box; 5 flat boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Clippings
Scrapbooks
Ephemera
Date:
1915-1937
bulk 1917-1924
Summary:
The Mary E. "Mother" Tusch Collection reflects her interest in aviation. It consists of 12 boxes that contain photography, family documentation, news clippings and scrapbooks.
Scope and Contents:
The Mary E. "Mother" Tusch Collection reflects her interest in aviation. It consists of 12 boxes that contain photography, family documentation, news clippings and scrapbooks. There are formal group and individual photographs as well as informal personal photographs of servicemen whom she had befriended and images signed by such famous aviators as Ruth Law and Earle Ovington. The collection contains photographs of the wallpaper from her Berkeley home which was signed by such aviation notables as Charles Lindbergh and Edward Rickenbacker. There are four scrapbooks that relate to her aviator friends and a fifth on World War I which includes photographs of trench warfare presented to "Mother" Tusch by John Pierson. This collection also contains photographs of "Mother" Tusch and her home; an inventory listing the aviation holdings of her home; guest books recording visitors to The Hangar, Shrine of the Air; and newspaper articles, museum plans, and correspondence relating to Tusch donating her collection to the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

"Mother" Tusch carried on correspondence with many of her aviator friends. One of these men, Bill Schneider, sent her a piece of what he claimed was the wreckage of Zeppelin LZ 129 "Hindenburg". The object and a photograph of Schneider and his correspondence to Tusch have been transferred to the Aeronautics Department of the National Air and Space Museum. Photocopies of these materials can be found in Box 7, Folder 3 of this collection.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged by subject. These subjects include Mary E. "Mother" Tusch, her family, The Hangar, Shrine of the Air, photographs of aviators and other materials relating to her life.
Biographical/Historical note:
Mary E. Tusch (1875-1960) was a great supporter of aviation and pilots. She lived across the street from the United States School of Military Aeronautics on the University of California's Berkeley Campus during World War I. She invited the young aviators to her home and became like a second mother to many of them. They nicknamed her "Mother Tusch" and her house became known as The Hangar, Shrine of the Air. Tusch was actively interested in aviation as well as those people associated with aeronautics, and her home reflected her love of aviation. She avidly collected aviation material including artifacts, photographs, and autographs from the aviators. She invited many of the aviators who visited her home to sign the wallpaper.

This collection came to the National Air and Space Museum partially as a result of family ties. Mrs. Tusch's daughter, Irene, married National Air Space Museum curator, Paul E. Garber, in the early 1950s.
Provenance:
Mary E. "Mother" Tusch, Gift, unknown, NASM.XXXX.0128, 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:
Aeronautics  Search this
Air pilots  Search this
Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this
World War, 1914-1918  Search this
Aeronautics -- Collectibles  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Photographs
Clippings
Scrapbooks
Ephemera
Citation:
Mary E. "Mother" Tusch Collection, Acc. XXXX.0128, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0128
See more items in:
Mary E. "Mother" Tusch Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b5d5731f-c54b-4972-8bf4-4306ba1c7d96
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0128
Online Media:

Myriam Johnston Scrapbook

Creator:
Johnston, Myriam Lahaurine  Search this
Names:
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces  Search this
ZRS-4 Akron (Airship)  Search this
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957  Search this
Johnston, H. W.  Search this
Pons, Lily, 1898-1976  Search this
Extent:
0.21 Cubic feet ((2 flatboxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Date:
1917-1935
Scope and Contents:
This scrapbook consists of photographs of Sergeant Johnston, his fellow servicemen and a few aircraft (including a Junkers and the USS Akron). Most of the scrapbook commemorates personal events in Myriam Lahaurine Johnston's life, such as her relations with family and friends, her wedding to H. W. Johnston, the birth and childhood of their daughter, Miriam, their home in Ohio and the family's travels to such places as Biarritz, Nice, Paris and Washington, DC. Also included are signed photos from Richard Evelyn Byrd and Lily Pons, as well as a signed letter from the latter.
Biographical / Historical:
Myriam Lahaurine met the American Sergeant Major H. W. Johnston during his service with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Miriam Johnston, Gift, unknown, XXXX-0630, 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:
Aeronautics, Military  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations  Search this
World War, 1914-1918  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Photographs
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0630
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2802b83ab-1bec-4c33-a485-ba942f3377e0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0630

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