Pan American World Airways, Inc
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1927 - 1991
Historical Note
Pan American World Airways was established in 1927. More commonly known as Pan Am, the airline operated domestic and international flights, with a focus on the Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central America and South America. In January 1980, it merged with National Airlines. It ceased operations in late 1991 due to financial problems.
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
W. Scott Handley South American Pan Air Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 1986-02-17
Contents of the Collection
This small collection is comprised of a folder advertising "PanAir Do Brasil, S. A." with information on passenger and airmail service in Brazil provided through the Pan American Airways System, dated April 1, 1939. The folder may have been provided to passengers on flights to or from Brazilian cities. Included with folder is a few sheets of PanAir stationery.
Dates:
Circa 1939-1940
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Doris Hanson Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-06-25-A
Content Description
The Doris Hanson Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection consisting of materials related to Hanson's career as a flight attendant. She worked as a flight attendand for Western Airlines from 1956-1959 and in Communications for Pan Am in 1954, but other airlines are represented in the collection as well. Materials related Hanson's work with Western Airlines include: "The Californian Champagne Flights" menu used as postcard, 1957; a 1959 ticket; a business...
Dates:
1957-1974
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Esther (Hutchings) Hebrew Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2021-12-10
Contents of the Collection
The Esther (Hutchings) Hebrew Western Airlines Flight Attendant Collection consists of textual and visual materials gathered by Hebrew during her career as a stewardess for Western Airlines (WAL) in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The materials illuminate the work and life of flight attendants in the mid-twentieth century. The collection is organized in two series: Western Airlines career-related materials and other airlines. There are several files of textual materials related...
Dates:
1945-1951, undated
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
David R. Hellyer Pan Am Clipper Club Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-00-00-32
Content Description
The David R. Hellyer Pan Am Clipper Club Collection is a small collection consisting of materials collected by Hellyer as a child traveling between Tacoma, Washington and Asia in the early 1950s. The materials demonstrate how air travel, especially aboard Pan Am Clippers, captured his imagination as a child. Included are drawings by Hellyer of airplanes, a photograph of his Kindergarten class in Tacoma which had a child's drawing of an airplane on view, and an air-travel themed...
Dates:
1951-1953, 1969
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials
Collection
Identifier: 2015-07-08
Abstract:
The Tandy C. Hennings Collection of E. Scott Osler Materials are comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence collected by Hennings concerning commercial pilot, flight engineer, and test pilot E. Scott Osler. Also included is the biography of Osler that Hennings wrote using these materials.
Dates:
1918-2015
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Earl J. Heroux Pan American Airlines Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2023-10-19-A
Contents of the Collection
The Earl J. Heroux Pan American Airlines Collection contains visual and textual materials collected by Earl J. Heroux on a trip via Pan Am Clipper to Alaska. Although the materials were collected in 1940, materials are dated between 1927 and 1940. The collection primarily consists of 24 black-and-white photographs and 10 photographic postcards. Photographs depict aircraft; including in flight, in harbor, and on the ground. Additional images show aerial views, various town...
Dates:
1927-1940
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Sybille Holder Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2008-11-14
Contents of the Collection
The Sybille Holder Pan American Airways Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of textual materials that relate to Pan American World Airways (PAA) flight attendants, 1964-1991. The material was likely collected by Holder during her time as a flight attendant, although only one piece is noted as previously belonging to Holder. The collection contains a Pan Am "Employee Circles" binder, which holds meeting minutes and employee documentation. The materials have been removed from...
Dates:
1964-1991
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Barbara Elizabeth (Walter) King Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-07-31
Contents of the Collection
The Barbara Elizabeth (Walter) King Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection that contains textual materials used by Barbara Elizabeth (Walter) King during her 1958-1960 service as a flight attendant for Pan Am. The bulk of the documents are crew schedules and "series pattern" sheets, which include vacation requests. Additional materials touch upon training documents issued by Pan Am, including "Polar Emergency Equipment," "Polar Survival Briefing," and class schedule, among...
Dates:
1958-1960
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Lisbeth Lally Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2011-02-08
Contents of the Collection
The Lisbeth Lally Pan Am Flight Attendant Collection contains a small amount of materials collected by Lally during her 1967 service as a flight attendant for Pan American Airways (PAA). Materials include her May 2, 1967 PAA graduation certificate, including its original cover; an 8x10" black-and-white group portrait of the graduated stewardesses [Lally is in the 2nd row, 3rd from left]; a 1965 PAA stewardess recruitment brochure; and a newspaper ad recruiting stewardesses. It...
Dates:
1965-1967
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Alda Jane Lewis Flight Attendant Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2012-03-19
Abstract
Alda Jane Lewis (1923-2012) was born in Ohio and worked as a United Airlines flight attendant. The collection contains photographs, manuscripts, reports, maps, personnel records, and brochures collected during her career.
Dates:
1939-1984
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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