KLM (Airline)
Historical Note
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, commonly seen as KLM, is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. It was founded in 1919 and is the oldest operating airline as it continues present-day.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Commercial Airlines Collection
The Commercial Airlines Collection is an artificial collection comprised of textual, visual, and audiovisual materials of commercial airlines from around the world, 1910s-2020s.
James D. Griffin Photograph Collection
James D. Griffin was an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corporation. The collection contains five hundred and ninety-six (596) photographs, likely collected and notated by Griffin, featuring primarily Douglas Aircraft Company airplanes manufactured during the 1910s-1970s but also, to a lesser extent, other manufacturer models; including Aero Spacelines, Boeing, Consolidated, and Northrop. There is also a small amount of clippings, newsletters, and articles.
Karen M. Lewis Collection of KLM Houses
The Karen M. Lewis Collection of KLM Houses is a small collection consisting of information related to small ceramic Delft houses given away by KLM airlines to first class and business class passengers in the 2010s. The collection includes a brochure from KLM describing and illustrating the collectible houses; a checklist card; four cards describing real buildings on which some of the ceramic houses are based; and some magazine clippings about the collectible houses.
Northwest Airlines Collection
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