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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection

Topic:
Aeronautics (Serial)
National Aeronautical Review (Serial)
Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Names:
Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Extent:
17.38 Cubic feet (41 letter document boxes; 1 slim legal document box; 2 flatboxes; 2 microfilm cases)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notebooks
Photographs
Publications
Date:
1906-1960
Summary:
The Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection (NASM.XXXX.0096) contains approximately 17 cubic feet of material comprised of the works of this early aviation historian and materials relating to his career and personal life. The collection includes original correspondence, photographs, published material, and various other media.
Scope and Contents:
The Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection (NASM.XXXX.0096) contains approximately 17 cubic feet of material comprised of the works of this early aviation historian and materials relating to his career and personal life. The collection includes original correspondence, photographs, published material, and various other media.

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) received the bulk of these materials between 1955 and 1960. It should be noted however, that some materials have arrived in the collection with an uncertain provenance, having been found with the collection but possessing an aspect that throws doubt on their origin (such as clippings dated after the death of Jones). Other parts of the collection are believed to have originated with Jones but have arrived in NASM's collections from other sources. A small portion of the photographic materials have been moved into this collection from NASM's videodisc files, where they had been placed after being reproduced.

Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.
Arrangement note:
Some preliminary processing work had been done on this collection by 1997, but much of the material remained without obvious order. Original order, where identified, has been maintained.

Series in the collection are as follows:

Series I: Career of -- Ernest Jones -- and Personal Information

Series II: Organizations

Series III: Notebooks and Files for Chronology

Subseries 1: Notebooks

Subseries 2: Miscellaneous, Notes and Queries for Chronology

Subseries 3: Individual and Subject Files

Subseries 4: Bibliographies

Series IV: Photographs

Subseries 1: Set I

Subseries 2: Set II

Subseries 3: Miscellaneous Photography Files

Series V: Scrapbooks

Series VI: Oversized Materials
Biographical/Historical note:
Ernest La Rue Jones (1883-1955) contributed in a myriad of ways during his lifetime to recording and preserving the history of flight. His commitment to organizational and national service is evident in the innovation marking his involvement in each sphere. Jones's most ambitious work, a chronology of American aviation, is contained in this collection and represents the culmination of more than a half-century of research, editing, and authorship in the nascent field of aviation history.

Early glider flights at Morris Park, New York, established Ernest Jones's lifelong association with flight. He would soon become Secretary of the Aero Club of America (1906) and the editor of the first American aviation journal, Aeronautics (1907-1915). He was made President of the Aeronautics Manufacturers' Association in 1912 and was General Publicity Manager for the Wright-Martin Company in 1917.

The advent of World War I brought a commission in the Army Air Service that would result in his becoming Chief Information Officer for the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). With the end of the War, Jones returned to civilian life, becoming editor of The National Aeronautical Review (1924-1926). In 1926, he began work for the Commerce Department and would be instrumental in organizing its aeronautical branch which would become the Civil Aeronautics Administration and later the Federal Aviation Administration.

At the 1928 National Air Races, Jones co-founded the Early Birds, an organization of pilots having the distinction of having soloed before 1916. He would act as Secretary for the group for the remainder of his life, also editing the organization's publication, Chirp.

The Second World War necessitated Jones's return to national service and he was assigned to the Historical Division of the Army Air Corps in 1943. Jones retired in 1949 and after his death in 1955 was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

Throughout his lifetime, Ernest Jones pursued the completion of a comprehensive history of American aviation. This chronology (see Series III description), which remained unfinished at his death, is comprised of tales of flight in legend and literature followed by a vast number of detailed factual accounts of the history of lighter- and heavier-than-air flight. It is accompanied here by a rare and splendid collection of early aviation photography. Together, these form a fitting memorial to a man whose life was dedicated to the preservation of our nation's heritage of flight.
Separated Materials note:
Other materials: An airspeed computer from this collection was transferred to the National Air and Space Museum Space History Division.

Other materials: A sample of Wright Flyer fabric from this collection was transferred to the National Air and Space Museum Aeronautics Division.
Provenance:
Ernest Jones, gift, 1957, NASM.XXXX.0096.
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 -- Periodicals  Search this
Genre/Form:
Notebooks
Photographs
Publications
Citation:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0096
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c780067a-172a-453e-95b0-ea771c37264e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096
Online Media:

Notebook: April 10-June 30 1916

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 10, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a3354fca-ff47-40b4-af0e-9a4078bc9b45
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref100

Notebook: July-August 1916

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 10, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d4c5d92c-d3f3-48b1-aa59-ce233344651b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref101

Notebook: September-December 1916 Folder I

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24e8b2248-a4d2-47e9-a570-0454fc01a591
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref102

Notebook: September-December 1916 Folder II

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20b2035a0-24db-4767-bc0d-dcd971889bd4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref103

Notebook: January-February 1917

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29d5e4335-7fd1-4579-baf2-782d502fc1bd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref104

Notebook: March-April 1917

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a46c8811-8a28-47b6-bc33-1e4479e92443
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref105

Notebook: May 1917

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d5961a4a-45b6-4b0a-96ed-bb24374d2111
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref106

Notebook: August 1917

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 11, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2aa1cc43b-021c-4b78-acde-c28e22be5f63
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref107

Notebook: October-December 1917 Folder I

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 12, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg259911f13-4339-4ec1-80ea-bde4a613cb8f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref108

Notebook: October-December 1917 Folder II

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 12, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20a7a3824-40d9-48c0-aa67-da5199fd32e5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref109

Notebook: January-July 1917 Folder I

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 12, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg274e2074b-f021-4429-b47c-247f4e4baf5b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref110

Notebook: January-July 1917 Folder II

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 12, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20fae1519-b263-428e-ad3e-43c3d405557b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref111

Notebook: January-March 1918 Folder I

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 12, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg281460a6c-768a-4d05-987a-ac85a64e5a3d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref112

Notebook: January-March 1918 Folder II

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 12, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg252249170-489f-444d-8437-1bd9c6cb87ad
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref113

Notebook: April 1918

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 12, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e313eb91-1386-4f86-a4b9-03d555f4886f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref114

Notebook: July-September 1918

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 13, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2712d47a4-dd8b-4d1a-830d-5c8d96dc3bd4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref115

Notebook: October-December 1918

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 13, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e042ec85-52ce-40df-843d-f6726eab674e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref116

Notebook: January-June 1919

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 13, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24a2b942e-1381-46d1-a765-fb7061b44ba5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref117

Notebook: 1919

Collection Creator:
Jones, Ernest La Rue, 1883-1955  Search this
Container:
Box 13, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
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:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection, NASM.XXXX.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection
Ernest Jones Aeronautical Collection / Series 3: Notebooks and Files for Chronology / 3.1: Notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23e9af5e2-d9f6-401e-82bd-1eabdfa12f61
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0096-ref118

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